I love landscape paintings. Beautiful scenery captured in paint is something so captivating to me. But, it’s also not something I’ve spent much time painting myself. So, a few years ago I decided to try my hand at some forest scenery. I liked the paintings I made, but they were far from perfect. More recently, … More Painting Touchups
I’ve had my eye on trying watercolor paint and colored pencils again, two things I haven’t done in a long time, when I discovered watercolor pencils. I could try them both at once! Ok, maybe the watercolor paint experience is a bit different than this, but I could achieve a similar look by using something … More Watercolor Pencils & Calligraphy Pens
I’ve accumulated a strange array of skills over the years. And I just keep adding to the collection. People who don’t know me well are surprised that I know how to do a lot of the things I know how to do. And no one who knows me is ever surprised or discouraging when I … More Jack of All Trades, Master of None
I finally used the last of my polymer clay. If you’ve never used it, polymer clay is clay that usually comes in small blocks and can be baked in a kitchen oven. I’ve only used it a couple of times, I don’t usually work with clay, nor do I have any clay tools, and I’m … More Clay Dinosaurs
Back when we had almost no furniture, my brother built us a couple chairs to use at our borrowed kitchen table. He built them, got the paint we picked out, and gave them to me with the seats unattached. The plan was that I would paint them and upholster the seats before attaching them. I … More Chairs
When we last went to PAX, it was the beginning of the Worldbuilders end-of-year fundraiser. Worldbuilders is a nonprofit that raises money for a variety of charities. You can check them out here if you’re interested. Supporters of Worldbuilders provide books, games, art, and a multitude of other geeky items that are raffled off to … More Dwarf Barbarian Minis
I got a dragon mini at PAX again, and I finally painted it. This time, I got the shadow dragon. I wanted it to be dark, but not completely black. I also wanted it to look like it could reflect some light as it slinks around in the shadows. I used a mixture of blue … More Shadow Dragon Mini
I’ve been doing a bunch of DIYs and re-organizing at home. Along with that, I’ve also been switching around the art on the walls. We’ve always had a variety of art hanging on our walls, a lot of it made by us or people we know, along with some vintage things. I never moved any … More Painting Around the Edges
I have a bunch of plain white, gray, and black t-shirts. I used to wear them under my uniforms when I worked in kitchens. Now that I no longer wear chef whites to work, I don’t really get much use out of them. So I decided to customize them with acrylic paint and add designs … More Customizing T-Shirts
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