Pencil Box and Drawing Case.

It has been sometime since my last entry...busy over the holidays

and drawing time was few and far between.

I've taken up woodworking. 

Starting with simple boxes for my drawings

and supplies.

This is my first pencil box.

Wood is cut from picture framing

molding(scraps mostly) to make up the sides.

Hardboard panels make up the front

and back. Gesso is applied after sanding,

followed with a base coat of black

and brown acrylic paint.

This particular image started with a red pencil

drawing for structure. Gesso washes provide

the illumination, adding black pencil crayon

sharpens the detail.

This is the back of the box.

The blue circle is a cap for hairspray gel ,

makes a good container for ink.

 This is the base fore my drawing box,

starting with the washes again.

This is a work in progress,

colour to follow...yeah this was

totally experimental, no paint to work with

at the time. I made it work with gesso and

pencil crayons.

Thanks for visiting and Happy New Year!

GarSeeYa!

(243)Show Set Up: Design and Construction.

I have a few shows to do, late into this year.

I decided to work a little bit on the presentation,

starting with a few sketches.

My budget is limited, so I took full advantage of the dollar stores.

The biggest piece are two coat hangers for the basic

upright structure. They are collapsible which is a plus.

I bought a couple of aluminum flag poles after Canada Day,

they are the horizontal sections of the display.

Three pieces of lumber covered in black hockey tape,

to hold the frame together, along with screws and wire.

I bought a collapsible wheeled carrying case

and a hang up fabric sweater storage.

Cardboard in between the storage sections

gave it more support, giving me individual cells

to have product and hardware in.

I covered  the cardboard with a vinyl table cloth,

with staples, tape and twist tie.

A black shower curtain, layered with a starred

table cover  provided a backdrop.

A few sticks of bamboo, twine, paperclips and a few more

do-dads make up the display. (This particular one

was a very narrow table.)

I used the sweater storage as a base for my drawings, sitting on the floor.

Everything in this display fits into the wheeled carrying case.

I keep trying to reduce the amount of hardware

I bring with me, the more I can compact my set-up, the better.

Practical problem solving is always fun for me.

Thanks for visiting.

GarSeeYa!

Day 203. Sketches 2.

GarSeeYa!