Meet RaShell

Hi there,

This picture here is one of my old doodled rocks, The Warrior
Face, and with it I'm trying to achieve two goals (get it - 2 birds, 1 stone? ;))- intimidate the other doodlers and also wiesel out of scanning my very first doodle for this post. Ha, the competition hasn't even begun yet, and I'm already slacking off... Oh, well...

My name is RaShell, and some of you might "know" me from visiting the blog that I run, Doodlage. I am a graphic designer, artist, mom, wife and daughter, crafter, Twitter, blogger, and too many other things to mention. On the top of that, I have a self-diagnosed accute case of OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Doodler) with no desire for the cure. It started long time ago, but definitely accelerated to the point that I see doodles in pretty much anything and everything ever since I got involved with Doodlage. I even started my own Etsy Store in which I sell various things I've doodled on ;)

My strategy: *in the voice of Dori from Finding Nemo* Just keep doodling. Sorry, that's all I've got :)

Goals: I'm all for doing something creative, so if there's a specific goal in sight, that makes it a bit easier to concentrate my scattered attention and certainly makes it more fun. So, competitive doodling, here I come.

Meet: Maria Doering (defending "Master Doodler")

Hello my dear fellow "Doodlers",
since most of you are here to kick me off my "Master Doodler" throne and make me hand over the scepter I thought I might as well start with the introduction. :)
I know some of you have been nervous about the amount of doodles and the many participants, but I say, lets just have a really good time! After all we are all here because we love drawing. So see it as a challenge but also as the perfect excuse to do what you absolutely love anyways: Being creative!

Strategy:
My doodle-off strategy generally is to draw every single day and do it anytime i have more than 3 minutes of "idle" time. Meaning during my commute in the metro, on the bus or in the car (as passenger of course), standing in line, at the doctor's office, in front of the TV, etc... You'd be surprised how often we are "waiting" for something. A doodle can be as quick as a 5 minute drawing to as long as a 2 hour drawing or more. It really depends. For the first 2 Doodle-Off's I bought myself a small moleskin that fit into my pocket and purse which turned out to be the perfect size drawing anywhere without having to lug around a huge sketchbook. :) I think this is as much off my Master Doodler strategy secrets as I can reveal. Oh one more thing, the first 2 weeks tend to be the hardest, once you are used to the constant drawing routine it becomes something like an addiction ;).

My personal doodle-off Goals:
Develop 2 or 3 new patterns.
Play with some new materials.
Do at least 5 representational value drawings.
HAVE FUN! :)

I also wanted to let you know that I might be a bit delayed in posting during the first week. This Friday, Scott (the handsome man in my photo) and I are going to sign the lease for our new apartment. So I'll have to doodle while packing my life into boxes and then unpacking it all again two streets over. I love challenges! :)

Bring it on!

Maria