Mom's Day 2021

 Still standing. 😉

My son called. ❤️

I finished a baby blanket (crochet). 

Pattern from hooked by robin on YouTube.

Also completed season 23 in Diablo 3 today.

Got a cute little dragon pet and some gear.

My monk "Leelaa" 

Got

Drawing with yarn!

 Working on a crochet blanket, in the style called mosaic crochet. This is a CAL (crochet-a-long) by Tinna Thorudottir Thorvaldar. For more info, search on youtube. ;) 

I call it drawing with yarn, as you follow the chart a pattern emerges row by row. I am more interested in crocheting than drawing this year.

Behind the mask...

 Yep, scales of rust.

the internet was not working in the a.m. so I drew this. Just allowed it to happen slowly, with no actual plan. sketchbook, graphite, microns. it was pleasant fun. the router seems to be resetting again now... 

Yay! Inktober 2020

 hooboy, I am rusty. I can only improve. 😮

Since Covid, Crochet.

 So, time available, I learned to crochet. So many patterns! So much yarn! So wonderfully distracting from the political, environmental and medical storms raging in the US and globally. 

I made these dishtowels from a pattern by "Creative Grandma" on youtube. She is a patient and skillful teacher, thanks, Glenda! I used cotton yarn "Lily Sugar and Cream" and used my phone for the photo.

Yep, youtube is a great place to learn new skills!

Puzzling, complete

So satisfying to complete a challenging 1000 piece puzzle. it's called "Dunhuang Deer".

it's a bagatelle!

(As in an inconsequential item. )
inktober reminded me i do like to draw, so i got a drawing table and chair, and used them today.

it was fun. 😀 

might be called zentangle inspired art as a mandala.

#inktober2019 last day

Had trouble with this one "Baecube" from pattern-collections and the video by Dawn who did a great job. but I got lost and never found my way around. 

#inktober2019 day 30

rearranged the blocks from yesterday's offering I found at aon-celtic.com

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From aon-celtic.com instructions for working out a maze style drawing. 

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"Kuke" as demo'd by Melinda Barlow and interpreted by me, unskillfully but fun.

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"Flux" as shown by Melinda Barlow.

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Arukas. I think this is an original Zentangle, and one I could use some more practice on! But I soldier on...

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Unsure of the names of these tangles, but I had fun doing them. 😉 thanks to Mary's Zen Doodle Art channel on youtube.com. black and silver ink and graphite on sketchbook paper.

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Easing into the day, two tangles from tanglepatterns.com. "quare" by Beth Snoderly, and "fandance" by Diane Knauff.

a sketchbook page on a mdf board

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"Sampa" black and gray ink.

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From a video by Melinda Barlow, "batumber" with variations.

I used brown, gold, sparkly copper and walnut ink.

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Pathway was found on tanglepatterns.com. Nipa and MI2 I found in the Great Zentangle Book.

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This tangle is called "Laced' by Mary Elizabeth Pollock and found on tanglepatterns.com .

I used a gray tile with black ink, white chalk and graphite.

#inktober2019 day 19

Inaflux as demonstrated by Melinda Barlow, CZT.