Doll Face

Rag-doll face painting in progress for Turtle Monkey Bug.

Hibiscus Tea

What a beautiful day! It makes me want to take a nap, though I think this might be the opposite reaction I'm supposed to have when San Francisco gets one of its rare summery days. I really love sleeping in the sun, though!

Another one of my favorite things to do on a hot day is make hibiscus tea: organic dried hibiscus flowers my friend W gave me from her husband's parents' tree, steeped in hot water and sweetened with some yuzu jam from the Korean market. I was going to add lemon, too, but the only lemon I have is all shriveled up (I don't know why I still have it! And even as I type this!). Of course, Martha Stewart has an amazing-sounding recipe for a Strawberry Hibiscus Lemonade that sounds right up my alley.

Briefs in Progress

I haven't really said anything about my lingerie project in the works, but here's a sneak peak of the pair I was working on today. (After I got out of bed at 1ish...)

Unfortunately, I ran out of elastic just as I thought I'd be able to finish before I went to bed—that would've been exciting—but who knew each of my thighs required 18 inches of elastic to go around? That was a bit of a shocker. I mean, it just SOUNDS like a lot; I guess I'd never thought about my body parts in terms of circumference, for things other than the usual bust, waist, and hips. Happy surprise of the day though: the elastic turned out to be entirely dyeable! Fancy that.

Crystal Tooth

Finally, after a long vacation, something to show.

And the result of some experimentation, which I'm really happy about. It's been so long since I was looser and more like "Let's see what happens if I do this..." Taking classes has really honed some of my skills, but has also made me put a lot of pressure on myself, I think, and has put ideas in my head that I'm only now starting to shake free of. For example, I've decided that it's okay to not keep a sketchbook since I don't seem to like it very much; I can NOT keep a sketchbook, and still call myself an artist! Imagine that!

Anyway, this is one of two pieces I was able to complete this past week. Hopefully there will be more to come.

Look what I found...

...while looking for something else. It would be nice to finish this.

Coptic Binding

Did a little playing around with string/thread and the strips of fabric. I love the mustard yellow combination with lavender and coral.

The Masks We Wear

Falling back in love with the detail-orientedness of graphite drawing, and playing around with gouache a bit. Hoping to make a series of this.