Archive for Art
For Valentine’s Day I got a new iPad — well actually I had to wait a month before the new iPad came out, but it was definitely worth the wait! The new iPad has a great camera so I’m trying a new process where I take a photo of my sketchbooks with the iPad camera and then trace the drawing in InkPad, which is an iPad app.
I’m getting better at drawing directly on the iPad using both a stylus and my finger. These angels are traces of my hand doodles, and the woman I call Louise was drawn completely on the iPad.
All these different sources of drawings I combine into a single drawing that becomes a large pattern for a new quilt. This print was the end of the roll, so we had to squeeze it onto the last bit of paper.
Russ also helped me because the imported drawings from the iPad had different line widths and color characteristics, and it was tricky stuff to get them all to look the same. Not that it really matters since this is a pattern for a new quilt, but I do like my patterns to look nice while I’m working with them. So thanks Russ!
Also, we’ve got more big paper on order, so I’ve got to get back to the drawing board…
Stone Creatures in Time and Space
We were fortunate to have one of Russ's friends from the ISC board come to Springfield as a consultant to aid in visioning as part...
PaMdora and the Malware Monster
Of the many things I'm thankful for today, one is getting my blog back. I'm sorry to all you that have tried to visit in...
Kitchen Stitching Quilt
I've often though about doing more abstract work or big simple shapes because I love to stitch with loopy patterns. It's not that big, but...
What is PechaKucha and How do you say it?
Over the years we've hosted many events at our studio, but this is the first one that most people I meet have trouble pronouncing. I...
Why do they call Mad Scientists Mad?
Maybe they're not mad, maybe they're just having fun. I'd forgotten how fun this is -- dyeing! All summer long I've been fighting the heat, coming up...
Inspirations from the Japanese Fall Festival
It's the time of year that I sometimes work on art for the Japanese Fall Festival. I don't do it every year, but over the...
