Reflecting on 100 Days of Creativity

The 100 Days Project has wrapped up, I feel a mix of pride and surprise. It started as a simple commitment to show up and draw every day, but it turned into a journey of creative growth, inspiration, and a brand new surface pattern collection I’m so excited to share with you today.

If I’m being totally transparent, I never thought I would make it the whole 100 days. Mostly because I tend to get distracted from goals I set, and will often shift creative gears. Which leads to a lot of unfinished projects, and some times, frustrated feelings. Before I jump into understanding the vision of the collection, I have to go back to the beginning of the project.

Why I Joined the 100 Days Project

At the beginning of 2025 I officially started my LLC, and with that came the reality of needing to make an income. That’s when I decided that I wanted my main focus, and income to be from patterns I create. So I set a goal of creating a collection each quarter for the first 3 quarters of 2025, so that by Q4 I will have a portfolio with 3 full collections.

Goals are great, but they’re empty if you don’t have any inspiration. In an effort to find inspiration I decided to join the global social media trend, The 100 Day Project. The first step to pattern making is drawing, so that’s where my focus went. I committed to drawing a quick sketch, animal related, every day for 100 days. I just wanted to see what came out of it.

A Collection Begins to Take Shape

The first week of animals ranged from an elephant to a hedgehog, but soon a recurring theme immerged, crows. They’ve always fascinated me with their clever personalities and curious behavior. With each completed crow drawing came the urge to draw another, and another. Soon I had a collection of crow motifs, and the inspiration for my Q1 collection.

I spent most of May working, and reworking patterns. At one point I had 12 in the collection. It was becoming difficult to get a cohesive look, so I made the decision to scale the collection back to 8 patterns. From that point on everything seemed to fall into place. I finished the collection by the end of May and I was able to submit my copywrite application at the beginning of this month. Now I’m ready to share with you the Curious & Clever Collection.

Introducing: The Curious & Clever Collection

I’m thrilled to introduce Curious & Clever, a nature-inspired surface pattern collection celebrating the charm and intelligence of neighborhood crows. Each design is thoughtfully hand-drawn and rooted in real-life observation, blending storytelling with whimsy. With rich detail and a playful yet grounded aesthetic, this collection captures the spirit of clever birds and their beauty.

Take a Closer Look

If you are interested in owning one of these patterns on home decor, wallpaper, or fabric, you can purchase the Curious & Clever collection through Spoonflower or Redbubble. If you want to stay in the loop for future releases or behind-the-scenes updates, I’d love to invite you to join my newsletter.

❤️ Kelly