ATLAS and beyond!!!

I'm starting a new personal project called atlas, I was going to enter the sktechbook project ( Yes, I know I've mentioned this before and said that  I would enter)  this year but it just hasn't happened yet, so instead I looked at their list and saw that they had a project called atlas.

Below is what I've done today  as a cover for my little sketchbook, sadly none of the imagery used to create this is mine, esstentially it's a collage of stuff I've collected and found browsing the internet. Now thinking about it, I proabably have all my own imagery that I could have used to make this ... like the space scene, that seems so long ago and the key I recently did... oh well. I did debate earlier whether or not draw up my own map, then I came across this one and it just stayed. But  I really actually will draw up my own map and use that instead, eventually, however this could take a few weeks and I wanted to see what it would look like with a well drawn map, not some of rushed thrown together drawings, and I proabably will repost this then.

(NONE of the imagery is mine :(  sorry just though I'd throw in an extra repeat disclaimer, I really need to check copywrite rights etc.)

Drawing again

I came across a photograph of a key today whilst surfing pinterest, and well here's the result. Sorry about the picture quality, it's just I'm not sure where I've left my camera.

Drawing in my Garden

Well you can probably tell that it's not still life I've been drawing from my garden today! These were copied from a calender I got last year, with some pretty awesome photography of monkeys.  I've been wanting to do this awhile and I had the free time to sit in the actual sun today and do it which was nice. Yay heat wave! I have to side with the line drawing as I just like it, it reminds me of a few people! On the right is my first attempt at using oil pastels, and like I've already mentioned it's been hot today, so it probably wasn't the best time to try them out and actually have a go at using them. i will admit the nostrils are a bit werid as for some reason I haven't got a black crayon. It's not perfect but I guess it is a start of using something I'm not used to at all. I'm sure people would have laughed at me drawing today, as my old still life lecturer says became scared to make a mark of the page for around half an hour. It slowed me down :D But hey that's what trying something new is all about!

Here comes the sun

Paper cut out I've worked on today :)
Very loosely based on the Beatles song . Just a small thing that I'm starting to enjoy in my free time, it my second attempt at this paper cutting technique.

Sewing type

I've been playing about using a sewing machine to try and create some type. This is my 2nd attempt which actually to me doesn't look that bad. The amount of settings I had to go through though was annoying, but hey it sort of works, maybe the *R* looks a little um... Demented, but on the whole I quite like it. :D

Pinterest and the brave

This a website that I've recently come acroos , and it's just amazing!!! It's basically like a giant online pinboard, where you can post images that inspire you etc. The great thing is that you can follow other pinners who will share their pins, and it can lead you to brand new things, you would have of discoverd before!! Also it saves me from having to save all the images on the computer, and trying to source them at a later date as well.

If you are interested in my board its here, which will probably get updated regular - well it won't if I can stay away from etsy.com

http://pinterest.com/taritigerlilly/little-things-that-matter/   my board

And and and and and ... ( yes I waffle even when I write) I feel like a kid again right now, doesn't the new Pixar film the Brave look worthwhile... Pixar, they haven't let me down yet. :D

The dolly got sewn. Yay.
Yes I will change the typography, its not right.