paperwork: September 2013

9/30/13

weekend experiments

Some experiments in soft sculpture....inspired by Phoebe Wahl, my collection of old sweaters and a very warm climate.

Voodoo doll by Louisa, age 11

kitty (she has her own wagon and a leash) by Nora, age 7

9/27/13

9/26/13

This week's Illustration Friday topic is "Together". I haven't played along for a while, but here's my contribution. We have a pair of pet bunnies, and no matter how many pieces of food they're given, they always start out by nibbling on the same one.

This is the paper cut I started out with. I stumbled across a post from Rob Ryan explaining how he got rid of pencil marks, and couldn't resist giving it a try.

the original being spray painted (shows the printing possibilities too...)

a bit shiny maybe

This is the final black papercut, There is probably a better kind of spray paint to use, since I just used what was in my shed, but all in all a fun experiment. I imagine the resulting black papercut would work as a durable stencil. Maybe that's my next experiment. Any suggestions on a kind of spray paint that works well with paper?

9/17/13

tumbling

I'm experimenting with tumblr, this little guy will be my "avatar" over there. Have any of you tried it? Any hints, warnings, ideas? It's a fun challenge anyway, I am seriously digitally challenged :)

9/13/13

heads up

New header, look up.

Have a nice weekend friends !

9/10/13

morning mist

A minimal landscape today. A fun exercise, but doesn't really capture the atmosphere.

watercolor and collage

I got an e-mail from a stranger this morning offering to create "original content" for my blog. Now, I know this space could use a lot of things, but that seems like an oxymoron.