Pinkerton Manor

A few nights ago I started my first freehand embroidery. It’s an owl for my Nanna, but I didn’t have time to finish it before I saw her. I’m going to finish it off when I get chance in the next few days and post it. I also need to decide whether to make it into a brooch or make a little frame for it. I’m thinking I would really like to do some more sketchy freehand embroidery too.

Speaking of sketches, I found this while cleaning out the spare room. It’s hard to believe that it’s actually eight years old. I remember doing it and everything. I was so annoyed that we didn’t get more male models. Drawing women is great, but variety is the spice of life. As soon as I have some kind of reliable income sorted out I’m going to go to life drawing classes. Drawing from photographic references just isn’t the same.

Also, I made cupcakes! Vanilla rose cupcakes. I added rose nectar as the liquid in vanilla cupcake batter. The rose flavour was very subtle and I really want to experiment more with it. But everyone seems to have liked them anyway. Next I think I will make chilli chocolate cupcakes with peanut butter frosting or maybe Ming‘s beetroot cupcakes. Hoorah for cupcakes!

So, I have a few posts drafted that I haven’t been entirely happy with and I’m making it my goal to have at least one of them finished over the weekend. I’m writing a sticky note to remind myself and everything!

So, I thought I would share a few things from my art folio from high school.  These would be about eight years old now.

I like to think that my skills have improved since high school, but the truth is that I’m sorely out of practice.  Although, I’ve not had a chance to work with inks since high school and they were always my favourite.  I love watercolour too, but we never did any in school.  I asked about it one day and the teacher said they were “wishy-washy.”  Lame.

I really want to do some life drawing again.  I tried a bit of drawing from photos a while ago, but it’s just not the same as with a model.  If I had more money (or any money really) I would be spending some at The Art Shed.  I want some nice new pencils and inks and watercolours and good quality paper.  I left my watercolours and and graphite pencils in Canberra for Louie to use.  I really miss making art with Louie.

These are only about a third of my folio.  There are also some still life and portraits, but they are basically garbage.  Plus none of them are ink, so who cares.  Oh, and I just remembered that the top one is done with a twig.

I so need to get some inks.