Circular branches

I was walking by this tree on the way out from work one evening and noticed that all of the light reflecting from it seemed to be in a circular pattern. It was odd. I guess it's the same phenomenon that creates the semi-circle of a rainbow, as all the limbs had (potentially frozen) water on them. I say "potentially" because we haven't seen any frozen precipitation here in Richmond worthy of a winter. Pretty non-the-less. 

Heiroglyphs

I copied down some hieroglyphs from a statue at the VMFA from their regular Egyptian collection. I found that copying from the source forced me to pay more attention to what was in front of me. I quickly realized that some glyphs were carved out as lines, and some were carved as shapes. In looking at the pieces closer, I also realized that a whole section of the original scuplture was gone. Broken off, probably, and repaired at some point in a way to not be obvious. That would not have been something I would have ever noticed in passing. If you think about it, it's a little weird to see some of these things in an art museum. Imagine a piece from Hollywood Cemetery showing up in a museum 2 thousand years from now. Weird, right?

Diana-F experiments

These pictures came off the same roll and span 4 years! That doesn't happen often. And just to be clear, light leaks are not really fun. There's a moment of panic when you see the roll developed with light leaks and you're thinking "Nope, they're all gone ...". Not fun. 

Shields UP!

Tunnel in National Gallery in D.C.

From the National Gallery of Art in D.C., inside "Multiverse" by Leo Villareal. PJ wanted to go back and forth through it a few times. I thought that sounded like a fine idea. 

Crown/Tiara

I had a request from a special small person to make a crown for them. This was what I was able to produce. It certainly doesn't stand up to any jewelry guidelines anywhere, but it doesn't wobble, has a nice shimmer, has weight, and some attempt at decoration. I'm no Tiffany, that's for sure.

I'm told that now I need to make a crown for myself. My material of choice is a San Pellegrino Limonata can (or three). Hopefully I'll keep my fingers intact and won't spill any blood. I'll let you know how that turns out. 

Poinsettia

A painting I did for my aunt an uncle. I always think of them when I think of poinsettias, so it feels like an appropriate gift.