Caturday

Plywood • December 22, 2024

Posted in Caturday | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Merry Christmas!

Posted in Holiday, News, photo manipulation, Photography | Tagged , , , | 2 Comments

The Tuesday Doodle


The Goo-Goo Muck. Playing around with Sailor, Pentel and a couple other pens during some down time in work. This goes along with an old drawing I did decades ago which I pulled from storage. The old drawing was inspired by the song by The Cramps. The logo is new and will probably go with the drawing once I ink it in.

Stay tuned!

#sketch #sketchbook #ink #inkdrawing #thecramps #horror #doodle #lettering

Posted in Doodle Tuesday, It Came From the Sketchbook | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Jack Frost Nipping at Your Nose

The tree is up, cards were sent, eight different kinds of cookies have been baked, and all of the gifts are wrapped. I’m looking forward to start cooking, mainly because it’s been in the teens – twenties here for the past few days and any excuse to turn on the oven!

This handsome gent is my father-in-law taken in the 30s/40s. He passed away in December, so Joe crafted this ornament, and he hangs out on our tree every year!

Posted in Crafts, Holiday, News, Photography | Tagged , | Leave a comment

It Came from the Sketchbook

I continue having fun sketching with my Sailor Fude fountain pens — one with a nib bent at a 55º angle and the other at a 40º angle. I’m finding that the pen with the 55º nib offers a wider variety of line weights and would be the pen I would want with me if I were lost on a desert island. Hopefully that island would have a lifetime supply of ink and paper.

I’ve also brought a Rotring Art Pen which I purchased back in the 1980s back to life with a newly purchased ink converter filled with fresh ink. It gives a consistent line weight which is pretty good for ruling and filling in dark, cross-hatched areas. It feels pretty good in the hand, too.

Old and no longer available Rotring Art Pen brought back to life with an ink converter

Posted in It Came From the Sketchbook | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Caturday

Plywood • December 20, 2024

Posted in Caturday | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Fig Rugelach

I love figs, so a cookie filled with figs and walnuts was a no-brainer. They look fancy, but are surprisingly simple to make – roll out the dough, spread on the filling, cut with a pizza cutter, and roll up! They make a great addition to your cookie tray. Continue reading

Posted in Holiday, Lovin' from the Oven, News | Tagged , , | 1 Comment