real life cover

here's the cover of the actual book I am going to teach you how to make.....

what do you think?  :)

remember this?

I showed you this a few months ago in this post...

do you remember ?

then I decided it would be cool to teach you how to do this



and this...



online




it's in the works....I am really excited anticipating this; it is my first online workshop.

what do you think?

watercoloring

so I decided that I would dedicate 2013 to finding my artistic voice and/or style.

this means I wouldn't be going to art retreats or gatherings, and not signing up for any swaps or collaborative projects; I am honoring the ones I am already signed up for but told myself no more sign-ups for this year.

since I still have a full-time day job and am away from home for 12 hours each day, I have very limited "awake" hours after we get home.

I decided that all of my art friends would understand this decision and support it.

I was right. now the expectation is all on me.

I love to draw and tried out this wonderful Pentel Pocket brush pen for this owl sketch.

I don't like it as much as the previous owl drawing, but it's all in the name of science.

experimentation. that's the name of the game.

these are some new watercolors I bought with part of the bonus we got at work.

there are a few perks from "working for the man". they do come at a price.

but, then again, everything is temporary...

save some clams!

I am still clearing out some products from my web store - good stuff such as Distress, Staz-On, and VersaFine ink pads-to name only a few....

Stop on by and load up - quantities limited to stock on hand - no restocking so grab them while they are still available!
http://shop.motherrubber.com/CLEARANCE_c6.htm

owl drawing

did this the other night in my everyday journal just before going to sleep...

there's my reference picture on the right...it's a Long-Eared Owl

a close-up.

what do you think?

on the re-bound

no, it's not THAT.

I overstuffed my Ticket to Venice - Honeymoon in Australia travel journal.

So. I decided to re-bind it....take out the original binding thread, remove the existing spine, make a new wider one, then rebind it. 
Easier said than done.
Here's the final result though....

I started binding and discovered I would need to reinforce the spine so took that out and added a layer of manila folder material, then covered it with book cloth tape. Then re-punched the holes and started again.

then, as I was tightening the thread I broke it. :(

But, thanks to the fantabulous Mary Ann Moss, I know how to fix it.

you may be able to tell that last signature still needs some stuffin'. 

I'm diving back into it now.