Steampunk Garb - Lady Hildagard

Bill & Loki watch football

Bill & Loki watch football
Originally uploaded by Pressing Issues

Hmmm. Checking out the blog this option on flickr. Don't quite understand it yet. Why did it pick this one out of all the others?

Summer/Fall Schedule

Not really a schedule, but some things to think about and projects to work on.

Ideally, I'd like to work on roving or alternating projects. Perhaps the only way to work on some of these things would be to arrange to teach or attend a workshop, like a woven/felted scarf class.

It's hard to keep some of these activities going without a deadline to shoot for.

Printmaking:

Woodblock Exchanges:

sent/arrived Printsy -- Seasons -- Aug. 1 -- 16, Size: 8.10" or smaller, $12 for packaging and shipping.

sent/arrived Baren #37 -- Voyages -- Aug. 1 -- 32 -- Image size: no restriction, SASE
Paper size:chuban 10 x 7.5 inches (25.5 x 19cm)
Paper type: no restriction

sent/arrived SWNS08 -- Canterbury Tales -- Aug. 1 -- Paper size: 7.5 x 11 inches -- 30-35, $10

Printing experiments to try:

multi-block prints -- same image, multi-blocks (a la Moku Hanga)
-- different images, multi-blocks (a la Marissa)
-- paleo-multi-blocks -- background block, different paleo-critter blocks

experiments with ink -- dry pigment (mix w/ alcohol first, then water) and rice paste ink (a la Moku Hanga)
-- water-mixed oil paints (adding water, turp, etc.)
-- color dispersions (concentrated color)

done carve a device block, so I can use the icon for lj, etc. Also so I can have a device block. ;-p Something vaguely medieval with clover, baabaa, etc.


device block, with laurel wreath aspects


remember to carve it backwards!


in color

steampunk element -- titanium arm on someone, perhaps airship captain
more steampunk blocks -- paleo-steampunk?



Print Studio -- Organize and get up and running


Weaving, Spinning, Sewing:

Woven Shibori
Natural Dyeing
Woven/felted scarves
Woven/beaded necklaces
Needle-woven tapestries
Knit socks
Kumihimo (awards chords)
color and weave mixs (green/blue color change)
new kimono from fleece, starry sheet


Steampunk gears & garb:



tiny gears as sequins, fringe on woven items

punch the center posts out of gears with a hammer and wood
-- alternately, use an awl and punch them out

time travel medallion to wear on a ribbon for Loscon

-- incorporate an actual watch into the mix so I can tell time; ;-j

--findings at the bead source;

pith helmet w/ silky veil; kimono jacket; cargo pants; leggings; sandals; mary janes (ordered from llbean); long gored skirt, ruffles; high-necked white blouse w/ ruffles

kimono jacket:

ta-da

anachron traveler -- anachroneer -- with an anachronometer 8-]

a business/visiting card!

stripey socks.

Gardening:

Front yard garden -- coming along with allisum, lavendar, etc.
Back yard garden -- hey, at least the crepe myrtle is blooming (just add water)
Back yard make-over -- maybe next year ;-y
-- patio; sod; fountain
Roses -- always a possibility

I'm a Boomer!

That is to say, I can trace my ancestry back to the family Boomer, among others, in Scotland and Ireland. Thanx to my mom's cousin Lucille Taylor.

Actual Webpage

Webpage coming along. This is the design for the home page. I have alternate art but I happened to capture this one. The buttons are nice and small, yet still legible. I like their rounded square shape.

Webpage -- Artwork a & b

Artwork a -- I think I prefer the button/label below the image

Artwork:Printmaking b. Cleaner lines.

Webpage -- Fiberart a & b

Fiberart a


Fiberart b

Webpage -- Fiberart

Click on Fiberart: it takes you to Fiberart page.
Click on Tapestry:


It takes you to Tapestry page:



Highlighted image takes you to detailed page:



I went thru and made the buttons smaller. Works better. Also I may make all the images on a page uniform size -- and possibly only a thumbnail sampling from the full images.

Webpage -- Artwork

Artwork button takes you to the Hand Prints page, where you can either click on Painting or Printmaking. Roll over Printmaking button:

Clicking on Printmaking takes you to:

Clicking on Woodcut takes you to:

Roll over an image and it is highlighted. Click on it and it takes you to a detailed image with text:

Webpage Design Screenshots -- 18 and Counting

test screen shots of the home page -- I intend for the art piece to cycle thru half a dozen images, or alternately to rollover in sequence