JUst Give Me a Pencil and Some Paper...

And I am a happy camper... I can keep myself amused for hours.

I draw ideas for other kinds of art.

The ones that I just did were for jewelry. I am trying out ideas for Christmas presents.

These would mostly be poly clay pendants.  The top one with some beaded dangles.

The second ones all poly, with maybe a bit of wire. I think that they would go well on leather cording.

Here are three pieces that I made the other day.  They are wire wrapped coral, with turquoise and other natural stones added.

When I get in this mood, I usually have company.

Kota likes it, because I usually get bored with jewelry designing and sketch him instead...

Not yet though.  I am not quite bored enough with the jewelry so far. 

At least he is patient and just takes a nap until it is his turn...

We both benefit.  He gets to lay around and pose.  I get to do some sketching.

Oops!  About the tine  that I got in the mood to use the pencil on him, he left!

I have to go chase down the cat.  See you tomorrow.

Bloomin' Arizona Rain!

 Just look what I found in the back yard and then tell me that it hasn't been raining a lot here!

This is from a rose bush that hasn't bloomed much in the past five years... It was just hanging in there...

Now I can stop and smell the roses!

 OK. First of all.  Proof of work.  I have a base coat on the library and a couple of washes besides.

I AM working on the observatory.  Honest!

But I don't remember anybody saying that I couldn't draw pretty pictures when I wasn't working.

I started out designing a mid century mod house in the HBS kit... It evolved until it turned into total forest fantasy...

This is going to be my tiny house in the woods...  As you come in the front door on the right, you are two steps above the living room/bedroom.

There will be a bed hidden under the steps going down into the living room.  See the dotted lines?

The fireplace is still evolving.  The kitchen is in the right corner on the same level as the entrance.

Between the two trees at the side, there will be some stonework at the bottom and a large window above that. 

The painting to the left of the fireplace will be a drop down table for dining.  Chairs are undecided.

All four corners will be supported by trees... OK, so they're fake. 

The front will be pretty plain other than the trees and the three steps leading to the doors.  The door arrangement may change..

The bottom sketch is the back of the house.  Bathroom to the left

This is probably what influenced the change of plans.  I showed this to you once before.

This is from a Korean Drama called "Faith".  Episode 17 as I remember...

I doubt very much if the Koreans actually built villages with trees and rocks embedded in the walls 400 years ago, but who knows?  Whoever did the set designs for this particular series did amazing things with the buildings.  I want one of these to live in.  Really cool!

Now I have to go back and work on the observatory some more.  I did promise...Didn't I?  Why did I do that?  Darn!

See you tomorrow.