Whew! Well, it took some jiggering and figgering, but I worked out how to make my cards into truly neat little perfect-bound blank books! I wanted to expand what I could do with my eco-friendly greeting cards, and expand my line at Stroke of Green. I brain-stormed for months, and finally hit on these little … Read More “Hand-made blank books”
*tap tap* Is this thing on? *cough! ahem.* Oh, hi! I haven’t forgotten about y’all, or the marathon I left hanging before the holidays. See? Here’s Bella, in progress. Too funny, huh? She’s going to be colorful, very, when I’m done with her. As you can see, she’s in the underpainting stage, with most of … Read More “Back to the Marathon!”
I had to salvage a website that went down in flames today, which set me back. But Phoenix rises from the ashes! All cool blues (for the moment). Looks like Delft, don’t you think? I really almost hate to go past this point, it’s so pretty. But, the final product should be worth it. Maybe … Read More “portrait Marathon update: Phoenix progress – The Blue Phase”
Some folks have expressed interest in the progress pictures, which I didn’t post for Quilty. So, we’ll go backwards in time here to get a look at how she ended up done. Here’s the reference photo: I have to start these by cropping the photo down to fill as much of the canvas as I … Read More “Portrait Marathon update: Quilty progress (going backwards in time)”
(Apologies for the lousy photos! I used my phone camera for most of these, but you can still get the basic ideas I’m trying to share!) An artist friend of mine, Billie, did this sweet little Etude of my darling Wabi,which I insisted we trade for. Those of you who know me have heard allllll … Read More “Some ART, finally!”
