This afternoon I dew my first tree. I was inspired by this YouTube video. The lines were drawn with permanent black fine liner pens, and the corners in the branches were rounded off with a gold Sharpie marker (unfortunately the gold doesn't show up adequately on the photo). The colour was added with…
An interesting video came up in my YouTube feed today - a tutorial on neurographic art. I had never heard of this before and it looked intriguing. This art form was invented by Pavel Piskarev, a Russian psychologist, in 2014, with the theory that it would develop more neural connections in the brain.…
The downward spiral In 2020 we longed for the normality of 2019. In 2021 we thought that perhaps 2020 hadn’t been so bad after all. “Three weeks to flatten the curve”? Hmm. The majority are ruled by fear and are willingly giving up their basic freedoms and submitting to totalitarianism. However, for the…
What's On Your Workdesk this Wednesday? Oh joy, back in my newly revamped studio and actually making some ART!!! I can't tell you how good this feels. However, my studio is now a MESS again - it didn't take long, did it - but at least this is "working" mess as opposed to…
This is a special card I have made for my surgeon, who recently performed my breast cancer operation, to express my gratitude for his skill and kindness, and for dealing with it so promptly. Initially I made a sketch with coloured pencils to use as a guide. How I made the card I…
What's On Your Workdesk this Wednesday? Pakistani Art Yesterday while I was relaxing on the recliner, I began the design for quite an ambitious thank you card that I want to make for Mr. Memon, the surgeon who operated on me last Friday to remove my breast lump. I researched both his names…
What's On Yur Workdesk this Wednesday? First of all, apologies for my appalling showing on WOYWW last week - it's been such a busy week and I simply didn't have time or energy to get round to visiting everyone. I will try and scroll back when I visit this week, so that I…
What's On Your Workdesk this Wednesday? Kitty Throw follow-up Yes, that's what I said, Kitty Throw follow-up, not kitty throw-up! Well, surprise, surprise - my hubby loves his present! I'm currently working on a video slideshow of the whole project, which will include a video clip of his initial reaction, after I'd led…
What's On Your Workdesk this Wednesday? A great sense of achievement this week - two projects completed, and another one started! Kitty Throw Working on the border I was very thrilled to find the pattern for this border online. I think it works very well with the solid squares of this blanket, and…
Well, what can one say about 2020? So much has been said already so I'm not going to say anything! - at least, about national and world events which I actually do have a great deal to say about, but this is not a political blog. I shall stick to my own personal…
