Sketching
Sketching is an art that requires lots of time, skill and practice. This video shows in fast motion someone sketching Jack Sparrow. This video blew me away. This artist knew exactly where to put what and didn’t make any mistakes that required erasing or alterations. I have attempted to sketch things in the past and have been unsuccessful to make anything that looks better than what someone in middle school could draw. Although I have seen several sketches that young people have created that are amazing. I guess the age of the artist doesn’t have much to do with the kind of work...
Read MoreBecoming an Amateur Silversmith
A few years ago I was heavily involved in the rubber stamp rage. I went to a rubber stamp store and it had not opened yet, but right next door was a beading store, called D3Q, and it was open. I went inside and looked around and felt that familiar tingly feeling all over I get when I get involved with a new craft. I’d never seen so many beautiful beads, so much color and dazzle. I discovered they let you make jewelry right there, instructing you as you went around picking up ear findings of silver and head pins and beads. I made my first pair of hand made bead earrings that day and I...
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