101. Velociraptor: Terrifying Murder Turkeys

Toy velociraptor and an ink and watercolor wash
Murder Turkey

Dinosaurs didn’t need to be accurate to be terrifying. But what if they had been? Hollywood doesn’t think a flock of murderous turkeys would be scary enough.

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100. Carrots: How This Humble Root Won the War (and the Snack Aisle)

A miniature model of a bunch of carrots and and ink and watercolor wash sketch
Carrots Illustration

The 100th daily sketch was a bunch of carrots. Because nothing says ‘momentous occasion’ like biting into wartime propaganda and cartoon cool.

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96. Deer Hide: Primitive Chemistry and the Quiet Art of Not Dying

miniature deer hide tanning rack and an ink and watercolor wash sketch
Deer Hide

Today’s random object was a toy deer hide from the Powhatan Indian or Frontier set. Four poles, a rectangle of pretend skin, and more ancient chemistry than most folks want to think about before breakfast.

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