2025 Inktober 52 - One sketch per week

[yazeh]

40 minutes ago, RedPie said:

@yazeh I love the story and the picture! Nice. 😁

Thx. It means a lot. 🙏

[christof]

[yazeh]

@christofwelcome! I wonder if your "Scorpion jewel"  belonged to the Goddess Selket, hidden in one of the chambers of a lost pyramid....unless  it's in one of the vaults of the Louvre or a a Swiss bank...

 

[inkstainedruth]

Well, given the recent jewelry heist at the Louvre, maybe not there.... 

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[yazeh]

4 hours ago, inkstainedruth said:

Well, given the recent jewelry heist at the Louvre, maybe not there.... 

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

 

[yazeh]

This week, think of SNEAKER as a little invitation to slow down and just enjoy making something. Grab whatever traditional tools you love, a simple pen, a favorite sketchbook, that inkwell you only pull out when you’re feeling fancy, or even that beat-up pencil you’ve had since forever. There’s something grounding about putting real ink on real paper, especially in the fall when everything feels a little nostalgic anyway.

Let SNEAKER take you wherever your memories or imagination want to go: the shoes you wore out as a kid, the pair you always wanted, a magical sneaker running through crunchy leaves, or just a quiet, cozy sketch that feels good to make.

No pressure. No rules. Just you, your tools, and a little creative moment in the middle of your week.

Use the hashtag #Inktober52SNEAKER so we can all cheer each other on. But most of all, enjoy the time slowing down and being creative.

Stay warm, stay inspired, stay inky!

See the latest drawings here: #Inktober52 #Inktober52SNEAKER

[christof]

[knarflj]

I love those colourful laces!

[Misfit]

Very cool drawing @christof

[inkstainedruth]

@christof -- Love the multicolor sneaker laces!  How was that done?  Different pens while the ink was still wet?

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[Scriptitans]

#Inktober52 2025 #46 Sneaker

Haïku made with : Kanwrite Legacy nib Titanium ultra-flex ; Platinum Preppy ; Jinhao nib Kanwrite ultra-flex ; Brush ;
Ink : Ostrich Blue ; Karkos Brown , Black , Red ;
Paper Action DrawingPad A4.

[yazeh]

@Scriptitansboy you took me back to my student years, when we waited in queues at the cinema..... 👍

[Misfit]

1 hour ago, Scriptitans said:

#Inktober52 2025 #46 Sneaker

Haïku made with : Kanwrite Legacy nib Titanium ultra-flex ; Platinum Preppy ; Jinhao nib Kanwrite ultra-flex ; Brush ;
Ink : Ostrich Blue ; Karkos Brown , Black , Red ;
Paper Action DrawingPad A4.

Sweet, a drawing and a haiku! 

[Scriptitans]

2 minutes ago, Misfit said:

Sweet, a drawing and a haiku! 

😀

 

49 minutes ago, yazeh said:

@Scriptitansboy you took me back to my student years, when we waited in queues at the cinema..... 👍

🙏🏻

[yazeh]

INKTOBER52 PROMPT NO.46 - Sneaker

 

There are many theories about the word Sneaker. This is one of the lesser-known ones: It is said that when the Portuguese court abandoned Lisboa for Rio during the Napoleonic Wars, the fate of the nation changed when a young orphan sang at the foot of the Belém monastery, where her father had abandoned her on one of the ships of cowardice. In her voice, she captured the intangible golden moment of belonging, saudade. On the other side, behind the thick walls, a young monk felt the sacred for the first time in her voice and abandoned the dusty monastery, to join her, sneaking into the guitarra’s sound hole to be close to ecstasy. When her voice rose above the hollow songs of the monks and the indifferent roar of the ocean, he couldn’t help but pluck the chords and change the history of a nation; it was fate. (fado). 

 

Jacques Herbin 1670 - Opal Nocturne gold shimmer ink, Diamine Earl Grey, Octopus WD Bunny Orange, Talens Mixed Media Notebook. 

 

With many thanks to @catbert for his ongoing João and Dom Lobo series, that inspired this work. 

 

[Scriptitans]

17 minutes ago, yazeh said:

 

INKTOBER52 PROMPT NO.46 - Sneaker

 

There are many theories about the word Sneaker. This is one of the lesser-known ones: It is said that when the Portuguese court abandoned Lisboa for Rio during the Napoleonic Wars, the fate of the nation changed when a young orphan sang at the foot of the Belém monastery, where her father had abandoned her on one of the ships of cowardice. In her voice, she captured the intangible golden moment of belonging, saudade. On the other side, behind the thick walls, a young monk felt the sacred for the first time in her voice and abandoned the dusty monastery, to join her, sneaking into the guitarra’s sound hole to be close to ecstasy. When her voice rose above the hollow songs of the monks and the indifferent roar of the ocean, he couldn’t help but pluck the chords and change the history of a nation; it was fate. (fado). 

 

Jacques Herbin 1670 - Opal Nocturne gold shimmer ink, Diamine Earl Grey, Octopus WD Bunny Orange, Talens Mixed Media Notebook. 

 

👍

[catbert]

Brilliant, beautiful work everyone! 👍

 

Special thanks to @yazeh for keeping the Lusitanian theme alive so poetically (and for giving me an excuse to take a little break ).

 

Meanwhile, here's a Gorey tribute from the other place featuring sneakers:

 

 

Sailor My First + fude/Koh-i-noor document black, Kokuyo, Procreate

[yazeh]

3 hours ago, catbert said:

 

Special thanks to @yazeh for keeping the Lusitanian theme alive so poetically (and for giving me an excuse to take a little break ).

I'm humbled. 🙏

3 hours ago, catbert said:

 

Meanwhile, here's a Gorey tribute from the other place featuring sneakers:

 

 

Sailor My First + fude/Koh-i-noor document black, Kokuyo, Procreate

Glad you posted this. Enjoy the rest.  

[yazeh]

Another take on Sneaker. Many thanks to @catbert  for his stimulating imagination. It doesn't help that before he started this series, I'd been hooked on fado and natas.  

It has been said that when the Portuguese court absconded to Brazil during the Napoleonic Wars, there was no one to care for the many orphans. So when an orphaned Kitty (assuming a Scottish sailor as a father) cried itself out at the shores of Belém Tower in Lisbon and lamented its fate, one of the monks sneaked out a Pastéis de Nata, reserved only for monks and kings. The sweetness of the pastry forged a friendship and changed their fate (fado).

Jacques Herbin 1798 - Bleu Diamant  Shimmer ink, J Herbin Bouton d'or
Tintenlabor Basalt iron gall ink. 
Talens Mixed media notebook.

 

[inkstainedruth]

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth