Another pen and ink drawing from my daughter Naomi. How do you like the way she used tonal variation – that is from light to dark shades?
Juliet
It’s a practice drawing based on the painting “Juliet” by Philip H. Calderon using a ballpoint pen and sign pens.
My daughter made a minor change here, instead of her (Juliet) looking up in the sky (like in the original painting) she made her look across the distance.
What is Cobalt Chrome?
The newest alternative metal to hit the market are cobalt chrome wedding bands. These rings are taking the market by storm. With the price of precious metals going through the roof many people are looking for an alternative to more expensive metals. The first alternative metal to hit the market were titanium rings. These rings were a great alternative but there are always ways to improve your jewelry selection.
After titanium tungsten came on strong. In fact tungsten wedding bands are still very popular. The downfall to tungsten rings is that they are much darker than white gold wedding bands. So when you are trying to match her ring with a tungsten ring it isn’t a very good look. In fact the darkness of tungsten clashes badly with white gold or platinum. So cobalt chrome is a good alternative metal that will match but won’t bust the bank.
Miniature office set
My son made this miniature office set out of toothpick sticks, scrap cartons, papers and ribbons. I admire my boy’s creativity when he does cute stuff such as this one. I hope he gets to spend his extra time doing what he loves, so he’ll have less time thinking about silly things that annoy me and his older sister. Yesterday, I saw him sewing something for his toy; I guess given more time to practice sewing, he’ll be able to do even the intricate equestrian boots for his sister’s Barbie dolls.
A bouquet of flowers in a basket
My daughter’s latest drawing using Prisma colored pencil. This is my current FB profile pic as well.
Raising Techie Kids
Kids these days are so technologically-advanced that even toddlers as young as 3 years old are showing a particularly keen interest on gadgets and gizmos like mobile phones and digital cameras. They would automatically reach for mom’s iPad, curious and raring to use their new “discovery.” And long before mom is even aware, they would probably start figuring out learning how to use the thing, much like they did with the remote and the television or DVD player’s power buttons. Long after that, they have probably moved on to dad’s laptop or are probably requesting you to buy them a vocopro or a gadget of their own. Blame it on the fast-paced world they were born in and on the ads they get to see regularly on television and everywhere else.
