A while back when I did the pattern for Scrolled Feather - I got my daughter to video me demoing - all ready for me to upload to the blog so that you could see how I go about drawing it. Unfortunately my firewire cord, or the video, would not talk to the computer and I couldn't edit it.
I still wanted to do it, and today, as it has been miserable and so incredibly cold that even my husband, John didn't want to work outside (an unheard of occurence!) I got him to video me on my little Canon point and shoot camera. Yep. We're a high quality outfit here. Nothing but the best. LOL. Hopefully I don't live to regret it.
Anyway, here it is. Take note of the disclaimers at the start - the sound quality is not good (I do not lisp, and I'm sure my voice does not sound like that!) Hopefully you can understand me and my very Aussie accent.
I also had a bit of a play with the pattern and came up with a few variations of the theme.
Also, along the way, created a new pattern from the basic structure.
My head has been so full of ideas this weekend, my fingers are worn out trying to keep up. I've been playing with knyt and have another feather variation on the go. Hopefully tomorrow I will have time to put together another post.
Have a great weekend!
hx
I still wanted to do it, and today, as it has been miserable and so incredibly cold that even my husband, John didn't want to work outside (an unheard of occurence!) I got him to video me on my little Canon point and shoot camera. Yep. We're a high quality outfit here. Nothing but the best. LOL. Hopefully I don't live to regret it.
Anyway, here it is. Take note of the disclaimers at the start - the sound quality is not good (I do not lisp, and I'm sure my voice does not sound like that!) Hopefully you can understand me and my very Aussie accent.
I also had a bit of a play with the pattern and came up with a few variations of the theme.
Have a great weekend!
hx
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Let me know how it goes - if all else fails I can try and upload to youtube - been years since I've accessed my account on there and I've forgotten the passwords, but I can try :)
Lynda
Anyway, the simple act of closing and reopening Chrome did it for me. Sometimes it helps to log out of everything, turn off the computer, give it 5 minutes to catch its breath and then turn it on again - apparently beating the sides may give a degree of satisfaction to the beater (usually me) but it doesn't do much for the hard disk drives...
Helen, I am really enjoying your posts - what do you do for a job (besides work on the farm, raise kids, do Zentangle etc). Were/are you an "Artist"? I have finally reached a point in my life where I am comfortable with the fact that I am not an "innate artist." It has taken a long time to stop comparing myself, negatively, to people, such as yourself, who have an inborn gift. Try as I may, I will never be able to accomplish what you can naturally achieve. I can look at your work, and the works of other accomplished Zentangle artists, and I can improve my skills - just as you can develop your talents by practice and lessons - but I can never make myself have an innate artistic talent.
I also make quilts and aspire to making "art quilts" - I can copy, and I can do some innovations, but I don't have what it takes to get me accepted in to art school....
Reaching this understanding has, in fact, freed me to be myself and to value my own efforts much more than I was able to in the past.
Thanks again for putting your work in a blog - it is an inspiration and an out and out joy to be able to look at it, and learn. You are a born teacher and very generous with your talents. Jakki
Jakki, I work 2 half days a week at a primary school teaching children to cook using seasonal produce that we source either locally or grow in the vegetable garden at school. I love it as eating locally/living sustainably is a subject that I am very passionate about. I am new to working with children though (just this year), and wow, is it exhausting!
Up until quitting 5 years ago, I worked as a part-time contractor in the craft industry whilst bringing up my children. I have taught many workshops and written quite a few articles over the years - something that I love doing, the sharing/learning aspect of the art/craft field is so amazing. There's always something new to discover!
I have "crafted" my whole life, but it wasn't until I was older when I was exposed to decorative painting through a mother's group and later did a 2 day botanical art course that I discovered I could draw. It was a learned skill for me - I had to learn the mechanics of perspective and how things are put together, it all just clicked.
These days I just draw for me, I believe the only person you have to satisfy is yourself, and drawing and sharing ideas make me happy. It's just not worth making negative comparisons. I would love to be able to do those quick sketches of people and animals - it amazes me how a few strokes and the artist has managed to capture expression and personality. That's not something I will ever be able to do, I appreciate it, maybe envy it a bit, but ultimately that takes too much energy that I'd rather pour into somemthing that I love doing and makes me happy. That's what it's all about. Glad you have found that place in your art, too :)
I am so glad you are enjoying the blog, I really appreciate your comments/feedback - such a wonderful feeling to know that others are getting something out of it!
Thanks,
Helen
Jakki, thank you for the help on what your daughter did to get the video. It turns out that all I had to do was move from me iPad to my old laptop and it came right up. Thanks to both of you!
Susiejo
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