Day 2 Amazing how quickly things get going. At the beginning of the day, there were signs of one or two roots emerging from the seeds, but by the end of the day there was no doubt. I had a peek at the peas while I was at it, and they had started…
Sprouted seeds and microgreens are far more nutrient rich than either the ungerminated seed, or the mature plant. This is because the seed, as it germinates and begins to sprout and grow, releases phytonutrients essential for the growth to maturity of the plant; once the plant is mature, it no longer needs these…
What's On Your Workdesk this Wednesday? This week I completed the final set of the three Florabunda arrangement drawings that I did. Here they are with their Distress Oxide backgrounds. This time I decided to go for a yellow colour scheme. When I had completed the backgrounds I mopped up the excess ink…
What's On Your Workdesk this Wednesday? I've been busy doing some more drawings from my Florabunda book. I've done three small drawings of potted arrangements of flowers, leaves and pods. This is the original drawing. As usual, I scanned it into the computer, and transferred it to the iPad where I tidied up…
What's On Your Workdesk this Wednesday? I finished my set of mandalas, and did another batch of Celtic knots, all with backgrounds created with Distress Oxides, and the motifs coloured with Tombow Dual markers. However, before I forget again: the answers to the Bird Quiz that I shared with you a couple of…
What's On Your Workdesk this Wednesday? Well, I can actually say that this week there has been something on my desk for once! - apart from a messy dumping ground, that is. This is by way of a bit of a break from Celtic knots. Mandala Drawings In some ways I would prefer…
This is quite a long post because I wanted to add a nice lot of things to cheer everyone up during the days of lockdown. Keep going to the end for a bit of fun! What's On Your Workdesk this Wednesday? More Digital Celtic Knots This week I made texture overlays of the…
What's On Your Workdesk this Wednesday? Celtic Knot Motifs This week I've been working on the Celtic knot motifs again, this time using the Procreate drawing app on the iPad. I wanted to try and create a metallic gold look and think I've semi-succeeded! This is the first rendering. I experimented a bit,…
What's On Your Workdesk this Wednesday? Teabag Bleaching I've been bleaching teabags again! You may remember a few months ago I had virtually given up on this project because I couldn't get a satisfactory result. The other day I had a new idea - to use the Clorox Bleach Pen on the wooden…
What's On Your Workdesk this Wednesday? Not a great deal on the actual desk. I've put some of my stamps into my new folder but they aren't fitting in that well... I want to store them with at least some of the original packaging so that I know what they are, but the…
