Book Club: Poppy

In order to enjoy fall instead of watching fly away, I made a fall bucket

list. Part of my fall bucket list was to reread a childhood favorite book.

As a child, I was much of a reader til the fifth grade when I hit the 

ground running. From that time, I became a reading machine.

 

I totally did not appreciate the pencil illustrations when I was young.

They are wonderful.

Poppy was one of the books from there on I would enjoy. Poppy is the

story of a little unassuming mouse trying to save herself and her family.

I really enjoyed this part of my bucket list. Tempted to reread others.

Now that the fall is over, it is time for a winter bucket list. 

Best Wishes.

I'm Going Down

Fall is in hyper drive right now. In one week, our tree went from full to bare
butt empty. I am not be going down but the leaves sure are. I hope the snow
will take a few weeks to get.

Best Wishes

Fall Morning

This is the view from window a few mornings ago. It is so beautiful and misty
each morning now. I hope you are enjoying your fall.

Best Wishes.

New Paints

I love new paints. Hooray for new supplies.


Best Wishes.

Imperfections

I wanted to share some of my printmaking student 
work. It was my final project for the class. This project 
had its challenges since it required juggling and layering 
two colors or more and the theme of "magic". I wasn't 
happy about the theme, so twisted the sense of the 
word "magic" into the "magic of exploration, childhood, 
and adventure". A very aloof take on this word.

It is a cute and slightly cheesy print. I am not an expert 
at printmaking yet or color.

It was a great note to end the class on.

Best Wishes.

Sketchbook Sunday: Sold My Soul

It is quite obvious who is my favorite band. This 
is another sketch inspired by the song "Sellout" by 
the band  Nevershoutnever. Music is a big inspiration 
for me. And as I continue to explore and experiment 
with hand-lettering and lettering, I love using lyrics as 
content for these experiments.

This sketch is no different.

I guess in a way everyone in the world sells their soul 
(whole or partially) for a paycheck at least once in their 
life. Meanwhile there are others whose whole life is sold. 
I find that bizarre and interesting at the same time.

Best Wishes.

Process: Stone Lithography

Stone Lithography involves a stone (special stone),
chemicals, inks, and elbow grease.

It is fun way to work but it does require a great amount 
of time. This is a print form my first time working with a 
litho stone. I love the print but it was not "gallery ready" 
or "sellable" due to my inexperience. That means I got
fingerprints all over the prints that where decent.

There is a lot of mistakes in this work, but somehow I 
still find it totally beautiful.

Best Wishes.