In the Mood to Draw

I have been working on a series...well, it was in my head for a while and last year I printed some fabric for it but it never went further.

Today, I was in the mood to draw.

Sketch, a fast one

I did many blind contours. For blind contours you have to keep your drawing instrument on the paper at all times. You can not look at your drawing as you draw. You can only look at the contour of the object you are drawing until you decide the drawing is over. It's always a nice surprise to see what is left on the paper.

I like the shapes. Fun to draw. Very quick to draw. I like working fast.

Vertebra of a cow, a Canadian cow.

These are drawings for the series I still have in my head.

Back in Verona

It feels good being back in Verona.

In the evenings, I am home and can do some quiet stitching.

I prepared the cloth and printed it before I left Canada and am now making marks on those fabric pieces with embroidery thread.

I noticed that because I travel often my art production has dropped off significantly. I definitely don't want to stop travelling so the only solution is to find a way to 'work' while I am away from my studio.

I do use this time to journal and collect ideas and I am still going to do that.

I love the way my life is going and don't want to change anything about it right now.

You yourself might like to consider travelling to Verona with me for my ten-day Italy Textile Trip. Next one is in Spring 2019. Click here for more details.

(the photos are old ones taken over past trips during the last 11 years)