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Printing

I was able to do a little printing the other day.
A few monoprints and two printings from previous carvings. It felt really good to do something. Grandma and Grandpa were visiting and they took the boys to the park for a bit. I did run out of paper though. What a shame to have to go to Utrecht's/Blick's and pick out some more! I love Revere papers-although I don't like watermarks on the bottom of my pages. I now have about twenty minutes to do something. Paint?!?!

 

 

 

Bead Soup Goodness in Mailbox Today

WOW right?!?!? Terri went all out here! I am looking forward to playing with all these gorgeous beads and components. And did you see the birds ???!!!?? Whooo hooo

 

 

Sent the ingredients to my Bead Soup Partner Terri today. The first picture is the teaser. I'll post the real deal when she gets her package. The second pic is my "sketch of the day" done on the box top that I stuffed the beads in. That was kind of fun. That might be a packaging idea. If I ever list anything in the shop again. Sigh... (I sigh alot) The boys dumped the water they were using with their paints this morning all over the table and carpet. I did have a vinyl cloth on thank goodness. But they were splashing about. My own fault I should have been there, but a mom has to grab her moments when she has the chance, and I needed to get this package boxed up. Hubby not answering my texts either so I had a little melt down. And of course the windows are open so I am sure the whole neighborhood thinks I am a horrible mom having a breakdown and in need of some time in a rubber room. Sigh..... See there?

 

Jello Molds

New month, new Bootcamp theme. How kookie is that!?! We will get our main assignment Monday morning. Very curious to see where Lilla is going with this. I did a monoprint in class yesterday. Pretty basic. Love the intensity of the background. I only used my speedball inks too. I think. Pretty sure anyway.

Pistachio The Cat

Got to love the freedom my IPad gives me for sure. This mornings finger doodle in Procreate. Remembering and missing our little girl who went to heaven a few months ago. She was the best kitty in the world.

All my completed endeavors for a cuckoo-clock themed cell phone cover. The one I haven't finished trimming out the camera hole. I tried to upload to a Vistaprint template, but it always presented with horrible resolution. So I don't know what to do about that. Back is killing me. And I am now sporting a lovely sinus infection or something. My voice is gone. Really frustrating to try and get control of two screaming three year olds with no voice. Who by the way thought it was a good idea to suck the juice out of their crayola markers. Sigh....

 

Oh so here I lie, day three with a thrown out back. Did some sort of lifty, twisty thing with one of the boys Sunday morning. There were moments when it felt like my spinal cord was being severed. Today I am just sore and achy and uncomfortable and have limited mobility. Really must lose weight and strengthen my core. Anyhow trying to figure out all the wonderful things my iPad can do for me. Still can't figure out how to post a picture other than snapping something at the posting moment. Which I did. Just a little sugary something I did this morning with my lowly crayolas while the boys were locked in the bedroom with me so daddy could do a conference call. I finished a digital illustration the other day that I wanted to post to Lilla Rogers Bootcamp gallery, however, I should have re-read my class schedule, because I was three hours too late. Sigh.... Oh well, next time. At least I am doing stuff and my mind is in art mode. I purchased a Sensu duo stylus brush. I like it we'll enough but wish it had more of a precision tip. If I ever get out of bed, I'll post the illustration I did. It also has a distinct crayony look to it. Maybe I should explore with that medium more. When I look at my monoprint from the other day it definitely has the particular mark making texture that a crayon or oil pastel creates.

My monoprinting class started back up today. As usual by the time I get to class I am so "wound up" from trying to leave the house in the morning I couldn't think about how to begin. So I started scribbling with all my water solubles. A bird of course.

I am still struggling with my cuckoo clock composition. I have about ten starts that flopped somewhere along the line in production. Sigh.

I painted this with the brayer which is not easy to do by the way. But the thing I found exciting about this was the blue ink. I picked up a few safe wash relief inks to see how I would like them. I have been using Speedball. Well, I am love with the saturation and vibrancy of this blue ink. It is Aqua Wash Etching Ink in Ocean Blue by Charbonnel. The consistency is a little more pasty-paint-like as opposed to the fluid nature of the Speedball inks. Good news/Bad news. Good news I have to buy more art supplies! Bad news I have to my more art supplies.

New Birds and a Business Card

Today's digitally painted bird via Procreate and edited in Picassa.

And this is the undedited version.

These are done with my finger on my tablet. I really would like to play with a stylus.

And here is the image for my new business cards. It is a print I made with a block I carved last month. Crossin my fingers that it turns out awesome!