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DOODLING / LINE DRAWING / CREATIVITY

Oodles of Doodles for Fun

My doodles have become a fun way to spend some creative time.

Celeste Wilson
Share Your Creativity
3 min readAug 6, 2024

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Oodles of Fun

I went through a period where every creative thing I did had to have an end game.

Was I going to give it away?

Was I going to sell it?

Is it part of a web design for a site?

This mindset stems from people asking me what I was going to do with a piece of art. What are you going to do with that? What is that for?

It’s a bit of a buzz kill creatively. Nowadays, I have a quick ‘I don’t know’ answer, because I don’t have to have a reason to create. Honestly, at times it’s a sanity saver and the end result doesn’t matter. So, I often doodle.

Rules? What Rules?

Much like my organic styled mandalas for this summer’s monthly challenge here on Share Your Creativity, I don’t follow rules in art. I’m sure there are some that make sense but I’m a bit of a go with the flow artist. This week I needed pockets for a junk journal that I’m working on and decided to make my own.

Dragonflies are my favorite garden critter and so it’s not surprising that one perched on this…

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Share Your Creativity
Share Your Creativity

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For those wishing to share their artists' stories, their creations, or their tips and tricks to be creative.

Celeste Wilson
Celeste Wilson

Written by Celeste Wilson

Owner - A Novel Book Review Publication, Co-editor - Share Your Creativity Publication. Author - YA Fantasy Fiction. My You Tube Channel - A Crafter's Story

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