I’ll admit it, I like to create flowers. There’s just something about the natural colors found in flowers and their fragile nature that makes me want to capture them on paper, canvas and anything else.
Because of my fascination with flowers, they are kind of my go-to to get the creative juices flowing, plus this past week was full of Valentines 💗 so I think flowers are fitting for Week 6.
Starting and Finishing a Quilling Project
Time Spent – 4 agonizing hours
I have some paper quilling supplies that need to go! I just don’t have the patience for this art form, although I absolutely love the end product.
I attempted a new piece and just became so frustrated I had to take a step back.
I did finish up this little guy and added some watercolor to the background. It was originally just white but looked unfinished. I’ll probably post again about the process of quilling but my patience this week was not strong enough.
Loose Watercolor
Time frame – 2 hours = 2 studies
I see a lot of painting posted which look like they’re in real time but after attempting one, I realized that significant steps are omitted. I know there is a time limit on Reels and TikTok but a lot of those videos do give the impression of a fast and easy painting process.
I attempted a loose watercolor of flowers based on this beautiful watercolor study video and mine’s not bad but I knew I could do better.
Watercolors pool and shift so their painting is beautiful, but the photo was taken while wet. Those colors that are wet will keep mixing and may end up muddied like my attempt #1. But for #2 I let them dry a bit in between applications and once the greens had mixed a bit with the reds, I sopped up the extra water. This basically stops the mixing process or limits it.
This past week was not my most creative, but I did feel a bit more relaxed after the watercolor attempt. Not all failures have to be annoying or shattering, sometimes they’re just part of the process.
Hopefully you’ll try something new this week and appreciate the creative process, whether it “works” or not.
And a quick update on my Temperature Blanket. Full discloser – It’s going to be a bit of a hodgepodge as I use up some colors and have to replace with others, which is causing me to change stitches to keep the same length per row. However, I think my yarn stash will be greatly depleted (and this blanket is so thick and warm, I don’t care 😊.)
Have a great week and keep creating,
Cara