Each October, illustrators across the globe challenge themselves and each other to create an original work of art (with a new word-based theme each day) and post it on social media every day.

Many Charlotte creatives took part in 2022, but one who came to our attention was Charlotte unicorn (seriously, he was born here), Jake Summerour. An engineer by day, Summerour has the soul of an artist. It’s a toss-up as to who enjoyed the process the most, the artist or those who watched him work.

“It’s such an interactive process with other artists all over the world,” said Summerour. “Everybody is working on the same word so it’s cool to share and then explore everyone else’s piece. It’s incredibly supportive as we’re all just trying to get through it together.”

You can see the entire body of Summerour’s Inktober work here, but below are a few of our favorites.

And, watch and interview with Jake about his #Inktober success on WBTV’S QC at 3. | WATCH HERE