Process

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Well, a couple of weeks ago, I thought that perhaps I was done artistically. There’s nothing more. That’s it. I should just go make hammocks for the rest of my life. Fortunately for me, I know some very focussed people and one of them came up with an idea to help me focus. Literally!! I borrowed my focussed sister’s Nikon D300 and embarked on random and prolific photo-shooting.

OK, actually, on the first day I went out with this big honkin’ picture-taking thing (I’m used to my unobtrusive old Fuji FinePix E500) and I felt conspicuous and my neck hurt. I took two pictures. But, the NEXT day I took a bunch. Then I shot a whack of them on a whirlwind trip to the Okanagan. And next week I’m going to take a bunch more. Then in a couple of weeks, I’m going to LOOK at them all. There will be something in there that inspires – and throughout the process, I’m also pondering a lot of other stuff, too. It’s all good, right? I think so, anyway.

OK, I peaked at the Okanagan shots. Here’s one:

Just south of Oliver

Did I say whirlwind trip? During a quick stop in Keremeos on the way back to the coast, I tried to leap out of the car to take another picture! Here I am, leaping:

Honestly, don’t put your purse by your feet. I was laughing so hard, I barely noticed all the blood.

Just so you know, I haven’t been utterly without pencil in hand:

Death Daily 4

 

Christmas tags

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Maybe it was because I watched Stuart Little 2 again, but this year the Christmas tags I’ve done so far have mice on them. I also made them tri-fold for fun. A pdf of the tags is posted at www.cthomart.com/stuff/2011-christmastags-cthom.pdf. Print them on card stock and trim using a ruler (preferably metal) and an exacto knife or a rotary cutter. Here’s the guide:

Once you’ve cut out each tag, this is how they should fold (you can punch a hole in one of the corners for a tie):

Except for the one with the snowman. I sort of like it with the snowman on the top panel. Like this:

Have fun and Merry Christmas!