Naomi made me think of Ernst Haeckle. So I decided to post this again.. one of my own ink and pencil drawings (on black) inspired by Ernst's drawings.
three links about Ernst:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernst_Haeckel
http://caliban.mpiz-koeln.mpg.de/~stueber/haeckel/radiolarien/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nickderington/sets/72157603667155005/
another pen and ink drawing. this is pitt pens on some sort of fairly smooth white cardstock. i am not 100% enthused about the paper, i am going to try to get some more this weekend. can't believe i am out of the ink paper i like - where did it all go? it might be hiding. this is a dark walnut pitt pen size S.
i am so tired. so very tired.
these are in my etsy shop.
i had a nice massage today, then walked out to find it snowing. though so far none has sticked in my neighborhood. i am getting tired of this cold weather!
yarn yarn, beautiful yarn.
i am so fond of the earth tones, as you can see. and i am quite enthused and inspired by sock yarns and modular knitting, though i am not anticipating knitting socks with all this sock yarn.
i had a good day yesterday, though it was long and i am worn out now. i may have overdone it. ok, i probably overdid it.
in the morning i had breakfast with 2 friends who were on their way to the port townsend beer festival. so we caught the same ferry. they dropped me off in winslow and headed on their way.
the gulls always follow the boat, riding the updraft and getting a free trip across the sound. it's a bit hazy still and the air quality if poor (we are under an inversion) but there was some actual sun!
my class was at churchmouse yarns and teas. the yarns and teas were both excellent. the class was in designing and knitting a skirt and i learned a lot. the teacher was excellent!
then of course there was the shopping.. and the tea sampling. then home. i met a very nice lady and her daughter from ohio. they were waiting for the ferry i was waiting for, so we talked, and also sat together on the trip across. they were so nice and genuine. what they say about the "seattle freeze" - how Northwesterners are not very friendly and outgoing to strangers - is true. because that would not have happened with NW people.
by then i was feeling rather poorly, actually i was before the class even ended, but i headed up the street from my house to take care of my kitty friend, cooper. cooper is an old kitty friend of mine, i just adore him. his owners were away overnight. cooper has problems with temporary paralysis. right now his hind legs and tail and paralyzed. so he can't walk and he needs extra assistance and care with feeding, cleaning, etc. poor old man. he was delighted to be fed some catfood and pumpkin soup, have his bedding changed, and be petted. he was not so happy that i rinsed him off in the tub. though there was not much he could do about it, either.
then it was home for reading and bed. today i have a quite sore throat. i have a massage scheduled and i have a few chores i simply must do, but i hope to mostly take it easy.
I drew this while i could not sleep, under the influence of high fructose magazine. but, i should hope, with my own style.
i am proud to live in a country that choses hope over fear. and i hope that the changes that have started today will lead to good things for the planet.
i was also grateful that our boss gave us the opportunity to all join together in his studio to watch the inaguration on his beautiful big screen HD TV. (he was actually at the event, i hope he kept warm!) it was good to all be together. i went down at the end and watched the end with the receptionist. we hugged each other and sniffled.
i painted a little more. i am never really sure where i am going with things, they usually just happen. usually i start in a corner and go out from there. this time i started in the middle. it's just un-spiraling and un-folding as i go.
i decided i needed to do something better than the garter stitch with my beautiful hand painted yarn, so i started a modular scarf. this is based on a pattern from knits from a painter's palette, but i made a number of small changes. the yarns are :
prism symphony : tumbleweed
mirasol hacho: #303
mirasol hacho: #304
i had a nice weekend. lots of quiet time reading, knitting, and painting. also i went out with friends for dinner last night - to volterra. i wish it could last one more day but we don't get MLK day off, so back to work tomorrow. must keep reminding myself not to let work take over who i am.
this is the watercolor i was working on last night. i need to have some projects waiting for me when i get home next week, it helps with stress...
i had a pretty good weekend, even though i have not felt well. yesterday: massage, tea, violin shop, watercolor. today: knitting, chores, and the library.
this is:
prism symphony : tumbleweed
prism symphony: fog
mirasol hacho: #303
mirasol hacho: #304
looking at the photos i just keeping it will look better when i block it, but it looks pretty good now too.
for the women who work for me + one other coworker we work closely with, i knitted wristwarmers. the pattern is from artful yarns heavenly - it comes with the yarn.. but i used dune by trendsetter for these. and now i need a little break from knitting to rest my shoulder, though they are overall pretty fast and easy.
