20 THINGS...(click on image to read)

BCF iBook and tPot

...and the keys ran away with the flowers.

Trick or Treats

For Mom.

Blind Contour Friday

Bad Hairdryer Day

EDM Challenges 21, 22 & 31

These are all separate drawings of items in a collection of family memorabilia combined into one image created in photoshop. The dress is a christening gown originally worn by my sister...and then me. The clip in the lower left is really pretty, but I haven't identified whose it was...or the story behind it yet. The postcard collection, bound by wooden panels & metal screws, was my mother's. The little snapshot mini album has a leather cover with grommets and a very fragile string holding it all together. The photos inside are from my maternal grandmother's family, as is the small, framed portrait in the upper left corner. I have boxes of postcards, photos and letters, many of which were sent by friends and relatives while they served during WWII. I submit this entry to satisfy the "clothing", "antique or vintage items" and "collection" challenges.

Handy li'l drawing

Illustration Friday "COLD"

Little boy out on doorstep in the snowy cold, waiting for the bus to pick him up for his Political Science class at the local University.

who's in control here?

Blind Contour Friday

Kitchen series. The fridge has so much stuff on it....and then the earthquake hit

EDM Challenge #36

Well....this was a challenge all right. Though I've been doing this more lately, I still haven't reached a good comfort level yet, and it shows. Great assignment!

NY Winter

Another from the photobox. (pastel pencil)

Two More Bubbies

She's so sketchable!

Back in Time

I did this sketch from an old family photo, from an old family album. Probably early to mid-'40s and probably in New York.

Illustration Friday "Lost" (tooth)

I just could not come up with anything to submit for this week's topic, "Lost", until it literally popped out of my head...and fell into my lap (crown & post) . Of course, I took advantage and did a quick sketch before jamming it back in from whence it came. Timing is everything.

Illustration Friday

"Float"...photoshop manipulated photo of my daughter, Andrea.

Blind Contour Friday

My husband gave this to me last Easter, so I dedicate this BCF drawing to him.

EDM Challenge #35

Bicycle by a fence. A "sketchy" scan of a pastel on plain ol' drawing paper.

Insomnia

sketchy day

I got into a sketch rut today. Pencil & charcoal pencil and a big box of family photographs.

quick seaside sketch

Sanibel seagull. I especially like the paper edge down the right side.

EDM Challenge #8

These 3 pieces were made by a friend. The left ring is my wedding band, and the right is my "engagement" ring. My husband has the same wedding band (of course), and a similar "engagement" ring. The middle piece is a silver pin with ivory inlay. The right ring is silver with a bloodstone. The wedding ring design represents a catfish, which is a symbol of good luck.