8, 9, & 10

wow, it's been a crazy couple of weeks. i know it's been a while since i posted. i have been working on things, just haven't had a chance to get on here and write about it.

one thing i did was this.


i learned a lot about color from this. the scanner, of course, didn't do it justice. the colors are much more vibrant and DIFFERENT from each other in person. this scan makes a few of the colors look very similar but they're not. i would feel much better if the light green on the outer edge was in the middle more with one of the blue greens on the outside. oh, well. that's why i'm doing this, to learn. i also don't like the dark spots from the layering of the marker color. i'm just using my cheap crayola super-tips on these coloring books so i should expect as much.

i also took some pictures after the ice storm. a few of them turned out nice but not a whole lot that i would consider "creative." here are a couple i think are.


i like the sun in this shot and how the ice on all the little branches sparkle! i'm not sure how i feel about how dark it is at the top.


this one... i like it, especially how the branches in the bakground are slightly blurry. i was cropping it to see what it would look like and accidentally saved it this way. it's just as well; the rest of the rest of the photo is just wooden fence. remember that you can click on any image and then click it again when it re-opens to zoom in!

that's it for today. i'm working on another doodle (my hands) and will post as soon as it's done. i'm in the midst of writing a poem which i'm not sure i'll want to post. some things aren't meant to be shared with everyone. maybe someday. i'll count it, though, when it's finished. i'm also trying to get up the nerve to post the songs i've recorded myself singing. we'll see... my other creative plan is to pull out my knitting while i'm watching tv. i've got several unfinished scarves and washcloths! maybe i'll take a picture to show just how many! ;)