{"id":1091,"date":"2021-09-17T14:00:06","date_gmt":"2021-09-17T18:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.metasilk.com\/wd\/sketchbook-a-noodling-about-page\/"},"modified":"2021-09-17T14:00:06","modified_gmt":"2021-09-17T18:00:06","slug":"sketchbook-a-noodling-about-page","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metasilk.com\/wd\/sketchbook-a-noodling-about-page\/","title":{"rendered":"Sketchbook \/\/ a noodling-about page"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"patreon-campaign-banner\"><div class=\"patreon-locked-content-message\">Are you a Patron already? Log in to see this post. 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More noodling about. It's like revving up an engine, right? Training the brain. Unrusting.Bringing home the gourd; making pie. Mmm, pie.Also, I really like drawing mice. But you knew that.Oh! And Happy (US) Thanksgiving, for those of you that celebrate. May we all have enough\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Art&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Art","link":"https:\/\/www.metasilk.com\/wd\/category\/art\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.metasilk.com\/wpages\/wp-content\/uploads\/1d456d76c7ed4790173a13da62ce4335.jpeg?fit=480%2C640&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":616,"url":"https:\/\/www.metasilk.com\/wd\/sketchbook-scribbly-idea-for-an-art-show-submission\/","url_meta":{"origin":1091,"position":1},"title":"Sketchbook: scribbly idea for an art show submission","author":"Kir","date":"22 February 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"The Museum where I work has an annual art show. 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