December 2, 2008

• The Right Stuff

  Wonderful!
  I have a new kitchen faucet!

  I have searched and searched for many months for a new one.
  I really liked one of Delta's.. that has the mechanisms on a separate stem.. but they are pricey... and I'm not yet willing to give up my right arm or my firstborn to get one. . 
  While usable, the old one is tired, the spray button is broken and constantly on sprayer mode.
  Mostly, for me,  it does not look 100% . For Steve, he bonks his head when he washes his hair in the kitchen sink.
  Does any one still do that?

  And does it have to be on MY CHAIR?

  
  I lay claim to probably a 6.5' X 10' space in a 30 x 30 garage. I call my 'Painting Studio'.

  It has a large window, bringing in plenty of natural light. We installed overhead lights above the table.
  I am the one that has to keep it clean, a chore when the big door is open most of the time and we have
  Trades that set free volcanic dust.
  *note the cover on my table.. keeping things covered helps, but it still requires my time before the
  space is usable. 
   
  Wouldn't you know it that it is this very space that collects most of the incoming~ .  

  The Right Stuff!
  

  ...hand made tracing paper.
  Every once in a while, about once a year, I have to just sit and cover sheets of paper with pencil graphite.
  It is pretty much a mundane and mindless operation. I have to force myself to just sit down and do it.
  I have no idea what has happened to the ones I made last year.. probably died of exhaustion .
  This one is only about half the coverage I'd like. It will 'work', but If I want to use it multiple times
  it needs to be a heavier coating. ( and preferably not creased)
  I do recognize there are sheets of non-greasy transfer papers on the market. I have a collection and I do
  use it for some of my other projects.. but...I particularly like the results of this hand generated tracing paper
  for my artwork.

  I have learned to do these when I was a kid.. when I could not afford real tracing paper. so, for me, it is...
  'The Right Stuff'

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