Over Christmas break I was able to do a lot of painting, drawing, and sewing.
It was really freeing to finish a baby quilt that I have been working on FOREVER-or at least it feels like it. It is also the first quilt I have made! I was postponing sewing the binding of the quilt because I have never been that nuts about hand sewing. But it turned out to be a lot of fun!
The next project that I worked on was a Tiny Toons cartoon, pictured below. I also posted the video that I drew it from (hopefully it plays for you!).
It took me two days to draw and color it and I love how it turned out!!!
Sumi art sign for Breanna and her roommate.
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Last night I taught Breanna and her friends how to do block printing and stamping. Below, are the tools to use for carving.
First you pencil your own design onto the blocks; then you carve out along the lines.
The snowmen block I did previously, Breanna carved the branch with berries, Heather did the snowflakes, and I did the oak tree.
Then you ink the blocks with a mini brayer (far left corner) and ink.
And the finished products.
"Blessed is the one
who does not walk in step with the wicked
or stand in the way that sinners take
or sit in the company of mockers,
but whose delight is in the law of the LORD,
and who meditates on his law day and night.
That person is like a tree planted by streams of water,
which yields its fruit in season
and whose leaf does not wither—
whatever they do prospers."
~Psalm 1:1-3~
Hi lexie! I really like your block pictures. And I am thrilled at how you tie in Psalm 1:1-3 in with the block picture of an Oak tree. There are a lot of oak trees growing in the arid hills of northern Calif. They mostly seem to grow along the ravines (streams) Quite symbolic of Ps. 3:1-3. How we need to plant ourselves near those spritual streams so we can be nourished and our leaf does not wither. Love your work on this blog
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