Pound Designs

11/10/2010

NaNo No-Mo

Week 2 and I'm out, that was hard! I kept writing myself into a corner and would pull my hair out trying to write myself out. I did get some ideas for a new project so it's not all bad. I'm thinking of turning my story (well, the good parts) into a graphic novel. I even painted my first panel! The good thing is I don't have to finish it in 1 month. To everyone who actually wins NaNoWriMo: you guys rock!

Lots of new designs!

I've been busy creating some new designs to go on t-shirts, stickers, mugs and other goodies. We have delicious Zombie Brand Human Brain Soup, a cool propaganda style Boston Terrier, a funny design featuring false teeth called Bite, and a cool floral piece called Gun Blossom.

Zombie's Human Brain Soup

Boston Terrier Revolution

Bite!

Gun Blossom

11/09/2010

Sunbeam Kitty & Cayenne Peppers

Me and my kitty are enjoying the sun this morning despite the incoming winter cold. I picked the last of my cayenne peppers and my summer balcony garden has now come to a close.

11/01/2010

Dried Tomato, Basil & Garlic Bread

I added dried tomatoes, garlic and basil to a French Bread recipe I found online. Yummy!

NaNoWriMo!

I'm taking over the kitchen table for NaNoWriMo. I've always wanted to try it so I finally took the plunge and signed up this year. I don't know if I can pull off 50,000 words in a month, but I'll try!

10/26/2010

New Australian Cattle Dog Print

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10/25/2010

Oven Dried Tomatoes

Whenever I can get tomatoes for under 50 cents a pound I always grab a few pounds to dry in the oven. I love to use them in pasta dishes or on a pizza. Yesterday I started out with 3.12 pounds of Roma Tomatoes.

I popped them in a 170 degree oven for 21 hours and ended up with 6 oz. of dried tomatoes. I think money wise I end up breaking even, but at least I know my tomatoes are fresh!

10/19/2010

Om Nom Nom Nom

Sometimes paint looks scrumptious to me, which is probably unhealthy.

10/18/2010

Attack of the Schnauzers!

Introducing Schnauzers! I just love these little guys, they look like they have mustaches.
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10/13/2010

New Painting - Four Targets

Acrylic on Arches Watercolor Paper
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10/12/2010

Skateboard Decks

I found some old skateboard decks in the trash and dragged them home. They've been primed and are in the process of being painted!

9/28/2010

Greetings from the Holodeck!

Here's a funny Star Trek design I made. It's available on t-shirts, postcards, stickers, mugs and other gift items. Click Here!

Faux Finish Technique

Here's a cool faux finish technique that gives the look of leather.

You'll need tissue paper, two colors of acrylic paint (I used raw sienna and raw umber), gesso, matte medium, a bristle brush and some rags.

Coat your surface with a layer of gesso. I'm using some bristol here. Crinkle up a few sheets of tissue paper.

Using the matte medium adhere randomly torn pieces of tissue paper all over your surface. Layer them on top of each other and make sure to coat them with matte medium.

Take the lighter color of acrylic paint and using a rag randomly dab splotches of paint all over.

Take your darker paint and using a rag rub the paint all over the surface making sure to get it in every crease. That's it!

9/15/2010

Sock Monkey Skateboarder

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8/13/2010

Controlled Chaos - Art Journaling

My very favorite thing to do is take an afternoon break and head down to my tiny local library to browse around. I usually end up in either the science fiction, art or cooking section. This week I checked out "Artists' Journals & Sketchbooks" by Lynne Perrella. It's packed with inspiration and I got started on my first pages today! I'm intimidated by brand new sketchbooks and will usually opt to just shove them in a closet never to be used. Not anymore!