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| Winter Trees at Sunset, wool, 11″ x 8.5″ |
Blog 2
We are already in the second half
of January. Have you settled into a routine that allows you to
dedicate time for creative projects? As my courses only started this
week, I used the beginning of the month to run errands and to catch
up after my five weeks vacation instead of going into my studio. As a
result, I did not create something every day, but sometimes spend
hours at a time felting or sketching. Usually, once I get started, I
forget about time and chores and get fully immersed in my projects.
I started the month with the
creation of a vision board that focusses on creating colourful art,
travelling, and building and nurturing meaningful connections.
I created many sketches during
visits to the National Arts Centre and the Ottawa Little Theatre.
When I sketched the main character of the musical Waitress, almost no
light fell on my sketchpad. Therefore, I had to make some adjustments
during the break. I altered the face at home by studying online
images. I also worked on some of the sketches from the Ottawa Little
at home. There are a lot of pages in my sketchbook that show just a
couple of lines, because the subject moved too fast, left the
location, or my sketch was too ambitious for the situation.
I also created two drawings that
will be used as colouring pages for the students at the Heritage
Public School. The students’ coloured images will be exhibited
during the
10th Anniversary of the
Navan
Fine Arts Exhibition and Sale on
April
18-19, 2020, from 10 am to 4 pm. The exhibit will showcase
some of the roots of the rural Navan community. I had two copies of
old blurry photographs as references. In both cases, I had to
simplify the scene to create drawings that are suitable as colouring
pages. As I always have problems with perspective, it took me a long
time to measure the angles and lines of the schoolhouse. In the
photo, the front of the old schoolhouse was barred by students of the
school who were arranged for a group photo. Therefore, I could not
see the whole building and also added some students at the front of
the image. Drawing the hockey players was easier, even though I had
to look at other old photos to get some extra information about the
appropriate skates and outfits of the era.
During my Winter Sunset Felting
Workshop, I created another winter sunset (see image at top). I deliberately changed the
composition slightly from the previous one. While it is possible to
recreate something, where is the fun in copying yourself? You would
get so tight trying to match every shape and colour that the energy
and the joy would fall by the wayside.
If you are lacking inspiration or
are procrastinating the start of a creative project, get a group of
friends together or join me at any of my events. The next one
is
Crafters Afternoon on
Friday,
January 24, 2020, from 3:30 pm until 5:30 pm. Bring your
crafts or needlework, and I provide tea and coffee. We will be
chatting, sipping a hot beverage and crafting. This is my way to
prevent the winter blues. For more information please go
to
https://www.kerstinpeters.ca/product/crafters-afternoon-january/.
I also created two drawings that
will be used as colouring pages for the students at the Heritage
Public School. The students’ coloured images will be exhibited
during the 10th Anniversary of the Navan
Fine Arts Exhibition and Sale on April
18-19, 2020, from 10 am to 4 pm. The exhibit will showcase
some of the roots of the rural Navan community. I had two copies of
old blurry photographs as references. In both cases, I had to
simplify the scene to create drawings that are suitable as colouring
pages. As I always have problems with perspective, it took me a long
time to measure the angles and lines of the schoolhouse. In the
photo, the front of the old schoolhouse was barred by students of the
school who were arranged for a group photo. Therefore, I could not
see the whole building and also added some students at the front of
the image. Drawing the hockey players was easier, even though I had
to look at other old photos to get some extra information about the
appropriate skates and outfits of the era.
