Catching Up

So I unpacked our final box today. Yes, we’ve been in our place since August. We had two boxes of books, journals, and albums left. That and my wedding gown and wetsuit were laying out on empty boxes in the garage–thankfully the gown was in a garment bag.

Here is a small selection of some of the journals I’ve used.

These are all full of my musings. I’m looking forward to getting into the habit of writing more regularly again.

Here’s a sketch from high school. A shirt design for a friend. I made it half-way and never finished. It was pretty stinking cool. I’d done all the hard work as far as sewing–just had some hemming left to do. Here’s to doing, not just saying and thinking; here’s to finishing, not just planning or starting; here’s to persevering, not just coming up with an excuse or way out.

Here’s me getting ready to prep my screen for silk screening. I got a screen printing kit for my birthday, yes in October, from Eric. An expert, and dear friend suggested I seal the wood so it’ll last longer. That and seal a small edge around the silk, too. This will keep ink from squishing out at the edges and ruining a design. I’m using “old faithful” Modge Podge. I love this glue/glaze/product. It works for many different projects.

One coat down. I’ll let it dry and see if it needs another.

In other exciting news, I found a posting on craigslist for free, non-credit classes at a community college up in the city. Looks like I’ve found a new way to spend my Saturday afternoons! The first class I’m looking at–lingerie sewing. This’ll help me knock a few things off the ‘ole resolution list!

Peace,

Katy ^_^