April is zooming by and I'm now in the homestretch of the Sketchbook Project. I've spent most of the month alternately painting and gluing. The latter being what happens to the finished pictures, as the paper in the official sketchbook is too thin for painting on both sides, so I do paintings on other paper and then glue them in. I found a nice fabric/paper glue called CraftBond by Elmer's and it works really well and is flexible and waterproof when dry. When the paintings are all installed inside the sketchbook, I'll glue a printout of one of my coral reef paintings on the outside for a cover. I even was able to add the title "Animals & Aqua" onto the picture using the 'Paint' program on my computer. I'm midway through the last 2 original pictures & am hopeful of finishing in the next week. I'd really like to be able to get it in the mail before the April 30th deadline, because I'm worried about getting sick & not making it to the post office in time.
I'm also trying not to panic, because I know that will make everything worse. Just a little bit more to go.....