My Turn at the Easel

I really, really want to go downtown to the inauguration tomorrow, but this is what I feel like today.

This does not at all look like Diane’s “boy,” but I had him in mind when I was snipping this boy in a winter cap. I guess I had in mind his Mom’s adventures in knitting today.

Playing Barbies with Grandma Jan
-Scherenschnitte-

I’m still on Winter Break.  There’s a full, delicious week to myself awaiting me.  One of my goals is to do plenty of paper cutting.

I spent most of my break so far in Los Angeles.  My daughter and granddaughter live there.  It was a wonderful visit.  A sixth birthday.  Teaching the little one to ride a bike.  A visit to Disneyland.  Lots of  baking and playing with each other.

I did this scherenschnitte as a memory of my trip.  I still remember playing “Kelly’s Drive In” with my Aunt Helen when I was 5. I hope my sweet granddaughter will remember all the things she does with me.

Click here to see my Snowman Snip.  (This will take you to Flickr to see the iMovie of my 3D snip.)

I must be longing for a bit of snow, as snow images keep surfacing in my snips.

It was well below freezing this morning, much colder than it normally is this time of year in Northern Virginia. We rode the mountain bikes on a nearby trail. I didn’t feel up to par for it. My lungs felt as though they just couldn’t fully expand. Then there’s the part about freezing toes and freezing fingers. Sometimes I’d just as soon enjoy the winter from the inside of “Snippyville”, the little art space in my house.

To create this snip I hand sewed three sheets of paper together and folded them in half. I used “Dippety Dye” paper, which is stronger than tissue paper, but not by a lot. Cutting through six layers of this was relatively easy however.

I didn’t invent 3D scherenschnitte, by the way. I’ve seen it around as long as I’ve been snipping. (That’d be about 25 years now.)

Click here - Second iMovie Attempt - Sledding

Now that I have gotten a few basics of iMovie, I’m trying to improve what I’ve done.  I like this video much better than the first one.

Sledding

This is a short video of a snip I did today. I missed seeing the first snow flurries of the season today, but this is in honor of the event.

This is also my first attempt at using iMovie on my MacBook.