I found him on Substack. His name is Paul Wang. I think he’s in Vietnam, but his posts are from all over the world.
Paul Wang calls himself a traveling urban sketcher. He posted this water color/ plastic wrap technique 3 days ago.
I also found this creative workout from June 3 to be very interesting. It’s called, “No More Monday Moos.” I have no idea what that means, but I’m looking forward to more of this man’s art instruction.
Talk about a rabbit hole!
It’s almost time for my monthly Shutterstock subscription to roll over again. If I don’t choose 10 images to download, I lose them, and my money.
The problem is not finding 10 images, it’s choosing 10 images. The one above inspired a new collection category, “Color Combinations.”
That search took me down and around the rabbit hole! I chose the following image because it’ll make a great greeting card:
I check to see the artist’s name. This one is by Marish. I clicked her name to see what else she has that I might like. Down another hole. I found lots I like, but only chose two more:
Now, that’s only 4. I had chosen some others, earlier. Currently, though, my eyes are glazed and burning. Maybe I’ll share the others in a future post, maybe as part of a collage! I have purchased the licenses.
Black diamond dots are hard to see!
I think I’ll avoid them in future purchases!
Not crafts sold or demoed on tv, crafts that are good for doing while you’re watching tv. Knitting, crochet, kumihimo, and simple sewing are good ones if your pattern is easy. Embroidery requires too much attention. Conditioning small amounts of polymer clay by hand is a good one. Dotting can be done. I don’t know about tatting or weaving.
I do know about color coding musical notes. It can be a tv “craft.” It all started with this book:
It comes with colored stickers you can apply to keys. This is my cheap keyboard. I have a nicer one in Charlotte. This one is the cheapest one I could find with good ratings. The battery connections don’t work and I was heartbroken till I found an AC adapter in the very bottom of the box. I got it to practice on when I’m home in Millers Creek. The keys are small for children, but I have small hands. It sits on the vanity in my daughter’s/guest room. I think it was about $45, and has a bunch of settings and a decent sound. I put the stickers on the keys.
I’ve written about this before, but now, I color my sheet music lead sheets to match. I can do this while I watch tv. If I do make a mistake, I use colored pencil and I have a Ticonderoga eraser. They are the best!
That’s what I accomplished, today:
I cleaned gel plates, some with hand sanitizer, some with baby oil, some by trying to pull what’s on the plate.
I sanded the back of my lavender dotted flower, and found some paint to match.
It’ll take a few coats.
I finished my, yes it’s pink, dotted flower, went through my haul, and realized I had bought another corner bookmark kit!
I also went to the grocery store, watched EddieMakesArt make some gorgeous gel prints and image transfers, EddieMakesArt
and took a nap.
This 100 day project will be over soon, and I’ll try not to post unless I have something truly post worthy. Eddie’s video is post worthy.
I’ve learned the time it takes to blog every day, could be creating time.
while watching Survivor:
I really like these little kits from Dollar Tree. This one is not actually orange.
It’s pink! I’m photographing under incandescent lights that cast a yellow glow. The bulb in my lamp is a “true color” bulb.
These little kits just take an evening or two. I meant to buy another corner bookmark. I think the one I made is really cute!
creatively, but still a good day! We bought the lot next door to us, and I got my teeth cleaned with a good report. ‘Made my dentist laugh. I told him it occurred to me that if he adopted my grandson, the boy’s name would be Peter Piper.😁
I returned to watching Matt Hodge’s live piano sessions just in time to be chosen in the members’ favorites lottery. Members of his online piano lessons send him a list of favorite piano tunes. Two members are chosen at random each week and Matt performs one of their favorites. He played Elton John’s, “This is Your Song,” for me. I’ve won once before, and he played Jerry Lee Lewis’s, “Great Balls of Fire,” that time. You can find Matt on You Tube and sign up for his lessons at http://matthodgemusic.com. I have the least expensive bronze level membership and it is some of the very best money I’ve ever spent!
I got my dogwood print pulled.
It was not too successful. It could use some doctoring.
I got the loose ends of my old dish cloth worked in. I don’t know how many years ago I crocheted this.
I saw something on social media that set my teeth on edge, and finished it up in a few minutes! I have an old quilt that needs lots of mending. Maybe I should work on it while I watch the news.
I sealed these diamond dot pieces.
I didn’t feel particularly well, today, so that’s about all I accomplished besides napping and watching videos. I learned a lot about hardy perennials and alternatives to using wire guardians with beading wire. The day was not lost.
Laura and I went back to Dollar Tree, today. It was a different one from yesterday, at least.
We picked up more small diamond dot kits, and I got another glass box, a watercolor paper pad, and some pretty napkins.
We especially like the small dotting kits.
The flowers look great and just fit the top of the glass boxes.
We did more dotting, ate some great food, and watched some funny tv. Another great day for the books!
Laura came over after working on her mom and dad’s estate, and we headed to Dollar Tree.
Remember yesterday’s trip?
Look at all the diamond dot kits! We selected several and headed back to my house to play!
These half-square triangle looking things are corner bookmarks. They are small enough to finish in an evening. This one’s Laura’s.
Here’s mine:
I’ve said it before, but dotting is a companionable craft. Good while you gab!