Arts and crafts

• jetta

  5 May 08, 11:26

  Anyone here talented in this department? Drawing, painting, stitching, etc? Would love to see your masterpieces.

• tare

  5 May 08, 11:29

  cross-stitch considered? not talented just used to do them... maybe i should start again... anw wkend i sleep TOO much cos  dominate my pc... >.<

• Rhonda

  5 May 08, 13:51

  Erm... not talented.  I don't consider craftwork recreated from existing patterns creative nor artistic.   

  Let's see... I do have a few cross-stitch pieces and I'm sure you know by now that I had three framed pieces stolen from me during one of my house moves.    Still heartbroken thinking about it cause I personally changed the colour schemes for two of those pieces and they ended up looking prettier than the original too!    Thankfully, I have a few other unframed pieces safely in my mom's house back in Singapore... tucked away somewhere... 

  I'm able to crotchet and create paper flowers as well.  Flower arrangement.  Sew clothes from paper patterns.

  I will scrapbook when I move into my own place and can afford the space for it.  I also want to learn patchwork, quilting and knitting someday.

• fudgester

  5 May 08, 14:03

  Hmm..... the FS is into scrapbooking.

  I've accompanied her several times to Spotlight at Plaza Singapura for her scrapbooking supplies. There's another small scrapbooking shop at PS as well.

  Basically.... someone has to be the porter.

  

• the Bear

  5 May 08, 14:07

  (stale gag coming..)

   

  show you all my specialty.. i do origami.. my best work is this:

  
  Origami Boulder

• Rhonda

  5 May 08, 14:36

  Originally posted by the Bear:

  (stale gag coming..)

   

  show you all my specialty.. i do origami.. my best work is this:

  
  Origami Boulder

    Not bad leh!  Looks very 'zen'!  And in touch with the natural elements of Earth, Wood, and erm... Paper, which is a combination of Wood + Water.    Only thing missing is, you should light it up, then you get ALL the elements represented then it becomes very balanced! 

  Ommmmmm!! 

• Rhonda

  5 May 08, 14:37

  Originally posted by fudgester:

  Hmm..... the FS is into scrapbooking.

  I've accompanied her several times to Spotlight at Plaza Singapura for her scrapbooking supplies. There's another small scrapbooking shop at PS as well.

  Basically.... someone has to be the porter.

  

  Hmm... isn't there a Scrapbook University shop in Wheelock Place?  It was being set up when I last returned to Singapore.

• Kuali Baba

  5 May 08, 15:34

  Here's what can be done with a pine cone, some coral rubble, wire and no particular concept in mind:

  

  

• Rhonda

  5 May 08, 18:06

  Originally posted by Kuali Baba:

  Here's what can be done with a pine cone, some coral rubble, wire and no particular concept in mind:

  

  

  Very pretty and whimsical! 

  I'm collecting stuff from my everyday life here to create into some kinda artwork to commemorate my new life here in Melbourne.  I'm now collecting my used Tram Tickets to see if some sort of collage can be created from them. 

  I've already done a dried flower petals display thing commemorating my first year in Melbourne and I'm sure a few of you would remember having seen the photo in my post a few months back. 

   

• Kuali Baba

  5 May 08, 19:17

  Thanks. Something related to time and storytelling would be a good way to use those tickets.

• Rhonda

  5 May 08, 19:19

  Originally posted by Kuali Baba:

  Thanks. Something related to time and storytelling would be a good way to use those tickets.

  I haven't saved enough tickets yet, mainly cause I started to use the 10X tickets so that doesn't yield a lot of used tickets for use. 

  But yeah... I'm toying with a few ideas but will only be able to do something concrete only after I've amassed enough used tickets.  Hehe!

• Rhonda

  5 May 08, 19:20

  I'm also going to take silly photos of all the shoes I own since coming here or something... it would be interesting to see how many pairs of shoes I wear out and eventually end up owning in Melbourne!  Harhar! 

  Also, photos of silly things like my first winter coat, etc. 

• seotiblizzard

  5 May 08, 19:32

  Its part of wad i do everyday.

• 16/f/lonely

  5 May 08, 19:49

  My art level as far as drawing upright apes still resembles stikfas figures in general.

  I pass on this one thank you.

• stellazio

  5 May 08, 21:50

  i am talentedly useless in this dept..

• laurence82

  5 May 08, 21:51

  i like painting the most

  somehow, i cant draw humans well

   

• 16/f/lonely

  5 May 08, 22:03

  Originally posted by 16/f/lonely:

  My art level as far as drawing upright apes is concerned still resembles stikfas figures in general.

  I pass on this one thank you.

   

• Fatum

  6 May 08, 01:17

  I tie salt water fishing flies ...

• elindra

  6 May 08, 10:41

  I used to paint

  But I think I forgot how to

• cuddles

  6 May 08, 10:45

  Originally posted by elindra:

  I used to paint

  But I think I forgot how to

  
  I also do acrylic painting. there's no forgot how to, just pick up your brush and canvas! you'll get it back!

• elindra

  6 May 08, 11:01

  Originally posted by cuddles:

  
  I also do acrylic painting. there's no forgot how to, just pick up your brush and canvas! you'll get it back!

  
  I do water colours and colour pencil la

• cuddles

  6 May 08, 11:04

  Originally posted by elindra:

  
  I do water colours and colour pencil la

  then that's easier! colour pencils can start anywhere! water colours.. you paint water colours on what? drawing block?

• elindra

  6 May 08, 11:14

  Originally posted by cuddles:

  then that's easier! colour pencils can start anywhere! water colours.. you paint water colours on what? drawing block?

  
  water colour paper :x

  You know those nice thick ones that cost a bomb >.<

• kopiosatu

  6 May 08, 11:32

  sketching, drawing.

  but i was always told off by teachers because i always do it in my text books.

  bloody hell, i should have gone for a proper education and become an illustrator.

  i suck at handcraft.

• cuddles

  6 May 08, 11:34

  Originally posted by elindra:

  
  water colour paper :x

  You know those nice thick ones that cost a bomb >.<

  
  Oopz.. don't mind me, I don't do watercolours.. so I don't know anything much about it . sorry!

  in terms of art, everything cost a bomb. last time my art teacher told me it's not monetary values in art. :)