Na mizi v sredo (On my desk on Wednesday) 21

Še vedno tipkam kot nora, za hrbtom pa imam na mizi odprt art dnevnik:

I’m still working as a madwoman, but behind me there’s my opened art journal on the table behind me:

Na drugih koncih hiše so se pojavile novoletne štampiljke. Barva jih pa tavelka, je neki bolna, pa leži v postelji ali na kavču in ko ne spi, barva.

In other parts of the house stamps that will be used on New year’s cards are emerging. I’m not the one that is doing the coloring, yet. This is my daughter’s handiwork, she’s been feeling poorly and between naps, she takes her Copics with her on the couch.

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Moj nori september je minil in z njim ECC, zdaj se lahko spet utirim v vsakdan. Svojih izdelkov še nimam, da bi jih kazala, bom dokončala/naredila in objavila, čim bo šlo. V mojem vsakdanu je zdaj spet tudi art dnevnik. Te strani so pa še iz aprila.

My crazy September is over, with the ECC and everything. It was a great event and we had tons of fun. I didn’t even finish my projects yet, so no pictures. One day asap. Time to go back to the everyday. With art journaling among other things, of course! Let’s continue through the year slowly, with my irregular posting we’re only in April!

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Po dopustu je moja delovna obremenitev obvladljiva, na mizi je nova knjiga, še bo pestro. Ampak vmes se malo obračam nazaj in se igram z barvami. V nastajanju:

After this year’s vacation (almost a true one and almost without work if you don’t count the fact that I read the new novel to be translated) my workload is bearable and in my breaks I can play with colors. WIP:

Od sestre sem dobila za rojstni dan pobarvanko za odrasle. Zabavno, zamudno, za takrat, ko se ti ne ljubi misliti.

I got a fun present for my b-day from my sister. An adult coloring book. Suitable for those moments when you don’t have enough energy to think.

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Dopusta je konec in ker prej nisem imela časa, da bi vnaprej pripravila objave, saj sem do zadnjega še vnašala popravke in pilila stavke v prevodu, nadaljujem pač zdaj.

The vacation went by flying and here we are back in the everyday work. A couple of pages from March. I thought I’d be all caught up and current by August. Good thing I’m not because new pages are slow in the makings :P

V moji skicirki (In my Art Journal) 3

Še zadnje januarske strani pokažem. Na prvih dveh sem uporabila en krajši tutorial, v katerem sem se naučila, da list z nalepkami v celoti porišeš, kot bi bil normalen list, nato pa jemlješ dol posamične nalepke. In ker imam še skoraj celo škatlo starih nalepk za videokasete, ki jih res ni mogoče nikjer drugje uporabiti, je bila ideja kot nalašč. Na drugi se vidijo posledice nepotrpežljivosti – ker nisem počakala, da bi se plasti vmes sušile, sem dobila na nekaj mestih barvo kakca. Pozneje sem za sušenje posamičnih plasti raje uporabila grelno pištolo ali pujsa, kot mu zaradi rožnate barve pravi moja sestra.

My last 5 January pages. Still heavy on the acrylics and therefore quite messy. The 2nd was really muddy at some point. Impatience and mixing opposite colors when still wet is always a big no-no. After this I even started using my heat-gun for some dryness between layers.

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Medtem ko hitim s prevodom navodil za uporabo stroja za pregledovanje pnevmatik, vam v pavzici (minimini pavzici) pokažem, kaj je na ustvarjalnih mizah: Na kuhinjski se pripravlja vse potrebno za malo mečkanja polija:

While I’m furiously translating some technical stuff I do need some breaks and in one I took photos of my crafting worktables: In my kitchen my designated third of the table is all set for some claying, yay!

Na pospravljeni stranski mizici v dnevni sobi je vse pripravljeno za večerno pisanje po art journalu:

I tidied up my couch-side table so I can journal in the evenings in front of the TV and it’s soooo nice

Na tejle za mano pa sta dva dnevnika – prvega končujem, črnobela je le še zadnja stran in za zadnjo platnico se še nisem odločila, kaj naj z njo, drugega počasi premazujem z gessom in začenjam skicirati:

And behind me the table is full of stencils, scraps and my two journals – in the first only the last page is still black&white, and I’m slowly gessoing and starting sketching in the new one.

Na tej isti mizi je še včeraj kraljeval BigShot, ki je pripravljal materiale za v kuvertice, da končno odpošljem swapke. Samo še po kuverte moram!

On the same table my BigShot reigned yesterday, so I can wrap up my AJ-fodder swap. I just found out that I need to buy some envelopes Silly me.

Na mizi v sredo (On my desk on Wednesday)

Danes ne morem pokazati nič prevajalskega, ampak če me spremljate na Instagramu (kittybg_slo), boste verjetno že čez dan videli, zakaj ;) Na mojih dveh ustvarjalnih mizah je tole:

No translation screenshots today, I’ll be translating later in the afternoon. If you’re following me on Instagram (kittybg_slo), you’ll learn why during the day. On my creative tables today we have:

In ker bo trenutni umetniški dnevnik čez nekaj strani že poln, sem si začela pripravljati novega. Tokrat bo to stara, čez 100 let stara klavirska vadnica v stari nemščini, ki jo počasi prepariram in spravljam v primerno podlago za slikanje, risanje, lepljenje …

And since my art journal will be filled up in a couple of days, I started preparing the next one. This time I will be playing with a very old, actually, more than a century old book that I’m altering so it will take paint, drawing, collage and all sorts of abuse.

In še tole je na moji mizi – vsebina ustvarjalne kuverte, ki mi jo je z Danske poslala Helle.

And there’s a lovely pile on my desk, the contents of the envelope that Helle sent from Denmark. Can’t wait to use it! And can’t wait for my cutting dies to arrive so I can return the favor!

Na mizi v torek (05)

Po enem mesecu(!) sem v skener spet fliknila svoj AJ. Vmes sem se več ukvarjala s polimasami in dodatki zanje – sejmi so huda stvar, ves čas imaš občutek, da moraš ne vem kaj še pripraviti, v končni fazi pa je vprašanje, ali bo kaj vplivalo na prodajo. Vmes sem seveda packala tudi po dnevniku, a ne toliko, da bi se splačalo eno objavo narest. Vsaj zdelo se mi je tako, no. Imam pa še kar nekaj skic. Zadovoljna sem – prvi snopič iz marujčka sem porabila. Zadovoljna sem tudi s tem, da se ne silim delati po celo stran na dan. To bi bilo preveč. Tako kot je, je v redu. Zdaj pa grem nazajnaprej prevajat.

It’s been a whole month since I took time to scan my AJ pages. I worked on these in stages and the first stage was to just glue stuff on them. I have some more pages in that stage and I’ll just finish them one at a time, when I’ll take some just for myself. I’m happy with that.

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Še en teden in še par strani je nastalo. Utrujena sem bila, pa sem brala Medvedka Puja. In Andrejev ni nikoli preveč, ampak tistih nisem šla risat In potem je prišel Slovon domov, to že veste. Po akrilih se najlepše piše s tušem in peresom za tuš, to ste vedeli? In aboriginski vzorci se zelo počasi rišejo, veste?

Another week of AJED. It was a full week as the last week of March usually is, so many things to take care off. When I’m tired, I read children stories. Like Winnie the Pooh. And then Slovon came home and it got easier

Eno platence

No, saj ni tako majhno, tole platno je 30x24 cm. Vedno bolj pogumna sem, ja. Tole gre danes za poročno darilo za prijateljico violinistko iz orkestra, ki je tudi prevajalka. Šibam, z orkestrom igramo nekaj komadov med cerkvenim delom poroke …

I’m getting ever so bold when it comes to canvases. I hope that it will not be deemed too bold when I present this one to a friend (violinist and translator) that is getting married today. Our orchestra is playing in the church as well …

Ptičkast kolaž s transferji

Moje objave so zadnje čase nekam redke, zato pa se poglavja prevedene knjige pridno množijo. Druga podlaga, ki smo jo delali pri Complex Collage, je bila lesena, ker se na les najlažje prenašajo transferji. Ker se da fajn s prstom podrgnit ;) Spodnji mi je uspel v prvo, zgornji ne ravno, pa sem popravljala, pa je zdaj bolj nagužvan. Naša tavelka pravi, da sem izbrala čudne barve za ptiča

This is my 2nd Complex Collage, the transfer background. I played with contrasting colors a bit, but I can’t decide if it was a bit too much. I had some problems with the transfers, but overayll I’m quite happy. I’m afraid that the coloring of my focal image is still a bit amateurish, but that’s who I am, n'est-ce pas?

Platence

Kupila sem si nekaj platen in jih še par dobila. Rabim malo vaje, da se znebim “strahu” pred tem, da bi platno uničila. Tole je malo mešano: nekaj layer love za podlago, naslikana ptičja hišica in kolaž tulipanov. Upam, da je prejemnici všeč.

I bought some small canvases for practice, I have to loose the fear of ruining them. Mixed media: acrylics and collage.

Tudi ovojni papir sem poslikala, akrili so ena taka fino čudežna zadeva, ki prime tudi na gladek ovojni papir.

I painted the wrapping paper as well.