Blue Jeans on a Dryer

This is the watercolor that I painted of the pair of jeans. It's drying on my dryer. Below is a close up.

Jeans on a Wire

 

A sketch and a study of a pair of jeans.

Merry Christmas

 

 As Christmas nears, I'm behind schedule with gifts and cards. That is because I'm too busy painting and blogging. Ha ha ha! At least the designs are holiday cheer images. Perhaps I should print a stack and send them out as belated thoughts of season's greetings. Or should I send them out next year as early holiday wishes in 2011?

Vette Tail Light

As I was roaming the wonderful neighborhood of Kaimuki in Honolulu, Hawaii, I strolled near an old corvette that I so admired. I had my 35mm Canon FT manual camera made in 1966 and a box of Tri-X 100 ISO black and white film. I snapped several shots and later developed the film and printed copies in a darkroom on acid free paper. I have a print of this in my living room. I have one copy that I'm offering on etsy. Click here for more info.

A Shrimpy Study

A study in watercolor

The three amigos did their last dance. They trotted and loped and squatted and hoped, bathing in butter they became smothered and so they all choked.

Sketch to be painted

The sketch above was painted with oil paint and is currently drying. Some details need to be added.

Origami Folding

Crafted by Hiroko

I couldn't agree more with the saying, "patience is a virtue" especially when talking about Japanese origami folding. It is through intensive labor and precision that one must hand fold perfect corners for a thousand and one cranes to create strikingly beautiful framed designs for a traditional Japanese wedding. Folding them is the first step, the second is placing the cranes into a layout which also requires perfect hand and eye coordination, the last step is framing the design. The end result is a visually charming picturesque work of art for the newlyweds usually made by the bride or the bride's side of the family.

While usually framing two-dimensional designs are a way of displaying this type of origami, they may function as intricate statuesque designs as well.

Crafted by Judo Senseis

Japanese Bookbinding as a Christmas Gift Idea

Scratch Booklet

With a little innovation and some persistence, I put together a scratch booklet using cardboard from a box, a couple of paper bags with Christmas print on them, and some computer paper that was printed on one side but not the other. It is my of eliminating used paper without being wasteful. This idea came from making an old fashioned photo album that uses sticky triangle corners to hold photos, for a needy family after I did a photo shoot for them. The above is a prototype and I didn't take the time to measure the holes in the spine so the string is a bit crooked. This is a fun project and great conversation piece to pass out for Christmas or for no reason at all.

The spine of the booklet

 

 Inside