Commitment of the Day: One Man Plans to Draw All 100,000+ Items in His Late Grandfather's Tool Shed

Lee John Phillips has big plans for all the little things his grandfather left behind in tool shed.

As the Welsh artist says on his personal website:

I am currently cataloguing the entire contents of my late grandfather's tool shed. I estimate the project to take around 5 years and will involve me illustrating in excess of 100,000 items.

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Here's his first inklings of the project to come

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Not sure when "weeks" became five years...
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Then he set up some ground rules

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Then he got to work...

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Lots and lots of work

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"I hate springs"

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We would too.
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Sometimes he learns about the items his grandfather left behind

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This 'tool' is over 40 years old apparently! That's great, love finding these things out! #theshedproject pic.twitter.com/Mvk0e4Rf5K
— Lee John Phillips (@LeeJohnPhillips) July 8, 2015
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Sometimes he sees faces in the little pieces — like this robot with its tongue out.

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May be going a bit #crazy. Seeing faces and #robots everywhere in #theshedproject @CM_Cardiff!! pic.twitter.com/D1UFqS6h95
— Lee John Phillips (@LeeJohnPhillips) May 19, 2015

This guy whistling? pic.twitter.com/aZ5yTc088l
— Lee John Phillips (@LeeJohnPhillips) May 20, 2015
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You have to admire his neat dedication to classification and order

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When he finishes one sketch book, he moves on to the next

Can't wait for the finished series in five years. Get back to work Philips!