Fuzzydragons

hmmm didn't read that much this month, had a bit of a reading slump for a few weeks, but now that its summer I should get a lot more reading done. The Martian by Andy Weir My rating: 5 of 5 stars I loved this book! Funny and suspenseful, I really started to care about the main character and how he was going to survive on Mars by himself. Some people did not like the writing style and the format of the book, but I thought the log format worked great. It really helped create a sense of suspense by having the dates written out, knowing that the date he will will run out of food is approaching. If you want a light sci-fi read, this would be one to grab. Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier My rating: 2 of 5 stars Beautifully written but really boring at the same time. I don't get the hype about this book, it was boring and predictable and I really didn't like any of the characters. I have read books before where I didn't like any of the characters and rated them high...

Back to using coloured pencils for a change. This wont fit in my scanner,so its not the best photo since its getting dark out,  hopefully after trimming it when finished it will fit on the scanner. So I tripped over one of the dog's toys and went for a flight 2 days ago, (too bad I can't collect air miles, I would be able to fly around the world since I'm always falling :p). My foot is killing me, so to the minor injuries clinic we went and thankfully the nurse doesn't think is broken. I probably sprained a lot of tendons since the pain is all over my foot and its not misshaped. Just rest and lots of time to heal :/ Glad college is done because even walking from the bedroom to the spare room, about 5 feet, is really painful.

Looks half done, but nope. After I put the main feathers in, I need to go back and add shading. I added a bit of shading already to the eye area, just to see what it might look like, and its looking OK so far. I am very tempted to sandwich this between wood and have the car drive over it to print it :p I'm a bit impatient and can't wait to build the press :p I know some people have done that before and as long as the wood is thick enough it should work. My luck I would end up with 30 pieces of an eagle, which might actually look all right....

Finished hawk etching, so another plate to add to the pile for printing when I can. I could go and become a member of a printing studio in Dundee, but its going to be a lot cheaper in the long run to build my own press and buy my own supplies. And then if I feel like printing at 3am I could lol

  This weeks word is, shoogle . Last weeks word, jaggy means prickly or pointy.

Another etching but this time only tiny, and on a new type of plate for me. A lovely women and fellow artist, K Rolina , sent me a lot of unused plates so I could try them. They are the very thin,clear and flexible type. After I figured out not to use the same amount of pressure I use when working on plexi-glass, the plate was easy to etch on but a little harder to get a good gradient on. But that could just be me and how I am use to working. I am going to have so many different plates to print once I get a press built or can use the one at uni :p