Finally I got in and had a go at lesson 1
of Doodles Unleashed
over at Strathmore Online Workshops
I was so determined to try to get at least one week done before the month was up
so I just squeaked it in...
still woefully behind in Lifebook
but hey these things happen...
Not so sure I enjoyed the process
and at times it kind of felt
as though I was having my fingernails
slowly removed
but there are parts of the finished mess that are kind of okay
and I think I will get in and do some more
so I can make them look more like me
It did make me get in and play a bit more and I started a journal page
just playing with pattern and colour
more my colours mind you...
and of course I could have used my colours in the lesson
but I had this weird sense that I should be good
and listen to what Traci Bautista had to say
maybe that good girl thing is what freaked me out a little bit
and maybe next lesson I will be back to my normal
half listening, gazing out the window, get distracted self
and it will be a little more comfortable
So I got in and did some colour doodling
and black and white pen doodling
but haven't finished either...
at least the painting one is
pretty close but it's not quite there..
But I have the most fantastic excuse
you see I had the bright idea that my little studio
needed to be revamped
it had kind of been growing and morphing in a scary way
and it has moved beyond that eclectic
to just plain haphazard
and as I spend more and more time in here
and with my spectacular levels of un- coordination
I am falling over things
and stubbing toes
which leads regular yelps and hopping around on one foot
as well as much muttering and mumbling
and increasingly
frequent bouts of unladylike cussing
which my ungrateful, thoughtless, oh so coordinated daughter
finds endlessly amusing
and as I am not here to amuse her
action was called for...
So the long suffering Sinus Man has jumped at the challenge
and I am now sitting in what could only be described
as a bomb site
not a little piece of C4 going off
this is like a nuclear explosion of biblical proportions
I have supplies and bits spread over three rooms
the paint we thought was a match to repaint the wall
which needed repairs after shelves and things were removed to gaping holes
is
well sort of similar
but not quite right
but we are hoping it will blend in a somewhat artistic way
or that paintings and frames can cover the worst of it
and just to top off what has been just another
chaotic Monday
Sinus just called me with the wonderful news that
the hardware giant is in stock of every shelf known to man
except
the one we need
of course....
ah... Monday's are a joy!!!