Pencil Drawing: 30 Days of Creativity: Day 28

30 Days of Creativity: Day 28

Pencil Drawing of my son Solomon

This is a drawing I started over a year ago.  I had just sketched it out when I spilled tea on it.  Argh.  

I kept it, however, because I had always liked his cherub cheeks at this stage.

I got it out and decided I would finish it.  

It is still unfinished, but I got some good work in on it today.

Ink Drawings: 30 Days of Creativity: Day 12

30 Days of Creativity: Day 12

Sketches of my favorite levers

Ok, so I just can't help being a physics nerd.  A very simple physics nerd, that is.

I think simple machines are so cool.

After teaching seventh grade physics with levers, pulleys, inclined planes, screws (an inclined plane wrapped around a cylinder), and reading the book One Good Turn, I declared myself in love.

Today in particular, I am in love with the lever.

So I have this idea that I'm going to create some linoleum prints of all my favorite levers.

Right now this is my list:

Hammer

Stapler

Shovel

Clothes Pin

Garlic Press

Fork

Scissors

Wheel Barrow

Pliers

Safety Pin

Broom

I want to create nine small prints of levers to organize together.  

So I have to limit my list to nine.

What's your favorite lever?

Chalk photography: 30 Days of Creativity: Day 3

30 Days of Creativity: Day 3

Chalk drawings with Aiden, Solomon, and Clara.

I spent all day with four little ones, (age 1 1/2, 2, 3, and 4) so I knew our creation would need to be a collaboration.    This is what we did.

Aiden helped me draw the bike and road.

I love how Clara looks like she's riding in the wind.

I'm not sure how Solomon rides with those rainboots on, but he seems to manage.

Puddle Days

It has been raining for days.

A constant cloud has been hanging over our normally sunny sky for so long.

Each day is a puddle day.

Since we're spending all our time in puddles, or inside, the rain has been finding its way into my art.

Oliver in the puddles:

Solomon in the puddles:

The beginning of a lino print of Solomon's rain boots in a puddle.

I haven't started printing yet, so I'm expecting some reworking will be necessary.  We'll see.  

Rain, we love you in your cozy, blustery wetness.

Sun, we miss your warmth.  You may come kiss our faces any day.

We're ready.