Gold

Gold
collage in composition book

I’ve been preoccupied with transcribing letters, so I haven’t been concentrating on arting. Coming down with the plague hasn’t helped matters, either. It’s difficult to feel motivated when you’re tired and grumpy and you can’t breathe properly. hrmph.

I did manage to get some gluing done last night, though. This spread started with the cover of an OCLC publication. I loved the embossed black dot grid superimposed on the satellite image of the Earth. When I finished the piece, it seemed a little blah, so I decided to try to do something with the grid. At first, I thought I’d get a small paint brush and fill in the circles, but that seemed like a lot of work (I mentioned being a-motivated?). However, I found a chopstick in with my paint brushes. The bottom end was nice and flat and the perfect size, so I used it as a stamp. The larger circles were done with the cap of a glue stick.

In other news, it sucks to have an old car. When something breaks, it’s impossible to get replacement parts. About a week and a half ago, my timing belt and cam-shaft went kerplowie. The timing belt was easy to replace, but the mechanic is having having a hell of a time finding the bolt needed for the cam-shaft, plus some sort of pin that also needs replacing. He thinks he can get the bolt from Texas and he may have found the pin in Virginia, but the vendors aren’t sure. Their inventory says they have the parts, but they haven’t been able to physically put their hands on them yet. Poor little MoonPie of Delight. I really miss my silly little toy car.