Day 4 challenge was to create 5 sketches, each taking no more than 5 minutes. We also could only use our fingers or a business card.

For my first drawing I did a drawing the way I would normally draw. I was not sure what 5 minutes would feel like for time. I did mine in 4 minutes.

 So for my second one I thought I would try a landscape by adding glass powder with my fingers or the card. The landscape lesson yesterday had been a struggle for me. I was happy with my miniature landscape. I tried doing a playful drawing of a building and some pines. I made this one in 4 minutes.

 I continue with another landscape this time with a horizon line.

 My 4^th drawing was of a bird. This is my favorite I have been wanting to draw a bird. The back ground is messy as the timer went off before I could clean it up.

 Number 5 was a pear, I was trying to do something different with each miniature. I was excited to have a kiln full of drawings to fire and forgot to take a picture of the pear. You can see it in the kiln load photo in the front.

 4 days and a kiln full I am going to have to dig around for more sizable scrap to draw on or I am going to have to be more selective as to which to fire. May just be taking some photos and tapping the powder off them to start the next one.

I enjoyed drawing the bird so I did a study of another one, not paying attention to time and obviously not paying attention to the glass size.   

Day 3

Landscape using fingers and a business card.

    I was a little shook up today we had a 4.9 earthquake this morning and it really rumbled. I just could not seem to get back on track all day. This afternoon I took the images I had found that I wanted to try out to the studio. I did a couple of pencil drawings working on contrast and then I tried to do the drawing in powder. I just struggle and struggled trying to make the images using my fingers to apply the powder and then by fingers and card to manipulate the powder. I just could not get to where I wanted to be in the drawings. So, I just did a free hand one that I have to say I am not happy with. I did do a couple of things outside my comfort zone by using the powder for leaves. I went for a walk after photographing the piece. I think I will take a camera next time I walk it was beautiful out with the snow creating contrast.

Tomorrow is another day so, I still would like to keep pushing on.

Day 2 drawing

For my day 2 drawing I decided to try a quaking aspen and do it in a positive drawing as opposed to the negative drawings I have been doing. I have to say drawing with powder gets to be a little nerve racking as you get further into the drawing. The fear of making a mark somewhere you don’t want or getting so involved in one area of the drawing you do not realize that you are smearing another area with your hand. I have a bridge I use to keep my hand off the drawing but day 2 was to draw a tree or two and only use your fingers and a business card. I felt that I needed to be closer to the work to control my marks. I used my fingers in applying some of the powder and in the foreground. I am used to tools so I relied on the business card to make my marks. One of my challenges was to use my left hand, I am very right dominate, so I was surprised that I could do anything with my left.  I am happy with some of the soft lines I achieved and hope to work on that more.

So, here it is my day 2 drawing.

Day one of the 30 drawings in 30 day challenge was to draw only using your fingers. Since I have been drawing with tools I did find this a challenge. I wanted to see the how many different marks I could make. These are to be sketches so I tried hard not to over work the process. A thing I do when I don’t feel I have control. So, I stopped when I found myself over working the tree. I think this is a good exercise and one that I will attempt more. For now though my first sketch is done. Drawing with my fingers.

I see on the challenge page http://modernancientglass.blogspot.com/ where all the artists are sharing that some of the artists are exceptional artists. I am here for my own journey to improve. So if you would like to see the other drawings go to Kelly Crosser Alge blog and you can see them.Here is my first drawing.

Sgraffito Drawing 30 in 30 Challenge

Well who knew seems I had a blog. I am not much of a writer but I am going to learn. I signed up for  a Sgraffito Drawing 30 in 30 Challenge 2015. One drawing a day is the challenge. I will learn some new ways of making marks in glass powder. A group of glass artists have signed up for the challenge. We will be sharing these little sketches on a daily basis and along with blogging each day. So this is a double learning curve for me. Just bare with me as I learn and share. Here is a photo of one of my sgraffito drawings, this is the way I have been drawing.