I love my jobs, but unfortunately, they leave me very little time to write or draw. Sometimes I get a little downtime at one of my jobs, and that’s usually when I get some drawing done.

So, one amazing perk to working at a craft store is the employee discount. I’m able to buy art supplies that I’ve never been able to afford before. I started my own little collection of Copic markers. I had never tried Copic markers before working for the craft store. They were just so far out of reach, but now I can’t live without them! I don’t have many yet. I just buy a marker or two when I get paid or wait for them to go on sale. (My discount works on sale items, too!)

This is a drawing I did a few weeks ago — my first with Copic markers. I used a couple of Sharpies and colored pencils as well.

I really do miss having more time to write and draw. 🙁