Clothing

I went through one of my drawers, determined to get rid of the things I don't need/don't fit/wont wear. I did do a little of that. I also ended up resizing, combining, and cutting up clothing! I made a couple of tanktops out of too small or too big shirts and I also completely revamped this beautiful long-sleeved shirt. The sleeves were too tight/small, so I cut them off--instant tank top. But the shirt still didn't fit quite right, so I ripped out the back, put in a few grommits for lacing the top, and tied the rest together in strips. It looks amazing and I'm so proud of it! ^^

Cut off the sleeves, and added the black.

Stencil Spray

I was trying to distract Jeff from making me go to the Blue (which happened anyway) with some spray painting. I wouldn't say anything that came out of that was "art," but it has gotten me interested in stencils. I went on a cutting kick. Besides the two folders I did with Eliza's paint, I've yet to see how they work out. I need to buy some paint. There is a lot of wonderful spray paint art out there. Combine that with my interest in graffiti and this could well be an art form I could get into. I'll have to explore it some--when/if I can find the time!
Thinking in stencils is a lot like printmaking.....takes a sec to be able to think in positive/negative shapes instead of just lines. And sometimes I still go too detailed....

I was told to make a "high vegetable"

Candy Land

So my little brother and I concocted a present for my mother--a personalized Candy Land! We spent a good solid two days working on it and were both pretty sick of it by the end. But, I think we came up with some good  locations/ideas. I had to tell myself to let go at some points and let him do his thing--it was a joint creation after all. It was okay that he did it his way. Mostly.
I figured out a fun way to draw trees that I really enjoy!
Colored pencil for the pictures, colored paper for the squares, acrylic paint for the background, packing tape to laminate it, duct tape to cover the outside, cord velcro holders to keep it closed, washers and nuts and bolts for the game pieces, model paint to cover them, old file folders for the box and cards, trading card slips to cover the cards.
The velcro was my dad's idea. ^^
So the object is to get from our house to our cabin, and then back again. A few times playing it through shows that this produces the best game. *nod* The colors make it easy so any age can play! And the dots are forever infuriating.

Gummy Book Worm

Sharkey's Heath Bar

Fort Hershey

Peppermint Park

Grandma's Gingerbread House

Sugar Rush shortcut

Candy Mountain

Colorful sketches

Jeff was sitting in the bath while I was supposed to be working on my essay, when I got the sudden urge to write him a note. That turned into drawing and this silly little sketch came about.

I think I've been concentrating on my essay too much. It's analyzing paintings of Roman masks. Jeff came out of the bath and his hair was everywhere and I had to draw him as a medusa mask! ^^ I'm proud that it started out as a quick sketch in sharpee and resembles him pretty well.