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[gwendolyngrey]

Is tired.

I feel a little bad for not getting to the costume shop today...I had told Jill yesterday that I would probably most likely be there, but homework got in my face and completely ate up my day. I made and soldered all the links I needed to for my chain, and so far I have done two out of three watercolors....very, very bad watercolors, but I know how and why they went wrong. I overworked both of them in different ways, and I think I know better where to stop now. As a watercolor beginner, I'm really very glad that Ed is having us do these studies.

And even though I'm tired, I really want to blow off my third watercolor, and go home and sew. I feel like I haven't made anything for AGES (and it has been nearly a month actually) and I ought to have something spiffy to wear on Halloween. Something which I would be smart to do now before things really get crazy.

Looking at my fingers as I type, I realise that for the next twelve weeks my hands are going to look atrocious, and there's not really anything I can do about it. Printmaking alone is messy and dirty enough, but then I get all dirty again in metals, and then we're painting all semester in illustration... I can scrub and scrub my hands with the hardcore soap, and they still look all grungy. Bah.

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[jubilima.livejournal.com]

When I was a violinist, the pads on my left fingers were sore and callused, and the nails clipped short. On my right hand, which was smoother and uncallused, I wore my nails longer because I liked the way they looked against the frog of my bow. I didn't mind having odd hands for my art. Showed character. :)

[girliegirl32786.livejournal.com]

Art sounds like fun!

[twoeyedgirl.livejournal.com]

My hands were in a sad state indeed for most of last fall semester. Please please please wear gloves in printmaking, because I know for a fact I got more mineral spirits on my skin than could possibly be good for me, and I don't wish that on anyone.

Have fun dear... and what do your fridays look like, exactly?

[idlewild-grey.livejournal.com]

Eee, sorry I didn't see this sooner!

I don't have any classes on Fridays, but I'm in Calder almost All Day Long!