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Art Journal: Week One

January 10, 2011 by Rayna Diane Hennen

I decided this year to keep a weekly art journal. I’ve always kept a journal – I have a storage container full of them probably from when I was 8 or 9. I tend to doodle a little bit in them but mostly it’s just writing and taped in mementos like movie tickets, funny notes, things like that. In my aim to incorporate more creative elements into my life in general I thought this might be fun, easy way to do that every week.

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I saw a Yarnbombing!!

October 5, 2010 by Rayna Diane Hennen

completely forgot that, on Saturday, I passed a VW Bug that had been Yarnbombed!!

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Adventures in Photography

September 30, 2010 by Rayna Diane Hennen

And then, the other building, in another part of Brooklyn. As you walk up to it with your camera you are quick to avert your eyes from the man who just pulled up his pants from taking a quick pee on a fire hydrant.

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The Mom Swatch Pillows Progressing Nicely!

September 26, 2010 by Rayna Diane Hennen

Actually, the measuring/gauge was fine I just forgot to add an inch to each side for the seams. Silly rabbit. Better noticing at 6 inches than 16. I then had to undo about 2 or 3 inches 2 different times because I botched the double moss stitch border, probably by not paying attention (maybe knitting and season premieres don’t go well together…).

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A Little Art, A Little Yarn

September 16, 2010 by Rayna Diane Hennen

I hadn’t been in a yarn store in so long. Michael’s arts and crafts is just not the same. Yes, they have yarn (but not enough and it’s the same yarn in every store) and yes, they are great for just about everything but it’s not the same. Walking into a yarn store is peaceful. All the yarns and colors reaching to the ceiling and walking around just touching the yarn and thinking of all the wonderful things that could be from all that glorious yarn!

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Peonies

August 25, 2010 by Rayna Diane Hennen

Small green globes that shroud
the delicate within –
angelic white kissed with sunset pink.

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Soft & Pretty – White Mirror

August 20, 2010 by Rayna Diane Hennen

The paint may be my favorite part and I didn’t know it would look the way it does when I started painting. The paint went on very thick and so as I added more paint, there are layers that are raised and softer and areas where the paint is thinner and you can see the wood grain.

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Flutterby Wings

August 13, 2010 by Rayna Diane Hennen

Well, most people know them as butterflies but when I was small and cute with chubby knees, I called them flutterbys! Which, actually, makes more sense to me still since that’s really what they do is flutter by you not butter fly you.

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My Own Worst Design Enemy

August 12, 2010 by Rayna Diane Hennen

A Corner of My Future Site I am currently in the process of redesigning my own website, which showcases a portfolio of my web design work along with my photography. It is long overdue and certainly could benefit from more copy and a more coherent design and flow. Looking at the site from a potential client or employer’s perspective one would wonder who this designer is. What does this designer

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I don't think I've ever gotten out walking early e I don't think I've ever gotten out walking early enough to get photos of magnolias in such pristine condition! 😍

#magnoliasinbloom #springinbloom
🤪 I have been working on the second module of t 🤪 I have been working on the second module of the floral ink drawing course I signed up for a few months ago. ha ha, oh my gosh a test of my rusty drawing skills and my patience!

The thing I have to keep reminding myself, especially when I'm watching her do the inking: she's been doing this for years. This is what she does for a living. I'm not supposed to get it right the first (or second... probably not third either...) time. 

#alwaysabeginner #floralinkdrawing
A close up of a reddish dogwood. I love close ups A close up of a reddish dogwood. I love close ups of flowers that make them seem abstract.

During a floral photography course, the instructor said that abstract photos do not really count as floral photos. While on the one hand I can see what she means, it is still a flower! 

What do you think? 

#springinbloom #dogwoodinbloom
I feel like I just flipped the calendar to March b I feel like I just flipped the calendar to March but here we are - April! I use a calendar of my own photos but after checking them in Dec, when I get the prints, I never peak ahead or actually remember what pictures I chose.

Happy to see that April is one of my favorites from last year 😍 

#violets #springinbloom
My row of tulips is in progress! Enjoying this pho My row of tulips is in progress! Enjoying this photo from last year's batch, thinking about what I'd need to do to get a better version - this is the second attempt. 

#tulipbeauty #springinbloom
I actually did finish the flower right before the I actually did finish the flower right before the end of the year and then... travel. Lots of travel. 😴 I will be working through the next module soon but here is the finished flower and some the process before it. 

There is definitely room for improvement (my background lines need to feel softer) but there are also things I really like about it (the flower actually seems round and soft to me). 

#alwaysabeginner @ioanapioaru #floralinkdrawing
Squeezed in some quick sketch lines on a flower I' Squeezed in some quick sketch lines on a flower I'm working on. 

I signed up for the @ioanapioaru Drawing Flowers course and after being away for a few weeks, I am happy to get back to it! Once I started drawing again, I realized how much I missed it and loved it. 🌸
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