Jocelyn Curry

Art & Joie de Vivre

One Eskimo Basket, and Three Sketches Thereof

November 23, 2025

Did I need a deep plunge into a new blog site, right when such a time-consuming challenge really didn’t fit into my crowded calendar? The answer, no surprise, is “no” but at least I was able to navigate the mind-befuddling process of transferring the data from my old platform to this new, AI-enhanced version of good ol’ WordPress. My previous experience of working on good ol’ WordPress wasn’t stellar, so I’m hoping to improve my relationship with it asap. So far I have been able to upload my seasonally appropriate squash painting! But now, HOW do I get rid of “Hello World!” which was placed there by Good Ol. I’m not sure about this, but I think Good Ol’s default tips will stay on this, my First Post until I figure out how to discretely remove them without being told “This is not a good idea.” At least I got my squash up on this new site for your viewing pleasure! Happy Thanksgiving :-).

My little weekly drawing group met as usual on a Tuesday morning, early. No drawing subject matter had been pre-planned, so over rhubarb crisp and fresh coffee (it's not just about drawing), I suggested we draw one of the baskets in my friend's collection. We spent about an hour + 15 minutes sketching, challenged by the subtle shape of the basket, the rows of coils, and the dyed skin pattern detail. It was interesting to see the three very different approaches to rendering the basket! A little more work was done on the sketches later on, and there's more yet to be done on the two larger basket sketches.

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Three sketches of the Eskimo basket. My drawing is on the upper left.

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