I wondered about the story of this bird that we saw at a halal café called I am..., which is located at Haji Lane. Mr Bear and I were having breakfast at the café before we went about our morning errands. The bird’s right claw was missing three front toes. Was it born this way? Or, was he involved in some accident?

I asked Mr. Bear what to draw this evening and he replied, “Mini Bear!”

I looked around the apartment and saw […]

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I’m inspired by Austin Kleon’s “Blind contour drawings” and wanted to quote Nicolaïdes from Kleon’s blog post:

Learning to draw is really a matter of learning to see — to see correctly — and that means […]