Word!! She's so tough and Stuff

Look at her. Isn't she the cutest thing alive? yes. yes she is. This is the wee little daughter of my very good friends Fourleafclover and V. They marinate themselves some pretty adorable chitlins.

Anyway, a long time ago, i posted on this blog about making my first ever baby sweater, and hat, and booties. Well, here they are in all her glory! She looks so warm, and gangta-ish. like she's ready to totally bust a cap in someone's diaper.

i asked her a while back for a picture to post of her wearing the gear, and she complied shortly after, but then i got busy and wasn't able to get my act together long enough to do it. UNTIL NOW!

There are more things missing from this blog, too. Now that i think about it.

There were a few crafty items that were created as Festivus gifts, and it being Festivus - i didn't want to post anything for fear of them sneakin' a peek.

But a few things are:
A Ceramic Angel that i made for my mother in law - no picture. dang.

A Ceramic Fairy that i made for my sister-in-law, again, no picture... dang

and a Watercolour of a Fairy for the same sister-in-law... again... no picture.

well.

maybe she'll be so kind as to take a picture for me so i can post it. oh, and for Festivus she gave me watercolour paper... her funny way of hinting that she wanted a painting.... lol....

and as one of my new years suggestions was to take up knitting again, maybe i'll post more stuff soon.

Sunflower

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another gift, this time for Paige. It's her birthday.

i decided to to a sunflower for her because she loves them. Hopefully this will look nice in her kitchen.

So, here's the play by play:

Started out with a sketch


My first move was to paint the petals and the centre with a wash of Lemon Yellow
then i went in with a few darker yellows and added some shadows to give the petals shape.

i added layers of yellow ochre and mixed with browns into the centre then i added a bit of backround trying out the wet-in-wet techniques. not too shabby.
i kinda liked i like this, with the white in the back, but it seemed unfinished...


and then i added the dark background and the flower seemed to POP


the last step was to do an ink outline. et Voila! c'est fini!!
Happy Birthday Paige!!

"sunflower" watercolour and ink 5" x 7"
a gift for Paige.

Name this turtle....

This is my latest creation in my ceramics class with Paige . i wanted to name him after the paratrooping turtle in Ernest Goes to Camp - but i can't remember what that name is. Anyway, he was an ashtray i started in the spring - intended for the outdoor BBQ season for all my friends who smoke, so they wouldn't have to ash into beer bottles, and eventually get drunk enough to forget which beer they were ashing in and which beer they were drinking.

oh well, next year i guess. He is pretty darn cute though.

my studio

Tea For Two

last month after my success with my own breast, i decided to try a different subject.


i have to say i'm quite impressed with this one. i could still improve on my backgrounds a bit, but it's getting better.

i found that my biggest downfall was impatience. I need to let the paint dry between coats or else it turns into a bleedy mess. boourns. So after figuring that one out, i brought in my hair dryer and we were in business!!


"tea for two" watercolour and ink 5"x7"

a gift for Teeni

extreme close up

a self portrait, done in watercolour... 4"x6"

booties so cute-y

The only good thing that has come from me being Sick for the last couple of days is that i was able to make these cute little booties for Fourleafclover's cute little bitty baby who is just wee... what is she, two months now? or just a month? anyway, you get the picture. Her name is Ivy, hence the green of the booties instead of the stereotypical pink.

i also made her a little green hat to go with it, but forgot to take a picture of it... so...maybe Fourleafclover will send me a pic of it, perhaps on a baby's head?? hint hint.