2013 Fanart Meme

[pennswoods]

Shamelessly borrowed and modified from mugenmine. Yearly fannish retrospectives are fun and useful for looking at where we've been and where we're going, and this past year saw a huge shift in my arting that was beyond my wildest imagination. I hope 2013 is just as surprising and interesting. I also really want to improve.

All Most of My Arts in 2012

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[pennswoods]

Why thank you. And I'm enjoying your icon.

[drinkingcocoa]

I blame him, too. For...I don't even know what. I just thought I'd blame him a bit. He's making some sort of sassy retort.

Pennswoods, what kind of art training do you have? I've always meant to ask you that. Ever since -- Infinitus, I think -- when I saw your tea towels that you stenciled with two-toned, shaded captions.

My art/craft schedule (quilting, yay!) is getting in the way of my doing other art. I just want to make stuff! And am so happy to be quilting again.

[pennswoods]

He is such a trouble-maker!

I have had more acting training than art training. :P Although that might not be entirely true. I went to a summer art class when I was in elementary school one year. I don't know where I picked up on the two-tone shaded lettering, but that's something I've done for a good long time when making signs and doing hand lettering.

It's so exciting that you're so busy crafting/quilting! Do you have fandom goals for your art this year?

[drinkingcocoa]

I find it frankly amazing that you've gotten to this level with no training except when you were a kid. I was about to hold back on a suggestion for you to take some art instruction because of your busy schedule -- I imagine you've just gotten another load dumped on you -- but then again, when it's something you're dying to do all the time anyway, maybe it wouldn't be a hardship, perhaps after you finish out this semester.

I hadn't thought about my crafts in terms of fandom goals, but then I realized I want to back and quilt the OT3 tops I made last year and I want to do a bunch of Cabin Pressure pottery. Most of my fandom goals this year are for writing meta, and the quilting goals are mostly non-fannish.

[pennswoods]

I think a good class would be a tremendous help and I really should look into it. I've got a mind to take a photography class, which I think could help in its own way with issues of composition and lighting. Sometimes I get so frustrated by what I cannot do, but at least it gives me something to continue to strive for.

You mean you don't have a fandom goal to knit more TARDIS socks or to come up with a clever pair of mittens that reflect people's OTPs? I don't know why I haven't posted the OTP mittens on Tumblr yet. OTP mittens seem like the greatest and most clever thing!

[aprilstarchild]

I hadn't seen a lot of your art because I only friended you a few months ago, so I'm loving a chance to catch up.

I blame Ben too. Just in general. For everything.

ETA: I keep forgetting that I have a Sherlock icon now. Heh.

[pennswoods]

I am admiring your smokin' icon. I think that these year end retrospectives are a nice way to share stuff with people that they may have missed. I know I miss a lot on my flist during busier parts of the year.

[mugenmine]

This is great! It's really cool to an art perspective on this meme. It's really not all that different, is it? :-D I'm happy you were consumed by Sherlock! The fandom can never have too many creative folks taking part in it :-) It's a win win! Good luck in all of your 2013 artistic goals! You can do it!

[pennswoods]

I love these year end retrospectives. It's fun to take a look back. Unfortunately, I think last year was the one year around here that I didn't do one and I do regret it.

And thanks for the good luck wishes. I'm determined that 2013 is going to be especially awesome!