I love any chance to take photo of willing subjects… it’s SO fun. And am thinking I should investigate if there are any photography classes around, that will make me get out there a bit more and try some new things. This photo is from a rather extensive lot I took of my lovely cousin who is due in April.

I would share more but she hasn’t seen them all yet and it is only fair.

The brainchild of Jay Jeffries – is a book called Awaken the Spirit – The Sacred Texts is finally online (At least in sample chapter form).

I’ve worked on the book design and a number of very talented artists and photographers have contributed work. I think the project is well worth supporting in any way possible.

You can view the sample chapter Awaken the Spirit – The Sacred Texts of Jesus, read more about the project, and sign the petition to get it published.

I’ve never made a pattern before and I’m not sure this is a prime example – I didn’t want it to be an exact repeat but I don’t think the balance is quite right.
Anyhoo, no harm in documenting some kind of process. Leaves are fairly straight forward things. And I’m so over swishes and swirls (working with template based wedding invites does that to you).

Happy to offer as a freebee if anyone thinks they might have a use for it. Just comment – and I’ll put the file up. Suggestions/tips are welcome. I have yet to do much reading on pattern making.

*Gulp* Now that my life has been over-run with some casual work in prepress (Stationery via templates) my time (free time) is much lessened. And I have decided that I really should be: making something new every week, I would say every day but lets be reasonable here. I’m not counting something new as anything for work or a client, just something new. Sometimes – no doubt – this will simply have to be passed off as a sketch (although I hope to do that more than once a week). But practice makes better, and so I must practice.

I am also trying out some things and finding inspiration for my sisters’ wedding invitations so you’ll have to bear with the delightful style of: vintage/old books/foxes/trees/acorns/hand script/maps… of which nothing is confirmed (It’s mostly an excellent excuse to look at pretty things)

(I also made a pom-pom… because I could)

I will share how I’ve recovered the lovely footstool shortly… I have a second one ready to go.