Day of the Dead Skull

 New listing on Ebay.

 

Morning Delivery

Mission San Luis Rey Cemetery, Oceanside

Old Mission San Luis Rey Cemetery, founded in 1798, is the oldest cemetery in North County San Diego still in operation.

This is where the San Diego Urban Sketchers Meetup Group met on November 9.

 

Ice Cream

Japanese Stab Binding

This is the stitch we learned to make this week in Book Arts at Mesa College taught by Cindy Zimmerman. It is the Japanese Stab Binding. Next week we will construct a book using this stitch with hard covers and Butterfly Spine.

Book Arts at the Athenaeum

Learning about Book Arts at the Athenaeum in La Jolla.

Accordion Pop Up Book

This is the latest book I learned in Book Arts with Cindy Zimmerman. It was frustrating for me at first and I wasn't enthused about it. The procedure started to get fun as I progressed with the different stages of the structure. I am happy with the outcome and it will be a healthy reference for me and my husband, Gary.

 Each page shows 4 energy foods for pre diabetics and also heart healthy.

Statue Garden

One of the patios in Balboa Park, San Diego houses many statues and decorations that have been replaced or repaired. I met with friends to sketch them today. This is my watercolor of one of the statues.

The Antique Steam Engine and Tractor Museum

Oil painting on an 8 x 10 inch canvas with some friends at the Antique Steam Engine and Tractor Museum.

San Diego Urban Sketchers at Tidelands Park Coronado

My sketch done at the meetup at Tidelands Park, Coronado

a 4 minute video showing 19 sketchers and their work during a 2 hour meetup

Hard Cover Accordion Structure

This is the Hard Cover Accordion Structure I learned in Book Arts Class taught by Cindy Zimmerman, I chose the Japanese Zodiac for my subject because she had this beautiful Japanese rice paper to share and the number of animals fit perfectly in this format.

Life Drawing

Figure drawing in a large Strathmore watercolor sketchbook
At North Park with Stephen, Kathy and Janice

Coptic Stitch with Paste Paper

In Book Arts with Cindy Zimmerman we worked on Coptic stitch 2 weeks in a row. I got better! This one is made with paste paper we made in class the week before.

Punked up Journal

This is a "punked up" Coptic stitch journal made in Book arts with Cindy Zimmerman. We took mat board and beat it up with a mallet, screws, nuts and bolts. I didn't want to cover or distress the inside cover so I made little stamps in the shape of screws, nuts and bolts. I kept tearing the paper when I tightened the stiches but my nice teacher says it gave it a more punked up look. I love my book arts class.

Rendezvous in Poway

Sketching cowboys and mountain men at the Rendezvous in Poway, October 4, 2014 with the San Diego Urban Sketchers.

Codex with hard cover.

Something I made in Book Arts with Cindy Zimmerman. Codex with hard cover.

2 Korean Masks at the Mingei

Origami Envelope Book

This is an origami envelope book with paper I decorated by splattering paint. The stitch is a French Link Stitch and was taught by Cindy Zimmerman at a book arts class.

Wavecrest Woodie Fest, 2014

The Wavecrest Woodie Fest was held at Moonlight Beach in Encinitas today. These are old cars from the 40s, 50's and on up. The have wood on the sides of them and many of them were used to haul surfboards to the beach. This was the location of the San Diego Urban Sketchers Meetup and my sketching today.

San Diego Urban Sketchers at the Moreton Bay Fig Tree

Exposed Stitch

I'm loving my book arts class. Exposed stitch. Using an old encyclopedia. It's mostly filled with watercolor paper but I added some of the encyclopedia pages to add some charm.

Museum of Man

Sketching with the Weekday Sketchers at the Museum of Man in the middle of a heat wave. Rachel called it Sketch and Sweat.

Outside the Museum of Man
Brush pen with watercolor

Mayan Ball Game Whistle
pencil with watercolor

Mayan Artifact

day of the dead skull available on Ebay

Hand Painted Day of the Dead
Available on Ebay

 

skull and carving

Sketchbook page for 9-9
watercolor skull and a carving.

San Diego Urban Sketchers at Waterfront Park San Diego

my sketch from the front of the San Diego Administration Building

 

Skull Box

This is a little box my earrings came in. I liked the color so I decorated it with a skull rubber stamp I carved and used acrylic markers for the white and brown lines. The black lines were made with a rapid-o-graph.

Making folded books

Making folded books using Making Handmade Books, 100+ Bindings, Structures and Forms by Alisa Golden.