Hey First name / friends!

 

When I was thinking about what prompt to give you for this week's #CreateWithCatCoq challenge, I knew I wanted to do a fun hot trend. I got a ton of great feedback on the mahjong challenge. A lot artists in the community said it stretched them to try something new! 

 

I've got hobbies on the brain, so I was thinking about what other hobbies are having a moment right now. 

 

And after running this challenge for over 5 years, I'm shocked that we've never done a pickleball challenge!

 

Sooooo without further ado, let's hop into this week's prompt!

This week, your challenge is to whip up an illustration based on the sport that everyone's playing these days – pickleball!

 

And if you've been following along, you know I'm always talking about how trends don't just appear out of nowhere – they cycle, evolve, and spin off into new directions. Padel is a perfect example! A ton of my friends here in Thailand are obsessed with it, which is actually how it got on my radar. Turns out padel's been exploding in popularity worldwide, especially across Europe and Latin America too. Same racket sport energy as pickleball, different flavor. Both are worth paying attention to as a trend-savvy artist!

 

I actually haven't made any pickleball artwork (yet!) but a few of my students in The Art of Collections have!

 

Here are some of their fabulous examples to get your creative juices flowing! And be sure to give them some love on Instagram! They've been working hard creating some seriously fabulous collections!

To make sure I'm able to see and share your work, use the hashtag #CreateWithCatCoq and tag me @catcoq in the actual photo so I can see what you make! I can't wait to see your take on this prompt! ✨

Here are a few of the amazing submission from our last challenge! 

 

Make sure to click on the photos to see each artist on Instagram and give them some love! When we help each other grow, we all rise : )

 

Have a fabulous week!