Quilt block #30DoC Day 9

Working in the sewing room today, and finished the latest set of foundation blocks for my current project. I think this looks rather catlike.

Denim Mandala, 30DoC Day 4

The suggested theme for the day is "Pants," so I present without further ado, the Denim Mandala. This is a vector graphic, drawn in Adobe illustrator, using elements from jeans.

Denim Mandala, 30 Days of Creativity, day 4

Mandalas (an interlude)

The other day, I was directed to this video by one of my FaceBook friends, and I've been dabbling with these mandalas for a couple of weeks now. This past Sunday, I had a lunch date with some dear friends that I hadn't seen in much too long, and I was the first to arrive at the restaurant. Since I had a few minutes to kill, and had my sketchbook and micron pens with me (as I do most days these days), I started drawing a mandala. I finished it at home in the evening. I call it "Lunch with Friends"

Today, I decided to try re-creating it in Illustrator, as a vector drawing.

I like both of them, for different reasons. I will be pleased if I can manage to get a similar level of control as the woman in the video. The nice thing about the vector version is that I can play with coloring it in much more easily than the hand-drawn one.

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Post something about Bacon. Here is my Bacon Flowchart, version 1.0.

Please excuse me while I cook and eat some bacon.

Interlude: New Sketchbook

Real life and chores have gotten in the way of my weekly design challenge, so I thought I'd post what I drew in my brand new Moleskine sketchbook this afternoon.

Taking an instructor-led figure drawing class has really improved my overall comfort level with my tools: paper, pen and ink. After attempting to draw people, drawing inanimate objects seems a lot easier.