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thank you for watching
credits:
slide 2,3,5 - Krishna Kumar
slide 4 - Jon Dawson at flickr
slide 6 - edanley at flickr
editing- Jennifer Kumar
music: free royalty free music at incompetech.com
Heartwarming by Aiden Keith-Hynes and Kevin MacLeod
Authentic Journeys copyright 2009
Hartlepool College of Further Education played host to the regional heats of a major national skills competition on Tuesday 16th June, as nearly seventy talented young bricklayers, carpenters, joiners, decorators and representatives from other areas of Construction went head to head for a chance to progress in the competition.
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In September I worked a lot on my Tiny House project. Mostly I was installing electrical boxes and wiring on one wall which included two outlets and a switch for a light. I also finished the paneling of the far wall with OSB board which necessitated moving all my stored lumber and cleaning up mounds of rat poop.
But what took all of my thought was how to construct a window (for the big opening I cut many years ago) because that would determine how I would cut my window sill which was necessary to install before I can finish covering the wall with OSB panels. Halfway through I changed my mind about the design of the window, but luckily the sill will still work. There is very little information on making your own windows. It is something of a lost art now that double pane windows have taken over and everybody just pops in a prefab vinyl window. So discovering how to fabricate one without all the fancy old school joinery is a piece of information I can contribute.
The little window I cut for ventilation into the loft part of my design. I was going to copy Deek's idea of using a "Pet Peek" (a dog porthole that is installed in fencing), but those are $50 and they don't open. So I copied his method of framing through the wall and just caulking the sides. I also put in a window screen. I used the wire kind and it looked terrible as seen here so I replaced it with black fiberglass mesh which I could make much tighter. Finishing this little window made me proud at how straight and square the corners were.
That same week I scored some materials from a commercial building which included very thick pieces of glass that I will be able to make into windows, plus wood and plywood all for $20. It's very easy to find things on Craigslist these days because it saves people from paying high dump fees.
After this I had to put the project on hold for a few weeks because I realized that my presence at my Mum's house while working in her garage was being seen as intrusive for Bill especially as he was going through some difficult medical procedures. So I quickly packed it in and promised I would only work on it when they were not in residence which will be most of the winter.
When you build something as big as this people want to know what you are going to use the space for. And if you are going to be living there or what. This is an especially pertinent question where housing is so costly a man was able to rent out a tent in his backyard for $900 a month in Mountain View. But I have no plans to do anything with this space except visit it on occasion or possibly teach a shoemaking workshop in it. I'm really just doing this to see if I can. And to use up all the materials I've collected for it over the years so I can finally throw stuff out that I don't end up using. It is a skill building art project that will allow me to experience how a tiny house lifestyle would work and experiment with all the innovative off-grid projects I could use in it that I see done on Pinterest. And it's nice to have something to show for all the work I put in, unlike gardening which is a meditation in change and impermanence. And if I should need a place to land it's nice to have a tiny house in your back pocket. So in that sense it is an exercise in emergency housing and peace of mind much like my other prepping projects.
I've been interested in figure drawing for a long time and decided it was time to do something about it. So, for three weeks now, I've been attending drop-in self-guided life-drawing sessions held at an art store - Artists and Craftsmen - in the University District in Seattle.
The sessions are open to anyone . . . you bring your own art supplies, they provide the model and easels and coffee and cookies for the breaks. It all costs $10 a session.
The poses usually vary from one minute to 15 minutes. It is a pure delight . . you don't have time to think . . . you just draw or the pose is over, another has started . . . it's a wonderful way to loosen up and learn to 'see' and trust what you see. The point is to get the significant lines and proportions with quick gestures.
I love it . . . smiling.
This particular drawing is from the third session. It started with 15 different quick poses in a half an hour and then we had the same pose for 2 1/2 hours broken up into 20 minute periods with breaks for the model to stretch.
I always wondered how the models could recreate a pose after a break . . . for this session the moderater marked the position of her feet and shoulders and knees with blue artist's tape. It worked remarkably well. While she didn't return to EXACTLY the same position, it was very, very close.
To see the whole set, the rest of which were short poses, see: www.flickr.com/photos/17938656@N00/sets/72157624910170481...
BTW . . . the texture in these photos comes from the fact that the drawings are all on newsprint. I leave the drawings on the pad, so in some of the photos you can see the shadow of a drawing on the page underneath.
A satisfying steppingstone sewing project which allows for learning many basic skills: Campers select coordinating fabrics, iron, measure and cut the squares using proper tools, lay out, pin, sew by machine, press seams, learn to use interfacing for applique (optional), top stitch, reinforce seams, cut corners, turn, stuff, and handsew closed using invisible stitch. zipper skills may also be included depending on aptitude of the individual. All Ages.
I've been interested in figure drawing for a long time and decided it was time to do something about it. So, for three weeks now, I've been attending drop-in life self-guided drawing sessions held at an art store - Artists and Craftsmen - in the University District in Seattle.
The sessions are open to anyone . . . you bring your own art supplies, they provide the model and easels and coffee and cookies for the breaks. It all costs $10 a session.
The poses usually vary from one minute to 15 minutes. It is a pure delight . . you don't have time to think . . . you just draw or the pose is over, another has started . . . it's a wonderful way to loosen up and learn to 'see' and trust what you see. The point is to get the significant lines and proportions with quick gestures.
I love it . . . smiling.
I've been interested in figure drawing for a long time and decided it was time to do something about it. So, for three weeks now, I've been attending drop-in life self-guided drawing sessions held at an art store - Artists and Craftsmen - in the University District in Seattle.
The sessions are open to anyone . . . you bring your own art supplies, they provide the model and easels and coffee and cookies for the breaks. It all costs $10 a session.
The poses usually vary from one minute to 15 minutes. It is a pure delight . . you don't have time to think . . . you just draw or the pose is over, another has started . . . it's a wonderful way to loosen up and learn to 'see' and trust what you see. The point is to get the significant lines and proportions with quick gestures.
I love it . . . smiling.
Ameha’s talent for plasterwork was spotted last year by an HLF-supported scheme, Re-Making Leeds. The scheme was developed to train young people in specialist crafts and Ameha is now benefiting from a year’s placement at Ornate Interiors, working on restoration projects including York Theatre Royal. In November 2016, Ameha was entered into national construction competition, SkillBuild, and won the gold prize!
Read more: bit.ly/2i6eICX
© Graham Fotherby
I've been interested in figure drawing for a long time and decided it was time to do something about it. So, for three weeks now, I've been attending drop-in life self-guided drawing sessions held at an art store - Artists and Craftsmen - in the University District in Seattle.
The sessions are open to anyone . . . you bring your own art supplies, they provide the model and easels and coffee and cookies for the breaks. It all costs $10 a session.
The poses usually vary from one minute to 15 minutes. It is a pure delight . . you don't have time to think . . . you just draw or the pose is over, another has started . . . it's a wonderful way to loosen up and learn to 'see' and trust what you see. The point is to get the significant lines and proportions with quick gestures.
I love it . . . smiling.
Ameha’s talent for plasterwork was spotted last year by an HLF-supported scheme, Re-Making Leeds. The scheme was developed to train young people in specialist crafts and Ameha is now benefiting from a year’s placement at Ornate Interiors, working on restoration projects including York Theatre Royal. In November 2016, Ameha was entered into national construction competition, SkillBuild, and won the gold prize!
Read more: bit.ly/2i6eICX
© Graham Fotherby
Summer at St. George's provides fun and enriching summer camps for children ages 4 to 15. www.summeratstgeorges.ca
Each summer, St. Georges opens its doors to the world and offers a dynamic, fun and safe boarding program. Boys and Girls aged 9 to 16 years come from all over the world to enjoy a total Canadian immersion experience in one of Canada's most beautiful cities and campuses.
I've been interested in figure drawing for a long time and decided it was time to do something about it. So, for three weeks now, I've been attending drop-in life self-guided drawing sessions held at an art store - Artists and Craftsmen - in the University District in Seattle.
The sessions are open to anyone . . . you bring your own art supplies, they provide the model and easels and coffee and cookies for the breaks. It all costs $10 a session.
The poses usually vary from one minute to 15 minutes. It is a pure delight . . you don't have time to think . . . you just draw or the pose is over, another has started . . . it's a wonderful way to loosen up and learn to 'see' and trust what you see. The point is to get the significant lines and proportions with quick gestures.
I love it . . . smiling.
I have tried to introduce #handwritingwithouttears a few times. But I see now Max was just not there yet. But I think he is now. He figured out big line, little line,big curve little curve immediately. Today we are just playing with them tomorrow we start working on placing them together to make stuff. #skillbuilding #homeschooling #prewritingskills #finemotorplanning
I've been interested in figure drawing for a long time and decided it was time to do something about it. So, for three weeks now, I've been attending drop-in life self-guided drawing sessions held at an art store - Artists and Craftsmen - in the University District in Seattle.
The sessions are open to anyone . . . you bring your own art supplies, they provide the model and easels and coffee and cookies for the breaks. It all costs $10 a session.
The poses usually vary from one minute to 15 minutes. It is a pure delight . . you don't have time to think . . . you just draw or the pose is over, another has started . . . it's a wonderful way to loosen up and learn to 'see' and trust what you see. The point is to get the significant lines and proportions with quick gestures.
I love it . . . smiling.