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13 May 2008 | 9:33pm |
Look at the fabulous sketch Rene from Anders Loves Maria drew in my copy of her mini-comic. IT HAS A NUT AND A BEE! I was so happy when I saw it I did a little dance. Thank you so much ![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) eggstorm!
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07 May 2008 | 1:31pm |
A question (mostly rhetorical) that pops into my mind a lot: Why do I sometimes feel guilt about asking $5 or $6 for something that I put a lot of effort into designing, and assembled with my own two hands, and that is helping me do something really fun and rewarding with my life, when that's the same price as a mediocre cup of flavoured coffee from a spout?
I try and buy handmade or small-business products whenever I can, I spend a lot of time floating around in that particular world both on- and off-line, and I still have to keep correcting my own thinking about their value as compared to mass production! |
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05 May 2008 | 8:18pm |
I went looking through an old back-up CD for evidence of the outfit I drew earlier and look what I found!
I remember getting seabiscuity to take these photos. I had a black and white film in my camera and I was going to be DARK! DARK AND SERIOUS!
However, I am quite clearly sulking in a mandarin tree.
How an earth did I think that sweet Mediterranean fruit would help me achieve my spooky dreams?
In any case, this is the dress from my drawing, which I really did love, and you can even see the cuffs of that damned leotard poking out under my crochet cardigan :D
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05 May 2008 | 3:57pm |
You may have seen the "draw yourself as a teenager" meme floating around LJ lately.
Despite the fact that there is a VERY GOOD REASON why none of the Nut and Bee drawings include people, I thought I'd have a go. It's quick & sketchy because I am quite busy today, but laugh at my ridiculousness none the less!
It was hard to remember exactly what belonged to which part of my teens, so even though this is labelled age 15 it's probably more of an age 14-16 composite.
I wasn't as miserable as I look :)
I couldn't bring myself to draw a current picture, but for comparison:
* My hair is not as long, and now it is brown, but still untidy.
* My thoughts are now filled with joy about cute animals and cakes.
* I have given up the sciences entirely for drawing, which nobody saw coming.
* I wear a lot of black dresses and cardigans, but no awful shiny leotards, metal lunchboxes, heavy makeup or huge boots.
* Now I am actually fat, but no longer neurotic about it - go figure.
* I still listen to Nick Cave and The Cure, not so much with the Smashing Pumpkins.
Here is a list of other people's drawings, including some of my favourite webcomic artists - they are well worth a look :) |
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05 May 2008 | 1:33pm |
I bought this gorgeous stuffed owl necklace at Craftwerk on Saturday. It is very delicate, just an inch or so tall. I worry that if I wore it I would clumsily dunk it in tea, so I plan to hang him on the wall instead :) It's by Olivia from lilysmakebelieve, who also have an Etsy store if you'd like your own wee owl!
Today's mail. Monday is always a busy day! I really need to get organised to start printing address labels, it's starting to take a long time to write them all by hand...
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03 May 2008 | 6:12pm |
Today's craft fair was very long, and quite sparsely attended, but it was still worth going. I think this venue is just too far out of the city to attract the right crowd, but it does have a cafe, which is nice when you suddenly want a cold drink! I made a little bit of money, and met some nice people.
This is part of my table. I like it when I have enough space to spread everything out neatly :)
JSR is kind enough to help me out, which I really appreciate.
(Note the cute koala belt-bag on the girl at the far left! Eeeee!)
Sometimes he makes faces! I love him so much! |
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03 May 2008 | 12:38am |
Swings and roundabouts! Yesterday was a bit crap, with lots of minor yet irritating things going wrong, but today went very well. I got a LOT of work done, which always makes me happy. It's taken until well after my bedtime to get ready for tomorrow - which is Craftwerk, and I'm going to be putting up a Nut and Bee update in the morning - but I didn't know if I was going to get everything done at all so I'm very pleased!
I also wore an awesome perfume :D I've been a little sample crazy lately, so I'm trying something new every day. Today it was Fezziwig by Arcana, which I will admit I acquired solely for the name, but it turned out to be wonderful. It's a bit honey-and-treacle-y, but not at all the overwhelming bakery disaster you might be imagining. I've grown out of smelling like a cake, and this is reminiscent of gingerbread but not a replication. The drydown is actually quite similar to Keiko Mecheri Loukhoum, with the same note of powdery spice, but it's deeper (and better). Of course it was a limited edition, but I think I will be able to scrounge a bit more.
Alright, I must stop blathering about smells and go to bed, I have an early start... |
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02 May 2008 | 11:47am |
I just realised I hadn't mentioned Craftwerk tomorrow! Apologies for the late notice, local peeps who may wish to attend!
It's out at Te Tuhi Centre for the Arts (13 Reeves Rd, Pakuranga) from 10-4pm. Crafts & food & bands, whee!
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02 May 2008 | 7:48am |
Remember that Fimo ape I baked a couple of weeks ago? I used him as the original for a two-part silicon mold, to make a series of hand-painted figurines. I think I will call them the "Charming Apes".
The mold isn't perfect - I've never done anything like this before - but I can hand-finish each ape as I make it so it's doing the job OK!
Here are some of my prototypes.
The left one is straight after molding and curing, the middle one has also been sanded, and the right one is my first attempt at painting them. I put the eyes in the wrong place so he looks very silly, but now I've become fond of him and can't change it!
Once I get a bit more practice at cleanly de-molding and painting (and eye placement) I think these will be awesome.
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