This is such a fun dance even though I’m slow and stiff and stuff. One day when all the stars are aligned, the moon and sun are angled in the right way, I shall do this dance in public… behind someone taller or behind a column or an obtrusive sculpture.…
This might be the lamest birthday card ever, but it is almost 2 am and I’m dead tired and…. I procrastinated. Sadness! Oh, when will I ever learn?!
In class, we can nail down some scrap wood on the tabletops to keep the wood from moving all about. But where I’m doing my woodworking when not in class, I can’t do that. So recently, this is an example of how I was working: This picture shows my leg holding…
Shitage Kama is a two-shouldered mortise and tenon with a half dovetail, double wedged in. I googled it and others have called it Stringer to Leg joint. Jay said that this is one of the strongest joints and one that he uses often. You can make a sawhorse with this…
i’ve been feeling pretty overwhelmed lately. it might just be the pressure i’m putting on myself to produce artwork and to keep myself busy, so today’s drawing is… i dunno. it’s something related to that, i suppose. next week, i’ll have limited internet access, so while i’ll continue to draw, i…
Having an off day today. Feeling pretty blaaaah. So today’s drawing is booooring. Not feeling Thrilled either. I think I will cancel out the zombie thing for Halloween. I might regret it, but I’m just tired. I’m not getting the dance. Everyone says it is easy, but any choreography is…
So I ventured into the realm of commenting on a blog today. I don’t do this. I like to fly under the radar. But it was late and it seemed like a good idea at the time, so I commented. But afterwards, I panicked a little, like… maybe it was…
I have been gardening all day and my feet hurt. Actually my back too, but I can’t draw my back as well as I can my feet unless I can find and set up a few strategically placed mirrors, I suppose. Anyway, here’s my poor right foot with the early…
I’m not sure for what instances these joints are used, but I made one anyway. It’s called bird’s mouth joint. We started this on Sept 27, but I’m the slowest person in class. So I just finished it tonight.
I wish I had a waterproof sketchbook and waterproof pen so that when I go swimming, I can sketch what I see under and above water. So here are two little sketches just done by memory.