Commentary about works in progress, design & creativity
Look!
Do you really look at the world around you?
Look was a magazine.
What do you see when you look into someone’s eyes?
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Once upon a time.
Time flies.
May you live in interesting times.
Good times.
A stitch in time.
The passage of time.
Dangerous times.
Traveling through space and time.
Having the time of your life.
Times Square.
The time has come.
Time lapse.
Times tables.
Making the big time.
Time capsule.
Frozen in time.
A moment in time.
Tea time. 😉
New York Times.
A stitch in time saves nine.
Time trials.
Time sink.
Lost in time.
Summertime Lime.
The time is now.
Now is the time for all good….
Hang time.
Sign of the times.
Time to lose.
Time Magazine.
Past time.
It’s just a question of time.
Time after time.
Wasting time.
Time to flee.
Time machine.
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This drawing is different than some of the others. It has a little more detail – different types of detail and was a little more of a challenge. I took the prompt literally; that is a drip coffeemaker and not a percolator, but I often let ideas percolate while I am cooking breakfast. It is usually quiet.
The quilt in this drawing relates to a photo I took in Seattle in 2008. I still love that photo and will make something related to it someday.
My godmother used to make her coffee in a percolator. I used to watch, fascinated, as the liquid bubbled up in the little glass top. Even though I was constantly warned that I would be burned if I touched it, I couldn’t stay away.
Ideas need to percolate.
Quilts, sometimes, need to percolate.
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Some ancient historical sites have large stones laid out in a circle.
Rings are circles as is the sun, the moon and other planets.
Marbles, beach balls, bouncy balls and playground balls.
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Are you on a creative journey or a journey that involves planes and luggage?
What inspires you when you travel?
Here is a lovely poem about a journey which I found at Poem Hunter:
Journey to Be by Mark Slaughter
I think I’ll journey out some day to wondrous lands afar,
Or even chart a journey to a distant blazing star.
But rest assured that where my journey sees to take me to,
Always know that when I go, this journey takes you too.
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We’ll start our journey out from here by horse and cart of old,
The seaside docks – and journey pauses – where we shall behold
A noble schooner for the journey primed to launch as planned:
To sail with dolphins cross the seas then journey back on land.
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And so our journey goes by foot to conquer mountains tall:
A chapter hence the journey reached, with scenes that should enthral.
But when we tire, let’s rest our journey, stretched in fields of flowers,
And bathe atop the mountain from the journey – autumn showers!
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Refreshed our journey takes a turn – we’ll venture back for home,
But first we’ll let the journey take a tangent just to roam.
And in the winding route, this journey’s bound to bide content,
But most of all take heed – let’s make our journey life’s event.
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Moonlight.
Howling at the moon.
Artemis is the Greek goddess of the moon.
You are the moon.
Paper moon.
Over the moon.
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I have been drawing studies in my journal as my designs get more complicated. I also have been doing studies of parts of the drawings as I try to work out the perspective and proportion of elements. In this drawing, I found that I didn’t know how to draw a bicycle. I had to go and look up where the main parts of a bicycle connect to each other before I could draw it.
This drawing didn’t turn exactly as I expected, but I still like it. I am enjoying the series immensely and the opportunity to move the story forward every week is great.
How do you get from Here to There?
Where is here and where is there?
Do you read the Here2There blog by Amy and Opal?
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You are my sun.
Sunrise.
Sunset.
Apollo is the Sun god in Greek mythology.
Helios pulled the sun across the sky every day in Greek mythology.
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Amy of Creative Mom Podcast posted a picture of one of her ATCs. It was the ATC response to the March ATC project she does. I think the prompt was Lucky, but am not sure. I kept thinking about that ATC and the squares and wasn’t able to get them out of my mind.
THEN I saw a piece of art that resembled the ATC in the CB2 catalog and knew something was happening. Last hursday night, in the midst of the complete chaos into which my life had devolved, I went upstairs, opened up a sketchbook, which is too big and thus intimidating, and drew some connected squares. Then I went, rummaged around in my scrap basket and got some of those blues of which I am so fond lately. I cut them up into squares and glued them over the drawn squares.
Then I closed the book, did my exercises and went to bed.
The whole experience was good. A little surreal, but good.
Update 5/30/2009 – After reading a magazine I was reminded of some quilts by Denyse Schmidt that also look like the above works. One is a quilt called What a Bunch of Squares and the other was called Mental Blocks.
A cube.
A box.
A plane with 4 sides.
Are you square? Do you live on a square? Do you walk or gather on the town square?
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I didn’t realize how hard this prompt would be until I posted it. I thought of the series of drawings (are they a series??) that I have going and my heart sank. How would I fit this word into the series?
Then, during my creative binge over the weekend, I had a glimmer of an idea. I let it roll around in my head until finally it jelled. Then, I thought about how I would draw it.
When I sat down to do it the drawing today, it was done except for putting pen to paper. I really had done the whole thing and knew exactly how I would put it on the paper.
I finished and found that it was too boring. It was the perfect time to look through some of my previous efforts. I took the opportunity to add some details from previous drawings and I hope the details will add continuity.
I have mentioned her several times, but as I listened to another Creative Mom Podcast, I have to thank Amy for inspiring me to draw by speaking so eloquently about it. Thanks for taking the time, and expending the energy on your podcast. I appreciate it.