Knitting theme design for dala horses

Even the most basic design is going to look different each time depending on the shape or size of the item you're painting it on.

As I worked this out I tried a number of different shapes and sizes of brushes as well to see how that would affect results.

So far I like this one best but as I worked I realized that I'm going to need smaller detail brushes in order to make the size of the yarn more believable compared to the size of the knitting needles that I'm able to paint.

Progress Report

Knit and Crochet: "They say charity begins at home". I say "been there, done that". I just gave 2 scarves, one hat and 4 pair of slippers to my family and made 1 pair of slippers each for my husband and myself.

Zazzle: Sales are improving and we're still designing lots of things with my artwork on them and just discovered that we can do ceramic tile there that can be put on everything from a trivet or gift box to a bathroom or kitchen. I got SO excited that I designed dozens of them.

My Studio: I'm still working on the dining room table because we couldn't afford to finish the old garage we were converting to studio space but I'm not letting that stop me from planning a series of workshops on color mixing and problem solving for watercolor and acrylic artists. Even if I can't do them here I can do all of the planning so that I'll be ready to go when things get back on track.

Organizing, Recycling and Downsizing: 3 bags of "stuff" went out to charity last week, some bins were emptied and others reorganized. My go to system for things these days is tote bags for each activity or place I need to go to so that everything is always sorted and ready. people say "you're so organized" but they'd be horrified to see what a mess my house is in. Somehow I can always find something more important or interesting than housework...I'm sure that won't surprise you.

Horizontal Space

With my rocking chair out of the way I finally had room for the worktable where the Knitting Machine will "live" through the winter but as with any free space a number of other projects have come and gone across it first but as you can see I'll be installing the machine today as soon as I can find the clamps.
While we're waiting for that would you like to step back in time and see a few other pictures of this corner?

Back in April I had dragged the dining room table in here because the living room has the best  light and the most windows of any room in the house. In this picture I'd just received a lot of my merchandise from http://www.Zazzle.com/julia_art* and was using some of the cards to answer my mail.

Of course I also had to do a bit of painting in here before the  round table headed back to the dining room.

As you can see this has been a very busy room. No wonder it felt good to bring the old rocker in here for a few months and relax. I think I'll miss it...if I ever get time to...