Day 17 - An Art Piece ( Read more... )

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Had a quiet weekend here at home. Mostly worked on photos and artwork, although I've been reading quite a bit and I did a sewing project (a skirt for myself; no photo yet but I'm sure there will be one sooner or later; plus, more sewing projects in the works ( Read more... )

I haven't updated in a while - not because I have nothing to write, but because there is so much! Yow. I probably should start with Connor's birthday, a great visit with Gwen, and FaerieCon (all of which happened last weekend). Plus all the stuff we did this week: a trip to Valley Forge, and a birding/photo expedition. But no. I *will* post about ( Read more... )

Last night, I finally finished working through the book "Drawing With Children." After having completed her program, I'll say that I found it to be very good, and the exercises were fun for me and I think most children would enjoy them, too. Connor did lose interest about two-thirds of the way through; he doesn't like copying things, or following ( Read more... )

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Here are my submissions for both Illustration Friday and Photo Friday.

The one for Photo Friday was a no-brainer. The topic this week was "purple," and I just happened to have taken this photo two days ago. The only reason I photographed these flowers . . . because they were purple, of course!


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Over the past few days, I've been working a lot on my Garden Alphabet, and I feel I'm making good progress. I have six letters completed, and sketches for several more. Plus, I've made what I believe will be "final" decisions about some important things, namely, the size of the letters (2.25 inches tall) and the paper (Strathmore Windpower Smooth ( Read more... )