travel journal

journal entries, originally uploaded by ebbandflo_pomomama.

A little bolder with the watercolours - the Wee Guy's new water pistol, and a spread of boule from this afternoon's game. Weather = cloudy sun.



Another sketch map, this one detailing a henge Dad took the Wee Guy and me to visit. Pencil sketch followed by watercolour. What would be even more impressive is a painting of the view from the top of East Lomond which we visited afterwards (and I forgot my camera!).

start of the maps

map! our walk around Aberdour (waterbrush and watercolour crayons)

pencil sketches and ticket stubs from our Camera Obscura visit
watercolour crayons add colour to the weather symbol (cloud) and Scottish flag
will probably add colour to the ice cream oyster later

Wordless Wednesday: I Hope This Is Unseasonal

Wordless Wednesday: I Hope This Is Unseasonal: "
by printmaker, James Mah

No apologies for showcasing this lovely print once more (it's a fave!)

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... and this partly explains why so few blog posts appear here on my own blog. Yesterday I finished and scheduled enough posts for Blackberry Artists to keep their blog running until mid-September, which buys me some breathing space for returning home, getting back in to school and all the other domestic stuff.
But no excuse needed for looking at this beautiful print :)
Do visit the gift shop if you're a local.

a holiday project: creativity every day

arrival day - a day of much jetlag (hence the spelling mistake)

Well - that's the plan! and it has been going well so far. Every day I've added an entry to my journal, recording the day's events and illustrating them with a sketch, memento or cartoon. My Wee Guy should be following alongside but his interest has waned a little - there is so much of interest to distract.

Sunday: first visit to the beach

My materials to hand are a new box of Cotman watercolours, my old (and under-used) box of Staedtler watercolour crayons, a couple of new paintbrushes, coloured pencils, drawing pencils, glue, some ink pens, and a waterbrush. Oh, and my new journal, full of marvellous thick and toothy watercolour paper :)

Monday: my new watercolours, my first run

What I don't have is regular and reliable internet connections, nor do I have huge chunks of time though my parents are very ably helping spread the parenting load with me. I've photographed entries Saturday 16th July through to Wednesday 27th July and will endeavour to catch up with more up-to-date on a daily basis.

holiday creativity oh my!

creativity oh my!, originally uploaded by ebbandflo_pomomama.

I'm out of the studio and away from the bench for the summer.
:)

fibre friday: embrace wire and fibre brooches at Place desArts

embrace wire and fibre brooch, originally uploaded by ebbandflo_pomomama.

Three "embrace" brooches have settled in at Place des Arts in Coquitlam for the summer.





Please note, my online shops are now closed until mid September - have a great summer.

little forest pendants in fine silver

little forest pendants in fine silver, originally uploaded by ebbandflo_pomomama.

Two of the 'little forest' series of pendants have arrived at the Blackberry gift shop at Port Moody Arts Centre, along with some fresh inventory for the summer.