Sketch of the day--- shapes and story boards

 My friend Mary sent links to cool sites informing us how to stylishly dress an older body. It started me thinking and on my walk I pictured myself as a rectangle and circle.

I am working my way through the book, how to think like leonardo da vinci. His exercises are thought provoking and I'm defining myself and my art. He suggests doing story boards with words to focus...

I did an impromptu sketch, added words I want to focus on, and then supporting words to achieve the first ones.

All done in about 10 minutes.

10 minutes plus an hour of waking and thinking time that is.

I quite love her face.
She might look a wee bit like a robot but I did want to stylize her.

I love the glow, plus pink aura she has while still emanating all colors of the spectrum. I am seeking. Seeking peace, meaning in my life, self expression, experiencing what life has for me this time around, and purpose.



Keeping my motto of "use it!" for the year, I pulled out a clothing pattern to try. I haven't made clothes in a L-O-N-G time. Since I became a rectangle.

I fancied myself like one of the Project Runway designers, and did a muslin first. Quite thin, and see through. I thought I could still use it as an over shirt in the summer, to help cover up my back brace. I planned to paint it. After it was done however I am considering embellishments instead... like this

Two scraps of lace and a hexie not used  for another project.

The possibilities are endless:
> yo yo's
> net flowers sewn down
> french knots around the neck and border
> dipped in paint
> splattered with paint
> drawing of a poodle

well you get the idea

BTW, I elongated the pattern by three inches.

Can you see this stencil?

I am still thinking about stencil and paint.

Just because it's fun to do.

Do you dither over choices too??

(please say yes, that I'm not alone in this)