another day in paradise

Fateful trip to Michaels on Sunday. Saw this book on paper mache art dolls. Book was over $20, and I've already wreaked serious damage on my budget this payday, so no book for me. However, I look at the book, show book to my sister. Dear Sister says, "you can do that easy." I'm thinking, you know, this would be really fun. It could combine other things I love like painting, beads, strange abstract thoughts... LOL

We already have the wire for the body frame. Dear Sister already had some of the paper mache type clay. And it's not hard to make paper mache. Got paint. Got beads. Got scrap fabric, yarn, etc...

So Sunday evening I started my first person. Don't know what "he" will turn out to be yet. I'm thinking it'll need a staff, the way one hand is already angled. Maybe I'll get one of those little birdies made from styrofoam and feathers to put on the other hand. I could do a kind of Winter Solstice Santa...? Or a wizard.

See, first person is already "artistic". My sister said this with a smile. One arm is longer than the other, one foot is bigger, the head is kind of an odd shape. LOL

I've been taking photos as I go along so I will post those soon. This is fun.

just dropping by...

I'm really tired of all the political commercials for everyone about everything. But I do feel strongly about Prop 102. gggrrr!!

Same old, same old

Nothing much to report. Things are just doing. I did go to San Francisco in July. That was a lot of fun. My friend KC helped me swamp out (clean out) my bedroom. That was a major undertaking! But it's almost time for classes to start up again. Work is getting a bit busier. Quilt-a-thon this week too. Whew!

Photo

Here is a photo of my tote bag!

Don't faint!

I was actually sewing yesterday on Sissy's sewing machine. She's been harassing me about "why, you don't sew". I don't sew because I don't want to hurt her machine, it's this fancy expensive quilting machine. It's kind of scary anyway, with all these different buttons and stitches.

So I had bought some quilted fabric, and she's helping me make a tote bag. I'll post photos when I have it done. It's really neat!

Me-tangles

This is my first attempt at Zentangles, and I have dubbed them "me-tangles". They are a lot of fun. I did break down and stop at Michael's for a couple Micron pens. They were $3 each as opposed to the Copic ones that start around $8. I love the .25mm fine line.

Zentangles

Okay, I'm slow. I just found out about "zentangles". I think I've been doing this kind of doodling forever, but perhaps not in the specific, described way.

Robyn has given a name to my circle drawings. I was trying to think of something cool for it that would set it out like zentangles, etc...

Circulations