Squirrel sploot

On By CarynIn Cats, dog, Wildlife
Photo description: Squirrel laying on the concrete legs out sideways, body pressed to the ground, looking at the camera.

Scrat the squirrel it rather enjoying his “place” near the house. There is a water dish, occasional peanuts, and cool concrete to stretch out on. It also happens to be at a window where the animals inside can watch him.

Photo description: In the background a squirrel eats a peanut, in the mid-ground a cat stares out the window, in the foreground a dog sits on a couch staring out the window.

Digital to real

On By CarynIn art, Craft

One of my favorite things to do with the Adobe Fresco app is try out an art project before attempting it with traditional art media. This method worked particularly well on a recent painted rock commissioned project. I took a picture of my rock, and was able to practice different techniques in the digital cloud before committing them to the real.

Photo description: Round river rock picture with digitally created “Find joy and meaning where you can” surrounded by line art flowers. Created in Adobe Fresco with an Apple Pencil using an oil brush.
Picture description: same river rock with black ink in a similar pattern, created with a “gold pen”.

The gold pen, which has a tiny metal tube attached to small ink well, is my new favorite tool. It allows me to make fine even lines, even on rock (but it has to be a smooth rock).

Pretty boy

On By CarynIn Cats
Picture description: Gray tabby cat with white face and legs, gold eyes, and a black collar laying on a turquoise fuzzy blanket.

Thor the kitten is certainly a pretty boy. The combination of gray with white is striking. The picture above was not staged; he climbed up on my youngest’s bed and snuggled down in the fuzzy, fuzzy blanket.

Mending

On By CarynIn Craft
Photo description: Partially repaired ripped inside pocket of worn Levi’s jeans with white thread woven through the fabric to secure on left side, and the needle inserted halfway.

My husband’s Levi’s jeans had a front pocket failure: the inside pocket fabric ripped where it was worn from use. The jeans themselves are still in good condition, so to mend the pocket I wove thread across the rip to strengthen the weak fabric as well as to close the hole. Using a whip stitch wouldn’t last long because the edges of the fabric are worn and are more likely to rip again. By weaving across the opening, the new thread extends into sound fabric, and it should hold longer.

Pushing his luck

On By CarynIn Cats

Thor the kitten has picked up on the vibe Izzy the cat sends out and usually gets out of her way, except when he doesn’t. He likes to push his luck when he can. My eldest was giving both Izzy and Thor scratches and he decided to reach out and touch Izzy. She didn’t do anything for awhile, so he kept his paw there until she noticed and told him off. Kittens.

Photo description: Calico cat in the foreground, gray tabby kitten with a white paw touching the calico’s white back paw, a human hand petting the kitten, a small black dog peeking over the edge of the bed with a red ball.