I found this zine in the back of a drawer. I don’t remember clearly but I guess I only made one and it never left the drawer. It is such a shame because, years later, I think it is nice. I’ll make it again. #zine #selfcare

It is not because I'm at a wine tasting in a fantastic farm close to my home. AI will never EVER be able to make wine. Period

Cooking the wheat glue for the second layer of the T-Rex skull. This time I’m making it thicker because I need it to work as filler and add volume. #wheatpasteart #wheatglue #cardboardart #recycling

First layer of paper is done. Every single piece is recycled from scraps and waste. As I'm using wheat glue it is now very wet and I need it to dry out before applying more layers. #trex #cardboard #papercraft #recycling

Don't ask me why. I'm trying to make a T-Rex skull. #trex #cardboard #papercraft #papermache

My last newsletter was about having a personal website in the AI age As I closed by saying: "I'm actively working and testing how to get noticed in the right way by AI Search bots on my website." Here the result: substack.com/@maurotoselli/no... This is the original post: substack.com/@maurotos

I stopped at the usual gas station for a coffee and I saw this beautiful, girl trying to fuel her car. When she came into the bar to ask for help, she was so nice and gracious. if you wonder, she didn't fueled. She just went in the car and left. Amazing! #problemsolving #clueless #sketchnotes

Damn! I forgot I'm a certified shiatsu practitioner and I can help my cat I started studying the meridians according to Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine how I used to do at shiatsu school: hand drawing the map of the points with relevant details for locations #shiatsu #acupressure #cats

I finally polished and re-published the class Mastering Body Expressions for Sketchnoters It's completely FREE, you don't even need to login, anything, just jump in and have fun. www.maurotoselli.com/masterin... #sketchnotes #stickfigures #bodyexpressio#sketchnotes

Internet Entomology I did this more than 10 years ago. Pretty sure today it needs to be extended but it still has some values, I think. #sketchnotes #internetculture #enthomology

I'm refreshing the materials for an upcoming Visual Problem Solving workshop. This one explains why I use sketchnoting as the main visual tool. Any feedback is more than welcome. #sketchnotes #problemsolving #visualproblemsolving

Update on GattoGatto. Went to the Vet. Blood analysis: a viral infection in the upper respiratory tract and a mild problem with intestines He is under medication. He is himself, sleeping eating, popping and walking on my iPad while I'm sketchnoting 😂 #cats #catsvirus #veterinary

I'm kind of worried. It's already 3 days that GattoGatto's third eyelids are consistently visible in both eyes. I already called the Vet who told me not to worry and "wait and see". Well, I'm worried. Any suggestion is welcome. #cats #cathealth

August edition of the Keep the Creative Juices Flowing newsletter is out and is about Cooking! open.substack.com/pub/mauroto... #cooking #sketchnotes #sketchipe

It's now few weeks that some ads about becoming a "certified" ikigai coach are pestering me. This is a kind of tirade. If you are interested in trying to understand what ikigai REALLY is I suggest to search for contents from Ken Mogi and Yukari Mitsuhashi (try YouTube first) #ikigai #enough

It's probably the age but this time I'm in no rush at all. I don't care if I take 2 hours rather than 1 to arrive at the destination. Every step is a gift. And I take my time to finally try all those iPhone camera tricks. #nofilter #iphonephotography #dolomites

Fragments of Days in the Life of xLontrax I was working on a metaphor about putting "extra efforts" for a presentation at work. This is kind of a byproduct. #storytelling #cartoon #webtoon #adayinmylife

I was aware of the concept of verum factum by the Italian philosopher Giambattista Vico, even though I wasn't deeply familiar with it. Then, few days ago, my feedreader (yes, I still rely on RSS 😊) found this: https://ia.net/topics/makers-knowledge I had to draw a reminder on the blackboard in m

These are Agave plants that live just behind the Gas Station cafe I stop in the morning on my way to work. Agave is perennial and flowers every 25-30 years. And it's happening! And nobody seems to notice it. #agave #flowers #onceinalifetime

Every single time I see this I can't stop laughing. It's supposed to say "do not cut the queue" #iconography #potetopotato #semantics #semiotics

The #smartasssolutions

Jus a few days ago I had my first ever Nashi pear. Fantastic! Besides eating as fruit there are so many things I want to try with them. First, I put them in a salad (amazing) but I can't wait to use them in other dishes. #sketchnotes #sketchipe #nashipear #discovery

I'm running a workshop about AI and stuff for some high schoolers and when we went on the usual conversation about cheating or not I came up with this. #ai #fairuse #betruetoyou #actresponsibly

To work on an idea for a newsletter issue I need a notebook and a kind of storage for scraps and other things. I made this. Everything is recycled. Storage, junk notebook and regular notebook all in one. #notebook #junknotebook #recycle #reuse #repurpose #mottainai

I finally completed the Flipboard Magazine with all Keep the Creative Juices Flowing newsletter 2023 issues Dozens of #sketchnotes in there Enjoy

Koi fish automata step 3 and 4 I covered the fish with a layer of cardboard pulp and wheat paste dough which became very hard when dried. When dry I sanded it. It took 3hrs. I planned to paint it but now I think I just wax it because I love that texture. #koifish #automatamaking #trusttheprocess

Koi carp automata step 2 Today I woke up earlier to lay the first layer of paper on the fish. These are thin layers of newspaper glued with wheat paste. It'll be dry enough by tomorrow so I can start to refine the shape See you on step 3 #koicarp #automata #cardboardart #papercrafts #papiermache

I'm starting a project that will takes weeks. I want to make a Koi carp automata. Probably, making the fish is the easiest part. Let me start with a #sketchnote to put all of the ducks in a row. Step 1, done! #automata #koicarp

Happy World Sketchnote Day! I am and always will be grateful to Sketchnote and the Sketchnote community. Truly a gift that made and makes my life better. #snday2025 #wsnday2025 #sketchnote #sketchnotes #sketchnoters

Have a great Christmas

I preordered this as soon as Maccy announced it! Can’t wait to have it in my hands!

@asmirry.bsky.social hello Mitty 👋

In case you missed, this month’s edition of the Keep the Creative Juices Flowing newsletter is about arrows! One of the most important elements in our sketchnotes. maurotoselli.substack.com/p/arrows-let... #sketchnotes #drawingarrows #newsletter

I used to be an avid user of aggregators and I also developed a (pretty raw, yet effective) RSS manager. I went from easily finding nice reads to skimming a lot of shallow, annoying and synthetic crap. This is sick #sketcnote #ai #aipollution #contentcreation #savecreativity

Morning… the #firstcoffeeoftheday at the gas station on the motorway always had this “anthropological study” flavor

I worked on my Visually Storytelling workshop and I want to share my thoughts in my newsletter: Keep the Creative Juices Flowing newsletter open.substack.com/pub/maurotos... #sketchnotes #storytelling

Niksen is the Dutch art of doing nothing and perfectly matches with the Danish Hygge and Swedish Fika! #sketchnotes #niksen #hygge #fika