quietly creating
Barbara Wanhill
Tag: pencil crayon
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April was a rush. Too much to process. Too much information. Too tired. But the snowdrops came up pretty much on schedule and without much help from me. April’s drawings were mostly a study in Galanthus and whether I would use Schlumbergera flowers again as a paper dye (probably not). Even though I feel like…
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Brief. Diagnosis: Shoulder Bursitis. Pain can feel sticky. Yesterday: 8 hours on the computer for paid work. The day before that: 6. Last two days: the beginning of my holidays. Work feels sticky. March 24 days of drawing: Rosthern Crabapple ink (which ended up being sticky – literally), Micron pen and water soluble pencil crayon.…
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Through this month’s 24 Days of Drawing, I found out that the Wolf Lichen (Letharia vulpina) I used for the base wash of my drawing is toxic to humans. Previously, I had only known it as a cheerfully lacy growth on the fir trees I grew up with, a potential plant dye for wool and…
quietly creating 