Welcome to Crafting With Jack and What’s On Your Workdesk Wednesday, a day when we link up to Sarah's Craftshed and have a look to see what everyone has been doing.
My desk today
If I turn around this is what is behind me. I have been trying to create another desk area. You can see the book cradle my daughter bought me for Christmas.
I had a plan! Use up some of my 6 x 6 papers. I sorted them out, thin, thicker, thick. I wanted to make an accordion with the thick ones. Somewhere along the way I decided to use up my 12 x 12 for the same purpose. I scored a complete pad at the 6 inch mark, then cut them down to 8 and a half, leaving the 3 and a half for a little collage book. The plan is now to use the thin 6 x 6 to cover the pattern side of the larger pieces to give a collage background.
I came across Dina Brodsky the other day. I like her style. She uses her sketchbook to sketch and journal in and later uses the pages to add photographs and paint. I particularly like the trees she had sketched, something I had always felt a bit daunting. I started looking for bare or dead trees to sketch in the usual free photograph sites. I didn't find anything suitable so I tried Ai.
I didn't think the Ai were that realistic. I was after a tree that was old and partially dead. I went back to Google and came across Bristlecone pines, below left. I began to think my Ai ones weren't so bad after all! Below right are two magnolia partially dead Ai trees.
Two more Bristlecone pines:
This is what I am thinking of getting for next year!
7 comments:
Oh my life, my son bought me the same thing (yours is upside down btw there is an extra space for the awl to pass through the other way up and an end bar) Loving the trees. Happy WOYWW New Year - Hugs BJ#1
Ihope you get your trees as you w sounds like you've made a good start. Happy WOYWW and wishing you a very happy and healthy New Year Helen #2
Hi Angela, we're nearly there for another new year and hope it's a good one with lots of smiles and inspiration. That's the second Book Cradle I've seen today. Love the tree picks. I'm a bit late today as I had a job that couldn't wait but here now. Happy woyww, hugs Angela x8x
Looks like there are a couple of Deskers who will be using book cradles in 2026 Angela. I look forward to seeing what you do with all those papers you have sorted. Happy New Year. Stay safe and Happy WOYWW. Sarah
I love your tree research, I originally thought my spiral twisted olive tree last year was exaggerated but you’ve a few of hat are interested like that. Happy new year, hugs
Lynnecrafts 9 xx
Sorry I'm sooo late, the internet where I'm staying house/dog sitting is very random and disappears without warning! Up here in their office it's much bettter and the dogs like it too! I love trees, often take pictures of them. Two of your pictures has the same tree. Trees don't mind how ragged they get, they still keep going. The latest small tree I planted in my garden died without seemingly any reason, but after it fell down I checked the roots, and five of those large fat white bugs were gnawing away at what was left....meanies! Happy WOYWW?! ((Lyn)) #12 and a Happy New Year too!
Hi Angela! I'm looking forward to seeing the collages you make with those papers. Happy New Year!
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