Pencil, pastels and fabric, altered books, all in one week!

This week practice included lots of pencil drawing and as

I commented you earlier, a live model! To me it was the

first time I did this and although I didn`t know what to expect,

it was fun, hard, interesting, frustrating and I`ve learned so much

about it, I am glad I did it, I still have a lot to learn but that`s what

makes art so interesting and you never stop learning until you say so!

The live model had to change every five minutes, sometimes just

in one so one has to learn to be quick and precise, this is the hard part!

To fix or not to fix, that is the big question!

This doll was made with pastels, and I loved the hair, that

color makes it super shiny and so I was super disappointed 

when my teacher at school decided to fix it!!  The result is

so much more opaque and so I don`t like it anymore...

I guess this is how on learns, sometimes, the hard way!

What do you think?  Do you use fixative (which one) or just 

frame it  between glass?  If you sale a piece do 

you let the buyer know it`s not fixed?  So many questions! 

 Thank you for your input here!

Before fix 

After fix

My live sessions are coming a long, we really have tons of fun, 

I loved it and I hope to make more students happy!  I just wish 

I had a bigger space now but it all comes in the right time so

for now I will enjoy this new area of my life!

New kitties inspired on this kitty, one of my pins over my art dolls

wall in pinterest!  I just love them, they are so soft and cozy

and they are made out of recycled stuff I have been collecting,

so much to do, so much inspiration, it`s hard to keep up 

with my self! Even for me!  Lol!