![oliveflower_lindsaynohl__sm_cropped](http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8061/8280800390_6a60360ff3_o.jpg)
Close-up of the inked detail
I have been spending quite a bit of time working in my sketchbook these days. I spent my Friday night sketching away amongst a bunch of talented people. We worked through the night on our different projects and I found myself craving a little bit of hands-on art making rather than my purely digital process.
I did a pattern the 'good ol fashioned way' this time, where I inked each layer separately, then compiled them together in the computer and colored them.
![oliveflower_lindsaynohl__sm](http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8343/8280800266_7fb1b23ca3_o.jpg)
The repeat tile
I'm really enjoying letting the inky brush strokes show on these and backed by a dark background you really see it.
This pattern is inspired by the olive flower. I really like the shape of the leaves more than anything, so I did something a little viney -- reminiscent of a wall paper pattern.
![oliveflower_lindsaynohl_rptd_sm](http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8485/8279743039_1ed53a7c88_o.jpg)
And here it is repeated
School just ended this week. Another semester is over and I'm feeling a little sad from it all. It's funny -- I've felt the same way every time another semester goes by. From the time I got out of school to now, it feels the same. I miss all of those people that I got close to over the semester. I won't get to see some of them until the new year, and some of them I may never get to see again for a long while -- or ever.
Waah, maybe it's the music I have on right now, or maybe it's because it's 3am and I'm finally posting this pattern before I head to bed, but whatever the case, I was just thinking about those guys. I had an amazing last day of class with everyone. I suppose nothing can last forever. I'll just be thankful I got to share the semester with everyone. It was a blast.