Sunday, April 28, 2013

All in the Attitude....well, maybe more than that


The park won over the Farmer's Market. And I was reminded that "I can yell pretty loud," though thankfully it did not come to that, though she did win the many negotiations to try to get the FM in first.  Warm, in the 80s, but the big pink boots won over the other shoes, I do suppose because they were pink. 

Tree House Sketch Stitched in Thread



Tree house. The pink and orange is the ladder. The blue a pool of water to jump in, should that be needed. The green sketchy stuff the tree. I think the purple is another escape route. I haven't put in the roses or the smiling face....think I need to do that by hand. Found this a bit challenging by machine...I think it was the relatively tight swirls she had drawn on paper....hard to navigate the machine that way...even an agile one like the Bernina. 

She did this sketch a couple years ago I believe...around 5 years old at the time. I know she had explained all the workings of this tree house in great detail....and I didn't do it justice in stitching.  I had started, but put aside, and then rediscovered last week, and worked on it a bit more.  The bottom picture was how she drew it, but the back side turned out brighter for some reason. I don't think my bobbin colors were different than my spool, so perhaps it is the remnants of paper left under some of the stitches...but since the paper is white, is still a bit of a mystery.  And, yes, next time, no paper, but solvy, or backside trace. Oh, yes, and I should iron it, shouldn't I? Nothing like a photo to show that aspect to it's clear statement. 

Breaking the Shell - Bronze Sculpture





Sprue system most apparent in last shot.  Some issues with gases escaping (or not) on this one apparent during pour...perhaps the shape on an element or the shell too thick and not porous enough to allow escape. Either way, the sculpture itself ended up not as initially "concepted", however we will see how it works out when I begin finishing and working on mount. 


Pre-pour shell:


Thursday, April 25, 2013

Just Around the Bend





oh april posts....hurry up....running out of april......

Wildflower walk early last week.  Lots of lupines, poppies, clover, and assorted this and that. Yes, very lucky to live here!