Weekly Journal

As I am pulling my blog together I've realized that  I really have to blog as often as I can. I love to write in my journal and since this year I now carry around 2 journals.
One for writing the other for drawing. It seems like it would make sense to have a journal online as well. This journal is going to focus around my process. The art making process and promoting it. Today I got inspired to working on my photography skills and now my shoulder hurts from shooting and processing. Blahhhhhh At least my photos  are improving!!
In the past I just used my digital point and shoot camera, a white sheet of paper, desk lamps and photoshop. Now I'm really working toward using natural light as much as possiable, a homemade light box. The light box is pretty much a  big clear plastic bin I bought at the goodwill for a dollar because it didn't have a lid.  I just have to tape my background to the inside and I got a light box for photographing. Today I moved beyond just white and added a muted bluish gray background. Isn't it pretty!! I also played around more with the white background as well. Take a look a the bee  and the unicorn picture. Natural light is the bomb!!! I also played with some reflective light with some silver trays I also bought at the good will. They are perfect for holding up to the light and reflecting a subtle light onto the subject. The silver ones I used today reflected  some gold rays. I've read that you can also used different reflective material to get different hues. Its next on my list!!

To see additional sculpture go to wireartink.etsy.com