There are many things that I am enjoying about having joined the SCA, and one of those things is the sharing of information on how to do crafty things. For the month of March, the focus of the weekly Arts & Science meetings in my local area has been weaving. The first two weeks were on inkle weaving, and the second two on basic card or tablet weaving. This month I designed and created two lengths of woven tape.
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During the past several months I’ve slowly been working on some medieval garb for myself and Diana. Each piece has taken me far longer to make than they would have before I became sick, but it’s felt damned nice to be creating things again, whatever the pace. I’ll post more photos of the garments as I am able to take worthy photos.
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Six new minimalist impasto acrylic paintings on wrapped canvas, all in steampunk memes, which will be for sale at Clockwork Alchemy, 2012.
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I am creating these miniature paintings on pendants and lockets to have with me at the Clockwork Alchemy convention in San Jose at the end of May.
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This original artwork is impasto acrylic paint on canvas board, 3″x5″, featuring a nautilus swimming through the depths.
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This original artwork is impasto acrylic paint on canvas board, 3″x5″, featuring an octopus swimming through the depths.
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This original artwork is impasto acrylic paint on canvas board, 3″x5″, featuring an octopus swimming through the depths.
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Today I finished the style test portrait for Diana, in preparation for making very large oil painting portraits of her children. The finished painting is 9″x12″ on canvas board. It was made in eight sessions.
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Today’s minimalist painting is 9″x5.5″, watercolor on cold press watercolor paper. It features a minimalist parrot flying through a rainbow.
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This is a wa-loli creation I am calling a ya-ta. The top is based on a traditional kimono, but with the top of the sleeve left open instead of the armpit. Also, instead of leaving the back side of the sleeve open, I left the front side of the sleeve open. All fabric edges are
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