Month: January 2009
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Unconventionalisms
My wife and I have very unconventional pasts, to say the least. You wouldn’t know it to look at us. Today, I’m a burly biker type, and she’s a catholic school teacher. Growing up, however, she took autoshop where I took show choir and Home Economics. She played football. I was a cheerleader. Today, if…
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How To Braid Your Back Hair…
Tonight’s EDM challenge was to draw something that I’ve made. It has been a long time since I actually made something from scratch. Well, something interesting anyway. I built a book case two or three years ago, but that’s just a big box with shelves. I welded a set of hearts into a paper weight…
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Windows
I signed up for yet another challenge, Thing-a-day. The concept is that for the entire month of February, I am challenged to create something every day. I’m already sketching and writing every night here. Now I’ll try some other things on top of this. Is it cheating if I’m already brainstorming ideas? I know that…
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Girl2's Guitar
Just a quiche tonight. Tonight’s EDM challenge is to draw a musical instrument. You have seen this guitar before if you have perused the gallery. Right there on the first page is a photo of me and Girl2 playing Puff The Magic Dragon. I am a *SUPERSTAR* as far as she’s concerned. EDM EDM 17:…
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When All You Have Is A Hammer…
It’s funny to me that today’s EDM challenge would be to draw your favorite tool. I wasn’t exactly sure how to draw cynicism or sarcasm, or even wit. Those are the tools that I use the most to pound through my day. My beautiful young bride just yesterday said to me, “When all you have…