Doodler, hiker, writer.
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Doodletober 2026 - Week 1 Recap
Week 1 of the first annual Doodletober is in the books!
It has been such a joy to sketch along with all of you this week. A big thanks to everyone who has shared their work—seeing your sketches really does keep me going.
Here are my...
Northville-Placid Trail Slideshow
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Doodletober 2026!
I’d like to introduce the first annual Doodletober! It’s a celebration of two of my favorite things—fall, and sketching.
I’ve put together a list of daily prompts to keep you drawing every day throughout the month of October. Do one every...
Northville-Placid Trail Sketchbook + Journal Tour
A reader recently expressed interest in seeing how I used my sketchbook as a journal during my thru-hike, so I thought I’d do a quick flip-through and show you how this little book served these two complementary purposes for me.
For nine...
Sketching on My Thru-Hike of the Northville-Placid Trail
I recently spent nine days thru-hiking the 138.8 mile Northville-Placid Trail through the Adirondacks of New York, alone.
I planned on sketching during my hike, but with an itinerary that called for clocking in an average of more than 15 m...
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