INFUSIONS MINI-ALBUM - THE REVIVAL OF AN ANCIENT UFO There are too many UFOs in my studio. UnFinished Objects. Every now and then I have a blitz and finish some of them, only to find they have been replaced by more. Does anyone else have aliens in their studio? Infusions Back in 2017…
DRAW AWESOME ALBUM PART 9 - COMPLETION OF THE PROJECT The final stage in constructing the book was to glue the end-papers inside the cover boards, sandwiching the reinforcing roofing felt and covering the insertion of the ribbon ties. The completed book With all its embellishments, the spine embellishment and the ribbon closure,…
DRAW AWESOME ALBUM PART 8 - COMPLETING THE COVER AND MAKING THE SPINE EMBELLISHMENT I was a bit concerned about glueing the end-papers onto the cover and expecting the fairly thin paper to bear the weight of the whole binding. I therefore decided to add some hidden reinforcement between the end-paper and the…
DRAW AWESOME ALBUM PART 7 - COMPLETING THE COVER EMBELLISHMENT Another session of complete fun in the studio, as I completed the embellishment of the front cover of my book. Working on the title panel The printed title needed a nice frame to set it off from the background of the cover. Punched…
DRAW AWESOME ALBUM PART 6 - BEGINNING THE COVER EMBELLISHMENT Today I had the most fun in my studio that you could imagine. This is Shoshi in her element... After the main construction of the book, this is where the real fun begins! The spine If I had thought about it in advance,…
DRAW AWESOME ALBUM PART 5 - MORE BINDING Assembling the end papers and title page Before beginning the binding of the cover, the first step was to assemble the end papers and title page for the front of the book. Both had tabs to be inserted into the slot between pages 1 and…
KURETAKE COMBINATIONS - SMOKY BRUSH PENS AND GRAPHITE WATERCOLOURS After a busy day and an afternoon struggling with figures in the accounts, no more time or energy for a studio session. I watched a DVD instead, and while doing so, I tested my new Kuretake brush pens with their graphite gansai tambi paints.…
DRAWING PRACTICE FROM A COUNTRY DIARY Since our outing to the village fete on Saturday, I have been feeling very tired, and after I'd compled my necessary domestic tasks, there was nothing left in the energy bank for studio time. After a few days of this I was beginning to feel a bit…
NEW KURETAKE PENS I have my friend Caroline on the ArtKula forum to thank for these - she is the great temptress on the forum, introducing us to all sorts of art materials that we've just got to have!! These water-based brush pens are a six-pack of gorgeous smoky grungey colours. Right up…
VILLAGE FETE On Saturday we attended the annual fete in the village where we used to live. It's always a fun day out, and I usually find plenty of bargains on Annie's white elephant stall. This year she celebrated 40 years of manning this stall, selling all kinds of things people don't want…
