January 2008

Let's Not Get To Crazy Here But...

January 31, 2008

I did it! I did something every single day for one month!!! Only 11 more months to go!

Actually, I'd really appreciate it if time slowed down now. Thanks.

tags: crayon, pen, pencil, drawing

I...Really Don't Know

January 30, 2008

All I know about this doodle is that top part was inspired by a finger bone...sort of. The rest I haven't been able to explain to myself. Is it a bottle of perfume? A train? Wait! Is it the little engine that could?

I dunno.

tags: crayon, pen, pencil, drawing

What did you say?

January 29, 2008

There's only one word I can't say: the 'N' word.

Oh, and petite.

Looking Through You

January 29, 2008

If I'm blocked, I always draw a head in some form or another. If I'm blocked on color, I use crayons. This is what came of my doodle block.

tags: crayon, pen, pencil, drawing

Foiled Again.

January 28, 2008

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They mock me with their super power to sleep anywhere. Even the boy's gigantic, stinky man chair.

tags: photo, cats

For Men

January 28, 2008

What do women want? Not to talk about it.

Wavelength

January 28, 2008

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I asked the boy what I should draw and to spit out the first thing he thought of. He said wave. Whenever I think of a wave, specifically a drawn one, I think of Japanese artist Hokusai's Great Wave. So naturally I decided to doodle my own version of it. This is the end result. The most satisfying part of this doodle was the smile it brought to the boy's face when I showed him.

tags: pencil, drawing

Obsession..for Circles

January 27, 2008

I've given in completely to my love for circles. I have no idea where it came from or why, I just know that whenever I draw one, it's the beginning of the word obsession. If I obsess over circles, I won't obsess over every day life, that's one bonus. Also should be noted that I was watching (again) The Number 23 while I was drawing this. If you don't know the film, then you should be aware it's got a lot to do with obsession (and paranoia which I can safely say I am devoid of...most of the time).

tags: ink, pencil, drawing, circles

My Eyes Are Crossed

January 26, 2008

Another go at my drawing and PSP. I love this one. It is the winner. Even with all the imperfections.

tags: ink, psp, tablet, circles

Vertigo?

January 26, 2008

My first few attempts at playing with this in PSP. So far, pretty interesting, but if I stare at it much longer, I will definitely go cross eyed,

tags: ink, psp, circles, tablet

Stage One - Complete!

January 25, 2008

Alright, that part's done. Not perfect but I dig it. Now to slap it up in PSP and see what magic I can make happen. This oughta be fun. Are you dizzy yet?

tags: pen, pencil, drawing, circles

Patience, Oval-Wan

January 24, 2008

A true test in patience, I started from scratch with my circle perspective experiment. I've settled for less than perfection but better than rushed. I'm enjoying the process and how it's coming out so far. I also look forward to finishing the ink portion and slapping it in Paint Shop Pro for a little alteration. Huzzah mixed media! (and circles)

tags: pen, pencil, drawing, circles, perspective

Good Idea. Bad Start

January 23, 2008

I haven't played with perspective since high school. I loved it. I'm not a big fan of rulers and straight lines, etc. However, I do enjoy creating a fairly realistic looking space and adding onto it and making it a little less..neat. Anyhow, this is my obsession with circles and a test in perspective. It did not go as planned but I will not give up. Look here tomorrow for another attempt! After all, this is all a great big lesson in patience.

tags: pen, pencil, drawing, perspective, circles

Doodle Tease

January 22, 2008

This is the ultimate doodle, inspired by the boy and how I constantly tease him for his on again/off again southern accent. Often he will ask for a pin and he doesn't understand why I don't hand him a pEn. And the mohawk gal, even though she looks nothing like me, somehow it feels like a self portrait. So it is. If anyone asks, just say it's clearly a comparison between north and south. Duh. Cuz art is serious bizness.

tags: pencil, drawin

Fluffy's Gal Pal

January 21, 2008

Fluffhead needed a friend with eyes that glow. Here she is. Please don't stare at her head. Someone dropped her as a baby and it's a very sensitive subject. ((This was mostly a lesson in hair for me. Hairlines are fun!))

tags: ink, drawing

fluffhead

January 20, 2008

I love this guy. I don't know where he came from or where his body is but I do love him. He seems like a dude i could really party with. Probably listens to excellent music.

tags: ink, drawing, psp, tablet

Circle Marks the Spots

January 19, 2008

Again with the circles. An experiment. This gives me ideas. Circles on much larger scales. I will attempt this. My hand will ache. I will love it.

Tags: pencil, drawing, circles

Color Blind

January 18, 2008

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Color color color! I don't have a whole lot of it in my life. My work clothes are all black, I tend to draw in pen and pencil, etc. So I decided to play with one of my favorite mediums, crayon. And then I put it in PSP (paint shop pro) and played with it for awhile. I can't ignore my radical tablet all the time!

tags: crayon, drawing, psp, tablet, circles

for the about

January 18, 2008

Why Arts & Dafts?

DAFT: informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; also crazy, mad or insane
ART: Well, it's really in the eye of the beholder. Go ahead, decide what your personal definition is.

Daft also happens to be my mother's maiden name. A name I've always felt a close connection too, considering how "mentally irregular" I tend to feel.

It's 2008, and to me that means only one thing. This is the year I turn 30. I welcome it, I look forward to it but I am by no means rushing it. I know this is supposed to be a pretty big deal, especially for a woman, and I can honestly say, i feel it. I feel the desire to change and figure out what it is I want to be when I grow up. The number one answer I've come up with so far, to be happy and content with every single aspect of my life. That's not so hard is it?

Ever since I was a kid, Ive been fixing my toys, drawing, learning new crafts and most of all I have had the most overactive imagination I have ever come to know. I remember quite clearly, as if it happened yesterday, getting a barbie at the store one day. Her head fell off when we got home. Instead of pitching a fit (don't think for even a second that I never pitched fits, on the contrary), I put the barbie's decapitated head on the floor and said "I'm swimming! I'm swimming!" You probably had to be there, but I can still hear my mom cracking up.

Through college and now in my later twenties, I seem to have lost touch with my wild imagination. I've still had outlets (although limited) in my career choice of backstage theatre, however, I couldn't help but notice how mundane my every day thoughts were becoming. Stress was taking over and I was turning into one of those obnoxious, complain all the time adults. Eeeeew!

I had an actual epiphany at work one night. A real live one. One where I got caught up in a stare with a blank wall and I realized "Holy crap! I can't live like this anymore!" I don't thrive on stress anymore, I ache from it. I'm tired from it.

Super long story made a little less long, Ive made some big changes in my life. One of my biggest problems is starting a project and finishing it (any true Geminis out there will understand). Therefore, my new year's resolution (which I never make by the way) was to draw a picture, doodle, painting, whatever, every single day for one year. Drawing, to me, is inspirational and get's that imaginative part of my brain back on track. I am no artist in comparison to my mother, but I think I know my way around a piece of paper and a pen. It has truly opened up my mind to view things, regular every day things, in a brand new light. This excites me to no end and I am terrified of losing this feeling.

Here I will display those every day doodles, my photographs, my crafts, other people's crafts, tutorials, etc etc. Anything that's crafty because if you're daft like me, there's no concentrating on a sole medium or craft. There's too much out there to do and see and I want to see it all.

Current crafting capabilities:
Drawing
Knitting
Crochet
Carpentry
Recycling Crafts
Writing

What I want to learn:
Sewing
Weaving
How to fill a page
How to make a pattern
Glass work
Bead work

No Thanks

January 17, 2008

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Feeling low on inspiration and motivation, I forced myself to doodle. This is what happened. Interesting but it bores me to death. The important point is that I did it. Something came out.

tags: ink, drawing, circles

Ceci n'est pas une pipe!

January 16, 2008

One of my favorite paintings...or concepts. Or both. Either way, I felt myself drawing my own versionof the René Magritte painting, and then spelling it incorrectly with my 3a.m. brain.

tags: ink, drawing

Kermie?

January 15, 2008

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Just because he has Kermit's eyes and collar does not mean he shares his disposition.

tags: pen, drawing

Crowned

January 14, 2008

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I've always enjoyed drawing crowns and I've always enjoyed drawing funny looking people. Here the two combine for such a royal sight! Indeed.

tags: pen, drawing

Kissy Kissy

January 13, 2008

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I struggle with ink alone. This is an attempt to win the battle. I like her, she's such a kiss ass.

tags: pen, drawing

mooned

January 12, 2008

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See! I told you I liked to draw trees. Especially the lonely ones on the hills. This one I wanted to be dark without actually drawing in the darkness...so a moon and star it is! I'm also trying to get over my fear of drawing straight with ink w/out any pencil marks to guide me.

tag: ink, drawking

Framed!

January 11, 2008

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Finally starting to get the new apartment in order (2 months later) and I have picture frames on the brain. We've been slowly but surely putting our personal touches on the walls. i do wonder why all my faces are so sad. Not that I have a problem with that.

tags: pencil, drawing

Such a Lonely Day

January 10, 2008

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This was a lonely day. But one of those weird lonely days where I felt it but didn't really want anyone to come home. I was listening to Feist and just drawing along to the music. Geez, I can be so emotional sometimes. I hate this drawing. In a good way.

Tag: pencil, drawing, music

Robo

January 9, 2008

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I think the boy and I had been watching a lot of science channel shows about robots and our future when I drew this. (Did you see that show about real life x-men? It was awesome!) This guy, clearly over flowing with artificial emotion, is very disappointed in his tiny hands and super long legs. I didn't come to this realization until he was complete and now I wonder, what was he built for anyway? Poor fella.

tags: ink, drawing, robot

Walk Around In Circles

January 8, 2008

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I have a thing for circles. I love them. I love creating entire drawings with circles. Think Seurat's dot drawings under an extreme microscope. Dot drawing was my favorite technique we learned in high school so maybe that's where it comes from. In real life, this doodle is about 2x2 inches.

tags: pen, pencil, drawing, circles

Swirly Doodle Cave

January 7, 2008

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Truly a doodle. I just went with it and there you go. Shading shading shading.

tags: pencil, ink, drawing

Alone on a Hill

January 6, 2008

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I love trees. Let me rephrase, I love drawing trees and I've always had a hard time drawing them, so when this came out I was thrilled. I love this tree and I've always loved the image of a lone tree on a hill. My favorite being the one from The Ring. Remember? I drew the barely there little girl with no face and fell in love with it. One of my all time favorite doodles.

P.S. - Fool on the Hill is one of my favorite songs too.

Tags: pencil, drawing, tree

Blue Eyes

January 5, 2008

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This is simply a test in filling a page. It's so easy to do with watercolors and faces. And when you mess up a neck, turtle neck sweaters are the best!

Tags: watercolor, drawing

Puffy Sleeves! Oh the horror!

January 4, 2008

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This is a funny one. The boy and i were watching some terrible horror movie, as we tend to do almost nightly, and the prostitute in it (I said it was horrible) was wearing this awesome 70s dress with gigantic poofy shortsleeves. I drew the sleeves but she kept leaving the shot and then she died, so I made up the rest. See? Inspiration is everywhere!

Tags: watercolor, pencil, drawing

Joy!

January 3, 2008

This one is so simple it makes me happy just looking at it. I live with my younger brother and boyfriend. Time alone is hard to find. The drawing says "11a.m. Woke Up. Apartment was empty. Joy!" With a sorta, kinda self portrait. I love my boys but good grief does it feel good to know i can dance around naked if I so please!

Hoola

January 2, 2008

The boy asked me to draw him something with a hool hoop, I wanted to play with my pastels. This is what happened!

First Doodle of the Year

January 1, 2008

On the first day of 2008, I sat down with my charcoal for the first time in years. This is what happened. I don't know who he is but I do know that he was a she, then a he, then a she, then a he.