A MayDay at a Time
January 17 - filler #1 January 17, 2015 15:00
I'm taking a break today becauase headache. I don't understand where this is coming from but it's brutal enough to take today off. To avoid a blank post, here's a project from last year:
This was a project I did for multiple reasons:
A. I wanted to try out spray paint
B. I wanted to experiment with scratch off paint.
C. Drawing a full map is cool and hardcore.
D. The scratch off maps I saw in store were all sorts of ridiculous rainbow colours.
This was a Christmas gift and it seemed to be quite the hit. I learned you an use half acrylic paint and half dish soap to create scratch off paint like on a lottery ticket. Neat trick! It was cool to sit down and see the recipient scratch off all the places they've been to, and of course, spray paint is awesome! This was my first time using some and my god, it's so easy and quick!
January 12 - old project January 12, 2015 22:30
Seeing as I spent today just working on the scarf again, I didn't like the blank slate in my articles going from January 11 to 13 (NOT OCD!). So I wanted to make one for today to fill in the gap.
I'll keep the scarf update in the original scarf post:
I'll use this opportunity to post an old project, since I had a few moments of creativity in 2014 (mostly towards December).
Here's a painting I did a while ago. Still trying to figure out where to hang it - that could be a whole project all on it's own.
January 7 - m'lady January 7, 2015 23:36
I actually had this one done half way through the day. Pretty proud considering I lounged in bed until 1:30ish. Started the day with a headache but found this quite the soothing therapy!
I found this tutorial that gave me inspiration to try this out.
Unfortunately, the tutorial required a bunch of actual tools - who knew quilling is an actual artform all on its own? So I made due with using the back of a brush, a pencil, and my fingers. Fun times! Love the outcome :)
January 3 - chameleon January 3, 2015 16:39
What an opportunity! A friend of mine, Danielle Allard, is releasing a new album, Chameleon, and has asked me to body paint her for the album cover!
Check her out - she's fantastic! http://www.danielleallard.com
I've had the pleasure of painting Danielle before In her favorite theme, music:
I can't really post pictures so as not to give anything away, but I'll be back with pictures once I can. I haven't face or body painted in over a year due to the concussion so I was weary to take on this task but I couldn't bring myself to say no. That said, it was within 10 min of getting there that I remembered why my business is on a hiatus during this whole ordeal - I arrived at the studio without a single paint brush and a fraction of the sponges I needed. It then took me a good half an hour before I could even bring myself to begin drawing and after doing so I continued to question every step - which is not a good business model not comforting for the breathing canvas. We got past all that but after a nearly 6-hour session, I am completely pooped and drained both physically and mentally from the concentration. Oh, MetamorFaces, how I miss thee.
EDIT: the wonderful Danielle and Justin Van Leeuwan (who also shot my wedding! www.jvlphoto.com) allowed a sneak peak :D
January 2 - superheroes January 2, 2015 22:22
Day two of 2015 has proven to be a success. I have spent majority of the day painting and repainting the canvas to bring life to our recently renovated basement. I can't say this is my best work - far from it - but even the idea of Thor in the same room brings out a girly giggle out of me.
Happy to say this is slowly tying the room together! Just need to get a large rug for under the Crockinole table, finish our arcade machine, and maybe a few extra decor accents and we're done. Only took 3 years :) 
Total time: 8-10 hour (including the original painting I painted over)
Total cost: $30
On that note, this took way more out of me than I expected concentration-wise. I'm beat and bed is a-calling!