Dawn Blair's Blog, page 115

Practice sketches

I’ve spent some time the last couple of days sketching images from an oracle card deck I adore. It’s been fun as well as educational. Today, the card selected was an amazing lesson. Not only did it have brilliant light and dark areas, but it also was a good exercise for how to keep the … Continue reading Practice sketches

Whole squash? Will it cook?

I spent the afternoon, or the later part of it, writing. I feel like I’m about to finish Siva’s book and I probably have a couple thousand words or so left to it. It excites me that I’m so close to being done with this book, though I’m torn about what I’m going to go … Continue reading Whole squash? Will it cook?

Crystals found

I’m trying to get braver with my painting. It’s hard. Recently, I thought about painting crystals in some of my works. The issue? I’ve never painted crystals. So I had to go learn how to do that, which ended up to be the easy part. Eventually, I would have to sit down and give it … Continue reading Crystals found

Wrought iron

I love wrought iron. If you’ve ever read any of my books, you’ll see a lot of wrought iron. Sometimes I feel that when my creative brain asks, “What is that made of?” with “that” being any stationary object in a the book (a bench, a staircase, a desk, etc.), the first thing that jumps … Continue reading Wrought iron

Can I get going early?

Today has been strange. It must be Tuesday. I woke up early and decided to get up to write. But I didn’t. I sat in bed and did some sketching for about half an hour. Then I got up, dressed, fed the pets, then went to write. I certainly didn’t get started any earlier than … Continue reading Can I get going early?

A dragonfly appears

Painted tonight and still hoping to get some writing in. I can’t say that I have a schedule or anything, but I’m trying to find a rhythm. It doesn’t help that I didn’t get to bed until nearly midnight and couldn’t get to sleep for a long time. So when the cats started trying to … Continue reading A dragonfly appears

The noise subsides

Serious. That’s what my critical voice wanted me to be. More serious. It wanted to rob me of the play and joy I find in creating. That was actually the second thing I learned by stopping to take a moment to listen to what my critical voice was yelling at me about. The first was … Continue reading The noise subsides

Trying to settle the screams

Merlin, Bella, and I sat outside today while I did some writing. I finished the 5th part of my current Fenrir’s Tale. Now I can start on the 6th part. It’s definitely becoming a novella. That’s a picture of Merlin and Bella above. I love how they both looked up at the camera when I … Continue reading Trying to settle the screams

Reap what you sow – so they say

The scratches Temmy left on my arm yesterday must have traumatized my body more than I thought. Early in the morning, I dreamt that I was outside with a couple people — I don’t remember their faces or who they were. I was carrying an animal. In the dream, I knew what the animal was, … Continue reading Reap what you sow – so they say

Eggplants and invisible smoke

I ate the first eggplant from my garden today. My smoke detector was not happy about me baking the eggplant with olive oil and decided to go off. I happened to be holding Temmy at the time. Unlike Merlin, who goes hiding from loud noises, Temmy doesn’t get scared. I carried her with me and … Continue reading Eggplants and invisible smoke