All set to start the Tinkerlab Sketchbook challenge every day of February. Fancy joining in? I am looking forward to a drawing a day. Six Word Saturday is on Instagram, if you have one, feel free to share #sixwordsaturday. Happy Weekend!
This is the table on our porch, surrounded by a bike, an old cart wheel and chairs. Covered in finds from the beach, the woods and the creek. There are pieces of pots and jars, a vintage BMW wheel hubcab, bricks, driftwood and a shell, accompanied by an old star from an antique store and a teapot from a yard sale. For Through the Lens Thursday this week’s prompt is ‘Table’, next week is ‘Polka Dots’.
Do you create and make for no apparent reason? Is that ok? Ok to draw or paint or sew for no reason other than to do it, to practice? Maybe this is a good life lesson, get the equipment and a little guidance and get going. Try and create as if no-one is watching and no-one cares how it turns out. Don’t you always feel the pressure to do everything well or wonder why you are bothering? If I get asked to do or make a specific thing, I get all nervous and jittery and worried that it won’t be good enough. Will it break, be the right colour, will it be in focus? If I just grab a handful of beads and tell myself that I will keep it if it does not turn out, or if I pick up my phone and snap a few practice shots, guess what, it often turns out and I feel great about my project. If it doesn’t turn out so well, at least I know I need …
1. A trip to the High Pointe cinema this week to see Mr Turner which is a great film. 2. A dried out Hydrangea. I am always amazed that they keep their perfect shape even when they are all dry and crispy. 3. Half Street. 4. I thought this car in all of it’s beat up glory was pretty cool. 5. Across the road I spotted these lovely trees. 6. Pint of Guiness in the pub on Sunday with friends! I edited these photos in Snapseed, some just a little crop and some a little vintage or black and white. What are your favourite apps to edit? I also like Over for text additions. It still isn’t very wintery here, to be honest I would like to see a drop of snow before the spring. I hope your weather is treating you well and you are having a lovely Monday.
Started the day today with the Wall Street Journal magazine, home made apple cake and a frothy coffee. Do you have a Six Word Saturday to share? What are you up to this fine weekend? Whatever it is, enjoy!
This past week has seen some great weather, the raised beds are almost defrosted in the garden and I am almost in a digging and planting frame of mind. I must be patient, with the planting at least, it is still January and we could get all manner of cold and snow up until March! I do want to get some chili pepper plants started inside, because mine only began producing peppers last year at the beginning of the Autumn and they never got to ripen properly. So this year I plan to do a better job! So, what have you been up to this week? Here are a few things I have been liking – Trying out more drawing and painting and I am looking into trying some hand lettering, there are classes at Creative Bug and I borrowed this book from the library. Seeing ‘Mr Turner’ at one of St Louis’s oldest movie theatres this week and I liked it. Mike Leigh did an amazing job with the costumes and settings, the whole film …
This week’s photo fell into my lap to be honest. I went out in the early morning to take a photo of a row of trees against a wall which are usually behind a row of cars. I liked the look of the trees, so I grabbed a snap. As I was looking at the scene in front of me, I noticed the great shadow first, then the sign on the door. I like all the blues and the old warehouse in this image. As I was walking home I saw another sign which has been on this building forever and I am fairly sure this is not the profession behind the door! I though the sky and the colour contrast was lovely, so I have two sign photos this week. And here is the photo of the trees! Through The Lens Thursday is an photography project hosted by Writing Wishing and GFunkified blogs. We are taking a photo a week to post and share in a bid to improve our photography skills, specifically using …
1. I had a nice painty time this week. 2. Lots of cool lichen in the woods. 3. More lovely sunsets. 4 and 5. We had breakfast at Rooster on Saturday and I loved the feathery friend art on the walls! 6. Good day for a whizz about on his bike on Sunday. Happy Monday!
Today I very much liked the macarons I was given by my lovely friend! Yum yum! Aren’t they the prettiest confection? Beauties on the outside and tasty on the inside! This fine Friday I have also been liking these things – Starting a Sketchbook class with Lisa Congdon as recommended by the talented ladies at Squiggle and Swirl and TIny Rotten Peanuts. I bought a brand new sketchbook, paints and brushes today which was very exciting! I don’t think I have bought new watercolours since college. I can’t wait to get started. This curry recipe from Beets and Birch is on my menu for next week. Reading Frankie magazine, although I am about two issues behind Australia where the mag is published. I still enjoy it, reading about summer when it is winter here and vice versa! Finding some vintage treasures at Recycled Couture. I scored a lovely Bill Blass floral skirt and a teal dress from the 1960’s which will be great over jeans. These are some things I have liked this week, what …
This week’s Through the Lens Thursday prompt was ‘Delicious’, so I grabbed the packs of crispy M&Ms from my babe’s hands, sprinkled them artfully into a vintage candy bowl and took a snap or two. Delicious. I am not sure if they really are because once I had photo’ed them, I carefully put them back into the bags and returned them to their hungry owners! Heck, it’s chocolate, of course they are delicious. Next week – ‘Sign’.
Clare Davis Etheridge 