How do you plan on keeping yourself occupied?

[vintagesnaps]

Hey, a Spirograph!! oooh... I'm not high tech either.

Watercolor cards, I might have some of those... what else ya got there?

The university near me has craft workshops in the summer, and summer classes on campus have now been cancelled. So they're going to offer some of those workshops online, so I can be techie enough for that!! Possibilities may be marbling paper/scarf, letterpress/bookmaking, printmaking.

Torching I'd leave to other people! but it sounds good. When I used to go in the old art bldg. on campus where the darkroom was, there would be people in there with those little blue torches and goggles doing something to make jewelry. I gave them a wide berth! not them, me! I'm a klutz, who knows what I'd accidently torch!

 

[vintagesnaps]

Why is everybody on this morning? Not that I'm complaining, just wondering. I had to get up literally at the crack of dawn to go to the eye Dr. I was like, is it still just dark out at 6:45 am or is this because it's supposed to rain??

Anyway I'd developed a largish floater rather suddenly, and am at risk (mom had detached retina twice and many eye surgeries/procedures). Anyway it's the gel/fluid that can sometimes pull away and you get a floater, but it can sometimes pull the retina. Didn't though, so I go back to recheck in a month.

Interesting waiting room arrangement, most of the chairs all shoved to one side, only a couple other people there. They said they were scheduling differently, they're really spreading people out, space and time wise.

So if I hit the wrong emoji or anything, just ignore my posts, I should've waited til I can see better!

 

[Original katomi]

Just done time lapse...failed
Just posted 5 images for weekly chalange. It’s only taken me 3 hours lol
Otherwise it’s housework,cooking, diy, being on TPF, and getting some sleep lol

 

[Derrel]

Been working 5x8 throughout this unpleasantness .Plans to keep on working. Been steelhead fishing a few times

 

[snowbear]

I'm teleworking, and so I've lost my art desk for a while. The personal laptop is on the left, out of the frame. Email, Microsoft Teams, and three windows open for Python scripting.

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No. Ewwie. Ick.

*curls up into fetal position*

If it makes you feel better, I've turned the downstairs dining room table into an art and puzzle View attachment 191012 table.

Overachiever! Blocked!

Nope, my norm. The office desktop has two of those big screens (I'm borrowing one of them), and a smaller one for the laptop on the side. I've actually been able to get some work done on a couple of back-burner projects because there isn't much new work coming in, other than some COVID19 related things.

 

[snowbear]

Dinner, tonight: Chicken Basque. Boneless/skinless chicken, onion, red bell pepper, potatoes, roasted tomatoes, garlic, chicken stock, savory and thyme. We're omitting the pimento olives. i might be bad and have mine with naan (flatbread).

 

[Derrel]

A few of my own steelhead spinner designs. I have been making my own spinners since the 1980s.

 

[CherylL]

I watched several classes last week on photography. Sue Bryce opened her library for free. This week I purchased a long class at CreativeLive. Signed up for 2 more this week. I take lots of breaks and do chores around here to stay active. Although I ask myself why dust. I've watched so many classes that last night I dreamed I was in a class outside and the instructor said to have your camera ready. The class did and then he said to take the shot. It was Paul McCartney waving. Of course my camera broke at that moment. Told my husband about the dream and he said it was because I was using the Fuji. Ouch.

 

[SquarePeg]

I watched several classes last week on photography. Sue Bryce opened her library for free. This week I purchased a long class at CreativeLive. Signed up for 2 more this week. I take lots of breaks and do chores around here to stay active. Although I ask myself why dust. I've watched so many classes that last night I dreamed I was in a class outside and the instructor said to have your camera ready. The class did and then he said to take the shot. It was Paul McCartney waving. Of course my camera broke at that moment. Told my husband about the dream and he said it was because I was using the Fuji. Ouch.

Did you see Creative Live is offering a big discount on the Creator Pass?

 

[CherylL]

@SquarePeg, I did see that. I looked at the details and a whole page of what isn't included. Wondering if it is worth the deal with the exclusions. The 2 classes I RSVP are free. The one I am watching now I paid for and glad I did. It is helpful, but lots of chapters I skipped over. Got it mainly for the photoshop editing.

 

[SquarePeg]

@SquarePeg, I did see that. I looked at the details and a whole page of what isn't included. Wondering if it is worth the deal with the exclusions. The 2 classes I RSVP are free. The one I am watching now I paid for and glad I did. It is helpful, but lots of chapters I skipped over. Got it mainly for the photoshop editing.

I bought it on Black Friday 2018 when it was $50 off. I kept track of the classes I took for the year and it definitely saved me money but, not sure I would have taken so many had I not had the free pass. I ran into 2 that I wanted to take that weren’t included. I think the Sue Bryce is excluded and one of the better known artsy landscape guys. I enjoyed the portrait stuff from Lindsay Adler and the landscape stuff about scouting locations and choosing foregrounds were really helpful. I did a bunch of Astro classes too that I’ve used the lessons a lot this year. I would have gotten more use out of it if I were using PS as I really want to learn composites.

 

[RowdyRay]

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A few of my own steelhead spinner designs. I have been making my own spinners since the 1980s. View attachment 191060 View attachment 191061

Great looking spinner/jigs. Made a lot over the years for specific fish. Mostly crappies or walleyes. Nothing more satisfying than watching it pay off.

I've been working on projects around the house. Little things. Stupid stuff being put off because it wasn't a priority. Now, I can't find an excuse. Lol. I've snuck out real early, before the rest of the sheeple are up, and managed some decent shots. Teased you with a few. I'll keep doing that until the others figure it out.

Be safe out there.

 

[D7K]

I'm fortunate enough / unfortunate enough to work from home so for me not so much has changed with the Mon-Fri grind, maybe working a little harder if anything, really suffering not being able to get out and about and missing waterfall season :/ Unfortunately when we were last out due to carelessness managed to drop the 24-70. 2.8 so that's heading to the service tomorrow, no glass broken but the zoom ring is basically stuck.

 

[CherylL]

I bought it on Black Friday 2018 when it was $50 off. I kept track of the classes I took for the year and it definitely saved me money but, not sure I would have taken so many had I not had the free pass. I ran into 2 that I wanted to take that weren’t included. I think the Sue Bryce is excluded and one of the better known artsy landscape guys. I enjoyed the portrait stuff from Lindsay Adler and the landscape stuff about scouting locations and choosing foregrounds were really helpful. I did a bunch of Astro classes too that I’ve used the lessons a lot this year. I would have gotten more use out of it if I were using PS as I really want to learn composites.

I am watching one now on composites and have learned a few new tricks with adjustment layers and channels. The one I RSVP for on Saturday is with Renee Robyns. Love her fantasy art. I do like CreativeLive for their diverse classes and that once you buy a class you can go back a year later to view.

 

[SquarePeg]

I bought it on Black Friday 2018 when it was $50 off. I kept track of the classes I took for the year and it definitely saved me money but, not sure I would have taken so many had I not had the free pass. I ran into 2 that I wanted to take that weren’t included. I think the Sue Bryce is excluded and one of the better known artsy landscape guys. I enjoyed the portrait stuff from Lindsay Adler and the landscape stuff about scouting locations and choosing foregrounds were really helpful. I did a bunch of Astro classes too that I’ve used the lessons a lot this year. I would have gotten more use out of it if I were using PS as I really want to learn composites.

I am watching one now on composites and have learned a few new tricks with adjustment layers and channels. The one I RSVP for on Saturday is with Renee Robyns. Love her fantasy art. I do like CreativeLive for their diverse classes and that once you buy a class you can go back a year later to view.

I may check out that Saturday class! The bad thing about the annual pass is once the pass expires you can’t go back and look at any classes unless you bought them before the pass. I own one of the Kathleen Clemens classes and I have reviewed it several times so I definitely agree with you on that point. I really need to work on my understanding of layers. I keep blowing that off.