Monday, 2 April 2012
Another work in progress
Just the beginnings though so no cool fire effects yet. ^_^
Saturday, 31 March 2012
Wednesday, 22 February 2012
The Sea Cucumber
Everything's mostly packed up now so in the down time I decided to finish one of my UFO's that's been sitting around for... oh... probably a year. I thought it was going to occupy me for just a few hours but the density of this thing took all day to finish 3 rows! I know it's not technically a 'sketch' for the 'sketch blog' but this blog encompasses all kinds of creativity! So let's have at it! :)
OK. It really looks like a sea cucumber while all stretched out, makes me giggle.
The stitch is called embellished herringbone. It's truly easy to make but very time consuming due to the density of the beads.
There's a funny story about it too. I was on the back of my hubby's motorcycle (before I got my own) and we just happened to drive by the little bead store tucked away on a road that housed many industrial companies. Definitely not where I'd expect to find one! Being that it had 'dragon' in the title we decided to stop and march inside fully suited and probably weirded out the ladies inside gathered around the beading table.
That's when I chanced upon the store owner's embellished herringbone bracelet on display and I fell in LOVE! I knew I had to make it so I signed up for a few classes knowing that the particular class for the bracelet was months away! Thus I started my beading hobby and am poorer for it but happy all the same!
Is that a sea cucumber on your arm?
OK. It really looks like a sea cucumber while all stretched out, makes me giggle.
The stitch is called embellished herringbone. It's truly easy to make but very time consuming due to the density of the beads.
There's a funny story about it too. I was on the back of my hubby's motorcycle (before I got my own) and we just happened to drive by the little bead store tucked away on a road that housed many industrial companies. Definitely not where I'd expect to find one! Being that it had 'dragon' in the title we decided to stop and march inside fully suited and probably weirded out the ladies inside gathered around the beading table.
That's when I chanced upon the store owner's embellished herringbone bracelet on display and I fell in LOVE! I knew I had to make it so I signed up for a few classes knowing that the particular class for the bracelet was months away! Thus I started my beading hobby and am poorer for it but happy all the same!
Is that a sea cucumber on your arm?
Mostly invisible clasp, when not looking at it on an angle,
'scuse my terrible photography :p
'scuse my terrible photography :p
Wednesday, 1 February 2012
Winter Woes!
Disaster struck again. I spilled water on my laptop and that's never a good thing. Last time, on my old laptop, I fried the connection to the battery so I always had to have the thing plugged in. Lessons learned, I immediately ripped the battery out and I was able to save my laptop! Yay!
When will I learn that electronics and water just don't mix?
I'll save the sob story but I am being forced to move and it hasn't even been a year in this new place. I'm utterly disappointed. That being said, I also hate packing and moving in general especially in the winter when it's cold and snowy. It just makes for a plain miserable experience.
Looks like any kind of art is going to be put on a huge hold until I can get packed and moved out. It's too bad... I only just acquired my mom's sewing machine and just got all the materials I need to make a denim rag quilt.
The only positives in all this seems to be that I will be able to go through all my storage stuff. I've got about 5 boxes worth of stuff and 1 box of clothes so far to donate to a thrift store. De cluttering is so empowering!
Also, my car will finally get put back together. Exciting! I've been waiting since August! It might look junky on the outside but it'll drive like a brand new car!
I might be able to squeeze in a sketch here and there but I won't make any promises. Even Skyrim has been put on hold. FUS-RO- *hack cough choke*..... *dies*.... Yup that about sums up my life right now.
Peace everyone.
Bug out.
When will I learn that electronics and water just don't mix?
I'll save the sob story but I am being forced to move and it hasn't even been a year in this new place. I'm utterly disappointed. That being said, I also hate packing and moving in general especially in the winter when it's cold and snowy. It just makes for a plain miserable experience.
Looks like any kind of art is going to be put on a huge hold until I can get packed and moved out. It's too bad... I only just acquired my mom's sewing machine and just got all the materials I need to make a denim rag quilt.
The only positives in all this seems to be that I will be able to go through all my storage stuff. I've got about 5 boxes worth of stuff and 1 box of clothes so far to donate to a thrift store. De cluttering is so empowering!
Also, my car will finally get put back together. Exciting! I've been waiting since August! It might look junky on the outside but it'll drive like a brand new car!
I might be able to squeeze in a sketch here and there but I won't make any promises. Even Skyrim has been put on hold. FUS-RO- *hack cough choke*..... *dies*.... Yup that about sums up my life right now.
Peace everyone.
Bug out.
Monday, 16 January 2012
Winter Blues
Been gone for awhile but it's all because of this here table. Notice how shiny and new it is! I spent hours sanding that thing by hand and the flat surfaces with my random orbit sander (yay xmas presents!). Not really a sketch but it's creative in it's own right. I sure put enough effort into the darn thing!!
The chair is here for comparison of how weathered the darn thing was although the table itself was much much worse! I've never sanded and painted furniture for restoration before so this was a definite learning experience for me. And oh the mistakes! but luckily none can be seen unless thoroughly inspecting :p
I've always wanted to go skijoring or sledding with my dog so with the acquisition of my old skis and ski boots from storage I think it would be worth a try although my dog might be suspicious of the entire endeavor. I just need to order a harness for the two of us. My favourite part about this model is the safety release. Usable for when your dog sees a rabbit or some trees get in the way or things are going just terribly wrong!
So in the spirit of skijoring I decided to flex my tablet and make a little sketch painting.
oooh! aaaahh!!
The chair is here for comparison of how weathered the darn thing was although the table itself was much much worse! I've never sanded and painted furniture for restoration before so this was a definite learning experience for me. And oh the mistakes! but luckily none can be seen unless thoroughly inspecting :p
I've always wanted to go skijoring or sledding with my dog so with the acquisition of my old skis and ski boots from storage I think it would be worth a try although my dog might be suspicious of the entire endeavor. I just need to order a harness for the two of us. My favourite part about this model is the safety release. Usable for when your dog sees a rabbit or some trees get in the way or things are going just terribly wrong!
So in the spirit of skijoring I decided to flex my tablet and make a little sketch painting.
Although this is the ideal scenario, I'm sure I'll be on my face for most of the first run if my water skiing skills are anything to go by.
Tuesday, 3 January 2012
Smooth Jazz
My father is very much into Jazz music so I painted this for him for X-mas. It is on 18 x 20 canvas done with acrylic paint. The irony of this painting came from the fact that I was going to do it digitally and get it printed on canvas for the hand painted effect. Then it occurred to me that it might just be easier to physically hand paint it in the first place rather than paying an outrageous price to have a digital version printed on canvas! :)
The actual musician and instrument only took me 2 days to finish but the background took me about 4 long days of experimentation.
I had some difficulty mixing the black with red and I soon discovered that the red paint I have dries translucent so there was no going back once I had put the black in, short of painting it over with white. Yes, red background, you almost broke this painting!
I am thinking of doing a tryptic with perhaps a cello and trumpet or even a flute but I haven't decided yet. This might yet turn into a series and perhaps a much larger painting with the lot of them on the same canvas. So many ideas!
The actual musician and instrument only took me 2 days to finish but the background took me about 4 long days of experimentation.
I had some difficulty mixing the black with red and I soon discovered that the red paint I have dries translucent so there was no going back once I had put the black in, short of painting it over with white. Yes, red background, you almost broke this painting!
I am thinking of doing a tryptic with perhaps a cello and trumpet or even a flute but I haven't decided yet. This might yet turn into a series and perhaps a much larger painting with the lot of them on the same canvas. So many ideas!
Enjoy!
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