Yesterday I was feeling rather sad. Once the Christmas holidays are past, it sometimes takes me a few weeks (or months) to find something else to look forward to. January is a time to refocus on personal goals. It's easy to say another year just sucked, but that would...
November is not my favorite month, I must admit. This is especially true since I moved to a island over a decade ago now where the temperatures are even cooler than the city I previously lived. It seems I hardly turn the page on the calendar, and the rains begin to...
Living in a mild climate like the Pacific Northwest, with cool summers that rarely get above 70º F (22º C), it's always sweater weather! And anytime is the right time to teach yourself to knit! Most mornings I wear one of my hand-made cardigans. Even though it still...
This morning, I posted my first Inktober artwork on Instagram. If you haven’t heard of Inktober, it was started by Jake Parker in 2009 as a challenge to himself to improve his own inking skills. There’s a website, and they have an official prompt list here. But you...
I had great plans for #Inktober2020, back in September when I was on vacation, and had too much time to think, and make big plans. However, I should have been setting realistic goals. Also, most of my art supplies were at home so I couldn’t really get started. In...
All across the country last fall, parents woke up to the fact that schools would not be returning to normal. Were you like me, a mom looking forward to free afternoons to practice your favorite craft? I love to paint with watercolors, however, it's something I don't...
For a long time, there has been a lack of understanding about why some people can figure out the secret rules of realistic drawing, but many of us can’t. We are left longing for this magical skill that the few just seem to pick up so naturally as early as grade...
In my earlier post, 5 Valuable Things Sculpting a BJD Taught Me, I mentioned how I sculpt my dolls in both polymer and paper clay. Polymer clay is also great for making accessories for your dolls and dioramas. I will be creating some tutorials in the near future....
Last month I was busy working on a couple of watercolors for the #mermay2021 event on Instagram. But I’m a slow painter. Even my sketches sometimes take me a few days to complete. And so, I never finished my second painting until now, near the end of June. What is...