For my mini-project, I chose to sketch a broader area of my site and study many different aspects of the environment. My sketch was of the area surrounding the old stone wall that piqued my interest ever since my first visit. Doing this sketch really deepened my connection with my surroundings; I had to spend about an hour just doing the sketch, not including my time walking out there. Though I love spending time outside, I usually don’t spend that long just studying what’s around me in such depth. This broader sketch allowed me to see more about how all the different aspects of the environment worked together.
Something I will certainly be taking away from the entire wonder blog experience is how much I enjoy sketching. Before this miniproject, I would have certainly said sketching nature (and just drawing in general) as out of my comfort zone. I have never thought of myself as very artistic in that way. But thanks to the wonder blog, I now know how much deep connection stems from me sketching my surroundings. Both times I went out to sketch, I found myself really swept up in the activity, and unable to stop until I felt all the details looked right.