This is SO me. I never really had a word for it until I found the word Dabble… and dabble is what I do.
I dabble in illustration. I’ve dabbled in photography… in sewing… and occasionally I dabble in diet and exercise.
What is it about ‘naming’ something that makes me feel so satisfied? It’s like being formally diagnosed and feeling relieved that you weren’t imagining your symptoms.
Dabble: to casually participate in an activity or hobby without serious commitment, deep involvement, or formal expertise.
It’s like tinkering. I suppose that my humdrums are sometimes caused by feelings of guilt… that I never push myself to pursue my hobbies in a more serious way and possibly make something out of them.
If that isn’t a ‘cultural’ thing I don’t know what is. I have just as much right to dabble as anyone else and… by golly… I am going to stick to my dabbling and enjoy every minute of it!
Boy that felt good.
Anyway, I enjoyed this illustration. I had the girl done for a day or two and could not for the life of me figure out how to design the background until I thought of the paper.
If you look… you’ll see that she is drawing a path. To where I’m not quite sure, but I imagine it’s somewhere happy. Where she can dabble all day.
So, the letter ‘D’ is done. I’ll be working on ‘E’ very soon. Until then, thanks for looking/reading… I hope you enjoyed.
Dabble on!
a sprinkle of faith 
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