HAREWORK

IF: Theatre

2009-04-28T01:43:00.000-07:00

Eric's Dashing

2009-04-22T02:36:00.000-07:00

IF: Impossibility

2009-04-21T15:32:00.000-07:00

IF: Fleeting

2009-04-16T21:10:00.000-07:00

Cabled-out

2009-04-10T03:50:00.000-07:00

Why is knitting a basic stocking stitch such a torture? Even knitting a gauge swatch, all I can see is that the stitches are uneven, loose, inconsistant. I show my mother the swatch and she can't see anything wrong with it. And I'm going to unravel the goddam thing anyway! I can knit with dpn's, place a thumb, cable, yarn-over, crochet with 1.75mm hooks, but a stupid stocking stitch will drive me up the wall. I will spend half the time sitting there, yanking at the yarn trying to get it even. And yet another week without an Illo Friday submission! I keep telling myself I will do a two-minute drawing as soon as I get the topic, but I've said that for the last three weeks.

Chunky Fingerless Mitts

2009-04-04T22:29:00.000-07:00

Sizes: S (women), M (men), L (large) Gauge: 4" = 15 stitches Notions: 5mm and 6mm needles, 5mm crochet hook, 4 dpn(double pointed needles) Yarn: 8ply Panda Acrylic (I wound off half to make two balls, and knitted using both balls at same time. Using hook, make 14(16)(18) ch, to form start of tubular cast on*. If using conventional method, CO 27(31)(35)st, using 5mm needles. Continue in k1,p1 rib for 12-15 rows. Transfer stitches to 6mm needles. Continue in st.st for 6(8)(10) rows. On the last row, k 13(15)(15). Using waste yarn of a different colour, k 4(5)(7). Transfer these st back to first needle and continue in working yarn. Continue in st.st. for 10(10)(10) rows.** Using 5mm needles, knit in k1,p1 rib for 14 rows, cast off. Thumb: Remove waste thread and transfer to dpn. Divide st. evenly between three needles, picking up two other stitches either side. With one ball of yarn, knit thumb in st.st. for 1 1/2 (2) (2 1/2)". Cast off. Sew up side seam of glove. Turn inside out, fold down top section of rib. Sew loosely, weave in ends.

Brazil Pom Pom

2009-04-03T21:37:00.000-07:00

Fingerless Gloves for Cesar

2009-03-26T03:18:00.000-07:00

THE BLASTED FINGERLESS NIGHTMARES

MY KNUCKS

IF: Blanket

2008-02-06T17:56:00.000-08:00

IF: Citrus

2007-05-16T16:41:00.000-07:00

IF: Neighbour

2007-05-10T18:52:00.000-07:00

IF: Remember

2007-05-02T21:19:00.000-07:00

Frogs & mice

2007-03-18T15:49:00.000-07:00

Animals from The Blue Day Book by Bradley Trevor Greive.

IF: Red

2007-01-31T18:28:00.000-08:00

I love you, you are my love.

IF: Superhero

2007-01-23T17:50:00.000-08:00

As for heroes, I always liked comics around the eighties period or earlier. I think in the nineties they lost something stylistically for me. Click on image for more detailed view. Don't think this is exactly the best work ever but you have to keep going.

School Mural

2007-01-23T15:36:00.000-08:00

Albatross

2007-01-16T11:55:00.000-08:00

From National Geographic.

IF: 80's

2007-01-15T15:33:00.000-08:00

Man of Stone 2

2007-01-11T16:50:00.000-08:00

Man of Stone 1

2007-01-11T15:14:00.000-08:00

Some illo's I did for a friend's book of poetry in 2005.

Bursary art

2007-01-10T12:24:00.000-08:00

IF: Buzz

2007-01-10T11:56:00.000-08:00

And now for some plugging, please check out the old paintings/drawings while you're here. From 1998 and 2001, when I was in high school (so they're amateurish).

Bursary II

2007-01-09T15:38:00.000-08:00

Old paintings

2007-01-09T15:28:00.000-08:00

IF: Help

2006-12-20T19:27:00.000-08:00

Happy holidays to all. Being Christmas, there are an abundance of stars around. I always have dreams of some helpful person helping me reach whatever stars I choose to grab.

IF: Mask

2006-12-13T17:11:00.000-08:00

This girl is meant to be wearing a mask while supermarket shopping. There is much said about people wearing masks and not showing their true selves, because it is safer and we are not honest about ourselves.

I imagine wearing my mask in public, doing day-to-day things like going to the gym or taking the bus, to protect people from the insane, fluid, uncontrollable thoughts that rage around in my head. It protects my sanity from the anxiety that always threatens to consume me. Or I can observe other people without them noticing.

In the end I seem to theorise more about the topic instead of drawing. Then all my attempts are mundane and over used, been-there-seen-that. And I'm too scared to put anything up.

This would probably benefit with some tracing paper and redrawing, but I have to put it up before I lose my nerve. Sometimes I have to remind myself why I do this, if I'm not any good why do I do it? There's something about making lines on paper that is soothing.

IF: Invention

2006-11-30T17:42:00.000-08:00

A bit average, this idea has been done to death but it's Friday already and work has been busy.

Header Attempt

2006-11-23T14:35:00.000-08:00

Me trying to create a header. My HTML skills are lacking and trying to figure it out could test the limits of time I can waste at work on my blog, so might have to settle for using it as profile image.

IF: Thanksgiving

2006-11-21T19:24:00.000-08:00

We don't have Thanksgiving here, but I bought plane tickets today to see my folks for Christmas so I'm thinking about seeing the ones you love. And I know unfortunately, many people will be without that or family doesn't bring happy thoughts.

Mix-tape madness

2006-11-21T13:45:00.001-08:00

Another old piece. The cover from a little board book I made about mix-tapes. I found this tape a guy made for a girl called Marcia. He had written this really sweet note inside. White acrylic on bright pink card.

IF: Clear No.2

2006-11-15T16:15:00.000-08:00

I did another entry because I had problems creating a thumbnail the first time around. It's possibly not that obvious our subject is trying to pull thoughts out of his head, it looks more like a tube going in which could be a problem given the pile of crap it is attached to.

Go Team Go.

2006-11-14T18:52:00.000-08:00

Go. Yeah, whooop. The text hides my complete absence of pep this afternoon.

Caligula Theatre Poster

2006-11-13T14:16:00.000-08:00

Theatre poster from 2004. Wasn't actually used, it was a brief in my course. We did many posters and brochures.

IF: Clear

2006-11-12T18:14:00.000-08:00

Bubbles bubbles bubbles.