I definitely believe in stretching yourself once in a while. After all how can you know your limits if you don’t test them? How do you know if you’re good or bad at something if you don’t try it? How do you know you’re not just resting on your laurels?

I’ve been working on a piece for several weeks now and have had a challenge every step of the way. This is far outside my wheelhouse. The thing is, I’m also learning things that could be applied inside my wheelhouse. I can’t show you all my steps along the way until after Christmas, since this will hopefully be a gift for someone. That all depends on how it turns out, of course.

In the mean time here are some pictures of my favorite brushes and the ones I used for most of last months 30 day challenge