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SNAP!

Friday, August 25, 2006 @ 12:45 pm
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On Monday night I went ice skating with some friends from work (my part-time job at a bakery) and it was such a blast! I hadn’t been for at least 15 years I think. I started slow and shaky until it came back to me - I was around for the massive roller skating craze way back when and I don’t think you ever forget. After a while I got my confidence up and started zooming around really fast… until SPLAT! and SNAP!

Yes I have broken my right arm. Apparently my fall was very spectacular - flying through the air, coming down with a big thud and then sliding across the ice for 3 metres. All I know is it HURT a LOT!

So, anyway things will be a little tricky for a while around here…

It hurts like hell. There is a possibility that I may have broken my right wrist too but we are waiting on further x-rays. So I have rented a stack of DVDs and resigned myself to not doing much for a while.

I am getting good at typing left handed and I’m not so wonky with the mouse now either! You try it - it’s hard! :)

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a manifesto for us all

Friday, August 4, 2006 @ 1:35 am
Filed under analog artlog, art, sewing, stuff n nonsense

A manifesto for us all - crafters and artists alike.

I have this up near my computer screen so that I can see it often!

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Pen and Ink

Friday, August 4, 2006 @ 1:18 am
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I recently tried out a new medium - pen and ink and I loved it!

The inks are available in such wonderful bright colours and the black is rich and gorgeous too.

Some quick doodles and a colourful swirly tree.

You can use the inks with a dip pen or with a paintbrush for such bright and beautiful effect. Wow!

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Sewing themed lino prints

Friday, August 4, 2006 @ 12:57 am
Filed under art, lino, sewing

I am behind in my posting - I completed these a couple of weeks ago actually but I’m only now getting around to chronicling now.

I first talked about these in this previous post here and here they are printed and mounted on bright orange paper.

Both of these images were inspired by illustrations from a vintage sewing book - I would like to add to the series with a few more sewing inspired prints.

They even appeared in my analog artlog:

I do really enjoy the lino carving and printing and the look of the prints. I have to make time to do a few more!

I recently got my hands on some of those carving blocks (”eraser” carving) so expect some of those soon too. Check out this flickr group for some amazing and wonderful eraser carving art.