Archive for January, 2005

Swamp

Friday, January 21st, 2005

Those faithful reader(s) of mine will remember my series of four pencil renderings from some time past, which I’ve been converting to larger scale soft pastel paintings. Here is the latest progress installment of the lighthouse/bird piece.

I need to add the detailed drawing of the lower underbrush area and any animal life therein, and […]

My mom makes mini quilts

Tuesday, January 18th, 2005

That is, quilts that are teeny weeny. Not large. Minute. They are incredibly detailed and well made, but take weeks to do instead of months to years. I’ve been offering to make a site for her for a while, but over Christmas she told me that a colleague had advised her […]

Finally settling into 05

Monday, January 10th, 2005

So my book “Creating Motion Graphics With After Effects” came today, and I’m very happy with it. I’ve dabbled in the program before and am familiar with its potential, but this book has a style of explanation that really works for me. I look forward to seeing how I can use it […]

Where It Hurts

Wednesday, January 5th, 2005

One little aspect of doing workouts with my wife (and by “with” I mean in the same garage gym, often on the same day) is that I have been able to get some minor “I Told You So” joy from seeing my experiences unfold again through her.
Case in point, the moans. When […]

New Year, Hola 2005

Sunday, January 2nd, 2005

Christmas, New Year’s Eve, First Day Back To Work! Two of these were wonderful, and I’m dreading the third with a foreboding unmatched in 2005. Of course that’s not saying much.
The holidays went very well, I’m very refreshed and relaxed, and I made out pretty darn good in terms of raw loot! […]