The Lady.

This Lady materialised into my life exactly 56 minutes after midnight on the 9th of May 2009.
Every moment since then has been devoted to her. She in is my thoughts constantly during the day, and at night in my sleep.
I can feel her.
I have ran my hands down her every curve. Explored her. Stroked her. Held her up to the light and marvelled at her design.
Lest you think I am obsessed, I submit I am obsessed.

Herewith find the proof.

The original graphic above, colour ink jet printed to A4 size, approx 8" x 12".

A vector 0.3mm line plot, framed 8" x 10".

A vector 0.6mm line plot, framed 12" x 16".

The Lady etched in copper, mounted onto a copper board below my kitchen ventilator hood.

Work which is in progress. Anne Altman kindly forwarded me a graphic of the Lady as a leaded glass window. After some searching, I have found this to be the work of Andrea Bertone, who lives near Austin TX. This persuaded me to think of how I can work in leaded glass, but with the high resolution I require.
Meanwhile, as a trial, I am preparing a glass frame that I can paint onto, shown in the pictures below. I have not yet committed paint to it , since I am unsure of how it will turn out.

The Lady outlined with 0.5mm fabric tape, ready for painting with transparent glass paint.
If I am sufficiently pleased, I'll post the results.

Obsession is fuel to the soul.

All homage to Margaret MacDonald Mackintosh who is the designer.

Acceptance Post.

Midleah over at Screaming Shrew very kindly presented me with this award.
'This award is given to the writers of blogs that “are exceedingly charming. These kind bloggers aim to find and be friends. They are not interested in self-aggrandizement." Our hope is that when the ribbons of these prizes are cut, even more friendships are propagated. Please give more attention to these writers. Deliver this award to eight bloggers who must choose eight more and include this cleverly-written text into the body of their award.

I have chosen to nominate nine Bloggers who form part of this wonderful community, and have prepared a small graphic for each as is my normal custom. 

My first nominee is Midleah of Screaming Shrew.  Thank you for thinking of me.

My second nominee is Megan of When Harry Met Salad, who is truly professional, and excels at all she undertakes.

My third nominee is Teri of Family Tree Junkie, who has lifted my spirits on many occasions.

My fourth nominee is Lynda of Crazy, Nerdy, Beautiful, who started a journey which has taken many twists & turns. I continue to follow her footsteps.

My fifth nominee is B of Life... As I Know It, who has a strange sense of humour, which suits me just fine.

My sixth nominee is Six of how to be human. Six is part of the reason I am here in the Blogosphere.

My seventh nominee is Jenn of Notes from A Broad. Jenn has an old soul and a patio.

My eighth nominee is Bubbles of bubbles' new blog. Bubbles is open, honest and trustworthy. Bluebeak likes her a lot.

My ninth nominee is Julia of A Piece Of My Mind. Julia is also supremely professional and excels at all she undertakes. I like Julia a lot.

I have tried to make the backgrounds compatible with the relevant templates. Clicking upon the graphics should enable the original resolution. As always, if any changes are required to colour, size etc, I am at your disposal. Thank you all for the entertainment! 

Happy 4th July.

That is all.

Flornographic.

I prepared this as part of an upcoming series in response to Midleah's award.
I guess I was thinking of something else at the time, or it might have been the way I was sitting. I might still use it.

Keep your eyes peeled!

Oh yes, click to make bigger!

The Two Handed Polish.

Tonight I shall attempt a two handed Polish. According to my Sansei, this is best accomplished with a specific movement, such as clockwise/counter-clockwise hand motions, whilst chanting "Beer on, beer off".

Slàinte Mhath...

Close Encounters of the Three-M Kind.

I know this sounds crazy, but ever since I visited the Mackintosh House, I've been seeing this shape. Every sketch or drawing I do comes out this way... Dammit! I know this. I know what this is!

This means something. This is important.

A Taste Of Summer.

As the Summer Sun beats down upon Scotland, I am locking lips with a Russian, and she tastes great!

For Miss Alex.

For Miss Alex. I'll tiptoe in quietly and leave this graphic leaning against the wall.
I don't want to disturb the love-fest with Dr. Zibbs. . .  

I'm not sure which one I like best, so please find this update with the version below:

I would be interested in your opinion if you have a preference.