pencil, flowers, tablet

So once again, things have been crazy and I haven't been posting as I should. But I've still been creating. I co-created a whole class reunion! But I don't have any pictures of that here. It wasn't very visual.

So here's some catchup:

A sketch of Frankie's Sunday nap on the couch at the beginning of the month:

Bridal bouquet and groom boutonniere for bridal pictures. The rest of the wedding is this weekend. Sadly, I don't get to make her bouquet again. It was a really fun one. (I may have stolen the second two pictures from the bride's facebook. She wanted to be my friend, she probably didn't know the risks.)

And lastly, I am helping my brother in law Nick illustrate a new game he has created.

The game is based in the future, in space. This is for a card that involves you transporting the circus on your ship in return for payment.

Sketch 1

Sketch 2 after looking up some visual sources. (Bad picture, I was being lazy.)

First session with my new tablet, my payment for helping Nick with the illustrations. 

It connects to my desktop, acts like another monitor, and I can draw/paint right on the surface with a stylus. 

It still makes me drool every time I take it out. 

Final product after finding some better sources and getting the hang of the tablet:

Spring Berry Wreath

Not too bad for $8 worth of berry bushes from the dollar store, wire, and cardboard. I've been wanting one of these forever but they are usually quite expensive.

Floral and duct tape

My sister in law helps with the local Republican Party, so she asked me to make this red, white, and blue arrangement for the podium at a breakfast they were having. I made it at my Mom's house. Thus my Mom's kitchen.

The flowers and supplies for the arrangement pretty much cost exactly what they paid me, so I kept a few flowers for myself as my payment. (I waited a few days to take these pictures, the flowers are kind of dying and had been munched on by my cat a bit.)

Lastly, in the name of exhibiting all things that I create: at my nephews' birthday party, we made duct tape bags. I started making one that was a bit more girly, then I finished it at home. It was strangely fun and soothing making this thing.