On the first day of the new week I tried to carve the top of a stick that I would like to make into a staff. So there was no drawing done on that day. The carving hasn’t worked out exactly as I imagined, perhaps because it was all done by eye. I had no detailed drawings so I suppose it’s not really carving, more like whittling!
Here are my drawings for the rest of the week.
More brown fields although if I were a farmer I’d be unhappy about the furrows not being straight!
I seem to be stuck on drawing various patterns. I’m not sure why, but as I mentioned last week, perhaps it’s my inner textile designer trying to tell me something. I ought to mention that in my late teens, I did want to do something in the textile industry but that didn’t happen quite how I had planned.
Finally, here is a collection of little drawings of faces. Again I’m thinking about whittling; about carving these onto walking sticks, or even dressing-up one of them into a Green Man to hang in the garden.
Well, that’s it regarding last weeks drawing. No drawing today so far! Mind you, I’ll be in the garden shortly, rearranging most of the pots as Storm Ashley has already reached us! Imagine, my own personal storm!
Take care everyone. Have a great week ahead.
Ashley
A Different View 
Dear Ashley, I hope your storm does not get too strong. We have some strong winds here already too. Love your pattern drawing very much. Your stick looks great though, what is not to like on it. One is always more critical when it is one’s own work.
Wishing you a good week ♥
Thank you, Ute, for your lovely comments. Well, the wind did blow and fortunately it did no damage in our garden. Rearranging the pots was a good idea as we won’t have to panic when another storm rolls in! 🤗🙋♂️
If only you had done a sketch before your carving, Asley! Though I did know an old fellah in a carving group I attended who sat with a stick and a stanley knife and carved the most exquisite spirals and other details for walking sticks. I dont think he did many sketches either.
A Stanley knife? In my teens, I nearly took the top off one of my fingers with one of them; I’m more cautious these days! Yes, perhaps a detailed sketch would have helped but I think I just went too far trying to do a double spiral. 🙋♂️
I’m glad you continue to draw, Fraxinusama. Keep it up! I like what you began with the carving on the staff. You don’t give yourself enough credit. Keep working on it. I hope you all make it through Storm Ashley without damage or too much flooding.
We’ll be turning the corner into the dark and cold season in about 12 days. Start working on a ‘beginning of winter’ hokku. Stay dry and warm, Ashbark!
Thanks Edo-san, for your positive comments. The storm did no damage just here, thank goodness, although I heard that some folk had power cuts!
Thanks for the reminder about winter. We have had one frost that killed off some of our Michaelmas daisies, already! 🙋♂️
You came to mind when your name was chosen for the storm 🙂 Hope it doesn’t create too much damage in your garden. Happy drawing!
Thank you, Rosaliene for your good wishes. The storm did no damage in our garden but we were well prepared. Rearranging nearly all of our pots into more sheltered areas worked and they will stay there now until the spring. 🤗🙋♂️
That’s great!
Like the two raindrop drawings! Drawings 4 & 5! Nice!
Thanks Phil for your positive comments! 🙋♂️
I like those!
They have some similiarities with drawings I often do when watching polittalks…
Thank you, Gerhard, for your positive comment about my drawings. I become engrossed in the drawing and honestly don’t want politicians voices interfering with the calming effect of drawing. 😉🙋♂️
U feel the same…obviously. 😉
And very strongly too! Hence, I’m unable to concentrate! 😠
They feel the same in every country in Europe, I think. Lately I was in Italy and people there are saying the same thing.
I like all those patterns (speaking as a former textile designer) (k)
Dear Kerfe, thank you! When I mentioned textile design it was creative weaving that I wanted to do but it wasn’t to be! My first career was in clothing manufacture. Another story for another day! 🤗🙋♂️
My sister in law is a weaver who also quilts. My own design work was mostly in knitting. But I love to embroider most of all.
My wife’s first job was in cutting the screens for silk screen printing of fabric. Highly skilled but last in, first out, she was made redundant after a couple of years. When she left her own files of designs went missing and a few years later after we’d moved to England, we saw someone wearing a dress of one of her prints. Even on television we saw curtains made in her designs! That was all in the 1970’s.
We never owned our designs, the people we worked for did–as seems true for much of life. I briefly did prints and my rep never did give me back all my designs either. Capitalism….
I like your drawings. Looks like you are enjoying yourself. Zen doodling books are filled with various patterns. So perhaps drawing patterns does something in particular to the brain.
Best wishes with the storm. May it just touch gently across your garden and home.
Thank you, Katelon, drawing is very enjoyable but drawing something every day is a challenge as there seems to be so many interruptions. I’ve seen a couple of those books you mention, maybe I’ll look into that.
The storm passed over our little garden without any damage. 🤗🙋♂️
That looks like turning into a fine staff, Ashley. Enjoyed your drawings. Ah,.. Storm Ashley certain had a good blow here yesterday and well into the night. I’d better check my pots as well, and count my fence panels.
I’m hoping the staff works out. It’s a nice length of hazel although I’ve allowed it to dry out too much. I prefer working with green wood which is so much easier. Hoping your fence panels weren’t affected by the storm. 🙋♂️
I enjoyed the abstract designs as well as the faces Ashley.
Thank you, Andrea, I’m happy that you enjoyed them. The faces are fun and I could draw them endlessly! 🤗🙋♂️
Dear Ashley, I think it’s great that you had the courage to start carving the stick! It looks really creative and I admire your determination to create something of your own. Sometimes the best results are the ones that don’t go exactly according to plan – which makes the process all the more exciting!
Don’t get discouraged if it doesn’t turn out quite as perfect as you imagined. I’ve found that every attempt brings me closer to my goal. I am quite sure that you will get better with every cut on a stick. Keep up the good work! I’m looking forward to seeing the final result.
Ashley, I wish you all the best……Rosie from Gemany 🌻
Dear Rosie, thank you for your wonderful comments. The biggest difficulty for me has been starting these things so late in life and since retiring from work almost 10 years ago I’ve struggled to open up the creative side of me, although I’ve always known that it is there!
Again, thank you, I really appreciate your words of encouragement…..Ashley in Northern Ireland. 🤗💓🙋♂️
Thank you so much for sharing your beautiful drawings. Where do you keep all of them once you’re finished? I was cleaning out my mothers house last week so we got a dumpster rental in Phoenix, AZ to keep in the driveway while we were at it and I found so many binders full of my siblings drawings. I wasn’t really artsy but she kept some of my pottery I made in high school!
Thanks, Tammie. Storage can be a problem but since I only started my drawing project recently I’ve not got too much.
What a great idea carving sticks! I like all your drawings too 🙂
My carving has been very on and off this past year. Thank you for your comments 🌹🙋♂️
I like your drawings very much 💙💙💙
Thank you, Luisa, for your lovely comments. Have a great weekend. 🤗🌹🙋♂️
You are so very welcome my dear Ashley!
Happy weekend to you too 🤗🌹🙋♂️
BUONA GIORNATA
Thank you. 🙏
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