A Lapsed Blogger

I am, without doubt, the worst blogger it has been a lengthy eighteen weeks since my last post.

I continue to be impressed by the level of professionalism accomplished by others, with their words and images, blogging role models indeed.  However, these super-bloggers expose a need with regard to my own self expression.  Expectations to produce polished and informative posts when I haven’t yet managed to resolve pattern glitches or taken ample photographs results in a vicious circle of resolution and postponement.

Following a period of reflection I feel a change of approach is necessary to satiate my journalistic appetite.  I endeavour to create a pastiche of my creative week, warts and all.

Although absent I haven’t been idle.  These past months I have been totally engrossed in developing a pattern for a miniature bear.  They measure approximately three centimetres tall, in a seated position, and two centimetres wide at the hip joints. 

The scale and proportion of things has been a bit of an issue and in turn has imposed a more leisurely pace on my work, a process that will not be hurried.  The mismatched limbs, as evidenced in this photograph, have me returning back to the drawing board for a rethink. 

Jointing the limbs is always time consuming and a little fiddly.  Aligning the limbs on the torso is vital to optimise the balance of the little figure visually and functionally.

Eventually he is fully jointed, sitting smartly and beginning to resemble a bear.

The trio at various stages of completion, one little fellow is looking particularly pleased with himself.  Of the other two, I suppose we will have to wait and see if any grizzly personalities emerge.

Finally, I live close to the Northumberland coast. 

  I spend quite a bit of time there walking the miles of unspoilt coastline.

These images were taken as the sun was setting, the location is Druridge Bay.

Till next time.