Drawing at the zoo

Tuesday I completed a six session class, "Drawing outside the studio" taught by Barbara Fugate. The focus was expanding our mark making vocabulary, making marks that move, touch and feel. What an inspiring way to spend Tuesday afternoons, it was a treat to get away from the computer and get my hands dirty with conte crayon filling up a 9 x 12 sketchbook.

We drew at three locations, the Conservatory at Volunteer Park, the Seattle Asian Art Museum and my favorite, the Woodland Park Zoo. It's been years since I visited the zoo, the diversity of the animals at Woodland Park is amazing. Emus, ocelots and elephants, oh my! Above is a barred owl, who slowly moved his head around checking out the other raptors and people watching him.

Trick or Treat in the Junction

I can't believe it's almost time for Halloween! Where did summer go? The West Seattle Junction Association is using my Trick or Treat poster to promote their very popular trick or treat event. They really don't need to advertise it, somehow kids and parents just know and they turn out in droves. But the poster I designed last year was popular so we're using it again. I really like my hairy green spider, so I decided to add this design to my CafePress shop. My order of mini buttons and magnets arrived today and they're a lot of fun. Of course, if you're so inclined, thongs and mousepads are also available.

Apple iPhone — I couldn't wait

OK, I really did not plan to get one of these things. I was concerned... could this device live up the intense hype? will Apple stock plumet after this thing debuts? I'm not a early adopter type. I could wait 'til gen 2. Well, after I saw the husband's Saturday morning, I realized this is a must have. Why wait? I ran out and got one. Since we had an AT&T family plan and I'm a full-time Mac user it was an easy decision. Wow, we had fun playing with them all weekend. It was a little surreal, I felt like we had jumped a few years in to the future. The demos on the Apple site show it off, but when you hold yours in your hand with your calendar, your address book, music and photos in it you realize the possiblities. Now if AT&T can handle all the extra demand, we'll be just fine.

By the way the photo shows the iPhone in a nice protective cover made by incase without it it's a bit slippery. Geez, I don't want to drop this thing!

Hooray for Cooper Black!

I finally had the opportunity to use Cooper Black, a classic retro font, that I used to hate, but now have a strange fondness for.

This is the 2007 West Seattle Community Summer Festivities Calendar. You gotta know when the HiYu Kiddie parade is and the Rotary Raspberry sale is not to be missed. My spouse makes killer jam every year with those raspberries, mmm. Curious for more details here's the West Seattle Summer Festivities Calendar in pdf format (248k).

Now where else can I make use of Cooper Black?