New Year, New Sketches

It’s 2017 and I’m coming back to this place after almost three years to share a little bit of my art, to collect a few thoughts.

2016 | 2017. Here's to letting go of the old and planting small seeds of hope for a new year. #besmallstudios2017 Sketch 2/365

A post shared by Annie Barnett (@besmallstudios) on Jan 2, 2017 at 5:59pm PST

I’m working this year at creating a sketch a day, and sharing them over on instagram. I’d love to connect over there.

My Instagram feed is covered with gorgeous snowy landscapes, but tonight I'm remembering those six inches of summer that felt like six stories. When I was little, my Dad built us a balance beam, and for a kid in the eighties, that was a pretty big deal. If you're in the bitter cold of winter, tell me a favorite summer memory from when you were little, and we'll all remember that summer comes after spring, after winter. We'll make it friends. #besmallstudios2017 11/365

A post shared by Annie Barnett (@besmallstudios) on Jan 11, 2017 at 9:03pm PST

And I’ll pop in here to share thoughts, now and then, about cultivating creativity and connection and conversations around art and faith and everyday small graces.

Sunday hopes. #besmallstudios2017 14/365

A post shared by Annie Barnett (@besmallstudios) on Jan 14, 2017 at 9:02pm PST

If you want to stay connected, there’s a little box at the bottom of this page where you can drop your email address, and hopefully, one of these days, a little newsletter, or a pretty print will arrive in your inbox. I’d love to connect with you there too.

Happy New Year, friends.