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lillilahThe wound on my toe has dried out! Finally! I've been trying to keep it out of the shower, which helps, as well as separated from the toe next to it by a cloth at night, so it can breathe. I can't wait for all this stupid foot shenanigans to be done. There is a small, bruise-like lump in the middle of my other foot now too. It hurts, but nothing around it hurts. It could, I suppose, just be a bruise. I expect that it will eventually go away. * shrug *
In other news, I spent some time working on woodworking plans. Last night, Joel and I hashed everything out, and today, I wrote down what we need for the armoire, drafted plans for the dressing cabinet and a long cabinet that will hold the printer (and other stuff), and emailed a company that sells wood to get a price list. There is not much that saps my brain power like doing things that involve figuring out spacial relationships. Studying a language puts me to sleep instantly, but spacial relationships make me anxious and confused. However, I got through it. It also finally occurred to me that I can order a new sketch pad, instead of just stressing about how the one I use is running out of pages.
I'm tempted to get some really big sheets of paper for painting, but ChatGPT thinks that masonite is a better choice. My grandfather always painted on masonite. I don't like canvas, since I don't like the texture showing through. Of course, regardless of what I do, I should sand the surface of the gesso I put on after it dries. I don't love sanding. However, I think it would create a better texture. Well, maybe when I'm in Lisbon next Saturday, I can get some really really fine sandpaper. Or, I could order it from Amazon, which would doubtlessly give me a better selection. Oh! Amazon is definitely the right choice. I found a package that has some really really fine grit for polishing things like gemstones! The slightly less fine grit in the package will work just fine for what I'm doing. Even if I just do a couple of passes over the gesso, I think it will result in a much better surface. I still doubt that I can get a nice smooth sky after that, but maybe it is one of those situations where I need to go slowly and use less paint... or actually put in the acrylic retarder, so that it doesn't dry so fast. Hmmm.... Well, I'm not working on that tomorrow, but I'll keep it in mind for the next time I'm trying to paint something smooth. (Next time, I think, I'm going to be painting flowers, so less of an issue immediately.)
In other news, I spent some time working on woodworking plans. Last night, Joel and I hashed everything out, and today, I wrote down what we need for the armoire, drafted plans for the dressing cabinet and a long cabinet that will hold the printer (and other stuff), and emailed a company that sells wood to get a price list. There is not much that saps my brain power like doing things that involve figuring out spacial relationships. Studying a language puts me to sleep instantly, but spacial relationships make me anxious and confused. However, I got through it. It also finally occurred to me that I can order a new sketch pad, instead of just stressing about how the one I use is running out of pages.
I'm tempted to get some really big sheets of paper for painting, but ChatGPT thinks that masonite is a better choice. My grandfather always painted on masonite. I don't like canvas, since I don't like the texture showing through. Of course, regardless of what I do, I should sand the surface of the gesso I put on after it dries. I don't love sanding. However, I think it would create a better texture. Well, maybe when I'm in Lisbon next Saturday, I can get some really really fine sandpaper. Or, I could order it from Amazon, which would doubtlessly give me a better selection. Oh! Amazon is definitely the right choice. I found a package that has some really really fine grit for polishing things like gemstones! The slightly less fine grit in the package will work just fine for what I'm doing. Even if I just do a couple of passes over the gesso, I think it will result in a much better surface. I still doubt that I can get a nice smooth sky after that, but maybe it is one of those situations where I need to go slowly and use less paint... or actually put in the acrylic retarder, so that it doesn't dry so fast. Hmmm.... Well, I'm not working on that tomorrow, but I'll keep it in mind for the next time I'm trying to paint something smooth. (Next time, I think, I'm going to be painting flowers, so less of an issue immediately.)
