Just some robot sketches- I’m working on adding another robot or two to my line, since my two little robots are experiencing a surge in popularity… plus, they’re fun to work on- you start thinking about what their personality might be, what sort of sounds they make, and what their funny little quirks are…
Hope it’s a good one for everyone- we’re excited because it’s only 82 degrees today- (pretty good for a place where it was 108 just a few days ago)…
Anyway, unrelated to memorial day, here’s some wire sketches of the same dill seeds I posted the other day, as I try to figure out what my new cards are going to be, and what my new larger scale images are going to be…
just a quick post- I’m in the weeds, trying to dig my way out… in the meantime, thought this was a terrific article- When Michelle Obama Came to Lunch – (via 101 Cookbooks).
It’s pretty much summertime in the garden- you can see the cycles of change as things bloom, grow, fruit, wither, dry… There is beauty and inspiration to be found in all stages of life. Pictured below are: a sunflower- pre-bloom, some dried dill seeds we harvested before cutting it down to allow for summer crops, and some of our first apricots- dessert!
sometimes some interesting and odd juxtapositions happen when I’m making cards, in the middle of my mess of paper and wire bits… it makes you start to combine things in different ways. thought this was kind of interesting, in a scalar sense…
just a few photos. I’m thinking of adding a couple of freestanding little wire sculptures to the mix on the store- the grasshopper would be the first one, since it’s my favorite- and the shadows are sometimes the most interesting part.
Sometimes it seems like I’m just in a waiting mode- some sort of strange limbo. Here’s a photo of the chickens waiting- but they are filled with purpose- they’re all in line to use the nest boxes to lay their eggs. The funny thing is that there’s actually another chicken (Brownie) behind Cookie (the blond Ameraucana)- in the end, Cookie ends up squashing together with Brownie to use the same nest box! The other chickens pictured are Lottie-Dotty in the nest box, and Coco-Dotty, waiting somewhat patiently.
Here’s a video of Quentin Blake, author and illustrator, showing his process of illustrating his books- he’s amazing, and even if you don’t know the name, you’d probably recognize his drawings. I especially love the part where you actually get to see him draw- so amazing to watch that sure of a hand! (For more information about Quentin Blake, check out his website).
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