Ink and Wood 2

Wink wink*  Another doodle.  But this time during a spot of rain!

Ink and Wood

The heat wave that's been hitting us finally ended!  I worked outside almost every day during a week of average temperatures above 100 degrees.  I actually had a heat rash for a couple of days, which hasn't happened to me since I was about five years old.  Craziness. Attempts to stay cool included swimming, hitting the movie theater, eating black licorice ice cream, sleeping in the AC, and avoiding too many outdoor activities, which left time for indoor crafts.  During all that time of heat and NO rain, I started daydreaming about wild storms and adventures, and using paintbrush and ink to doodle away the hours :)

Right Beneath your Feet

Sometimes that's where you find the most interesting part of your surroundings!  I walked over this beautiful wood floor in a local shop and the brick plaza of the Buckingham Fountain in Chicago.

Ships, Ships

I developed a slight obsession with ships this year.  I think it started when I was living in Israel - my window looked onto desert dunes rolling off into the distance, and I would sit there and daydream about a ship that could sail on sand.  And sometimes I get a crafty itch...so one day I ran off to the fabric store and came out with a bag of wooden dowels, copper wire, and thread.  After some sawing, wrapping, tying, and adjusting, my own ship sails through the air of my bedroom!