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Weaving images so very slowly. I’m sorry about the blurry phone photos. I’ll charge my camera eventually.

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An off day of trying to paint right after work. I spilled a bad wash of color on one then cut another up. I’m just tired- good thing there’s tomorrow to try again.

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Two months ago I started to experiment with including my landscape fragments into weavings. I‘m still figuring out some technical issues and how to get my ideas to work out, but for now I’m pretty satisfied chasing the feeling of relief that comes after I finish one of these.

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I’ve been trying out different ways of integrating my sculpture shards into weavings. Using locally dyed yarns from neighborhood fiber co. has been very rewarding. I’ve only bought rustic fingerling weights from the clearance section which are discounted because of knots and uneven dying. Watching each row come together with subtle gradations of color has freed me to get lost in the process and before I know it- hours have passed. I’m hunched over in a beat up chair, but I just have a feeling I’m getting somewhere with these new pieces.

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Rocks Reference Sheet

I’ve just finished a whole combo platter of Ethiopian food. If you want to feel as uncomfortably full and warm inside I recommend you call in a carry-out order of the veggie/ tibb platter from Ebenezer Ethiopian because it is seriously the best I’ve had in Baltimore. Seriously though, just call- it’s ready in 15 minutes. If you’re not in Baltimore or don’t have access to tibb or injera then you’re out of luck and I feel very sorry for you. Anyways..

Remember DeviantArt? Okay, maybe some people are still regular members, but I haven’t checked back on this community for around a decade so I thought I’d scope out what’s available in the Popular All Time category. I did find a helpful one-page sheet on rocks. It’s a short tutorial that takes you through each stage of digitally painting different types of rocks. Although it’s meant for digital painting, it would also work well for watercolor or gouche. I recommend printing it out as a reference sheet even if you’re using it to paint in different media.

This is a short walk-through and it is lacking references for how to choose color so if you’re working digitally practice using a color picker from an actual image and making swatches on your canvas. I reccomend starting with a limited color palette first with adding deeper hues later on. Also, don't forget to turn your f.lux off if you’re working at night (my doodles turned out bluer than I thought). I spent 15-30 minutes on each of the types of rock, then for fun did a doodle after so I could get a sense of how I could use the techniques.

If you have any tips or would like to share your insights on this resource feel free to comment.

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On display @danceloft14 Experience a cast of all female performers dancing to Stravinsky's Rite of Spring. #pointlesstheatre

Working on concept paintings for Pointless Theatre’s production of Rite of Spring. Still a lot of work to do, but excited to see how they translate projected in the theatre space.