a graphite sketch of my middle child
My middle child loves to draw. He just turned eight years old, and this is something he has loved his entire life. When he was barely a year old he loved to sit and scribble with crayons for hours and hours.
For Christmas we got him a set of Prismacolor pencils, and you should have seen the excitement on his face! He has been looking at mine with such longing for quite a while and he quickly outgrew the kids art supplies with all the drawing he does. He's 'serious' about drawing and wanted 'serious' art supplies.
He loves to draw with me, and this time when we were both sitting down together I decided to do a drawing of him, so he could see it come to life on the paper. It was a good time together. :) I remember doing the same thing with my mom when I was little.
And now for something entirely different. . .
I sculpted a little dragon. :)
Last year I found THE most darling little dragon sculptures on Etsy. I fell in love with them, but they sold out faster than I could click the buy now button! Although I did finally manage to buy one in December and it is now my studio mascot.
Then I found the woman, Becca Gollins of Dragons and Beasties, who made these little critters on deviant art this last summer, which then lead me to her facebook page, and her youtube sculpting tutorials. And I thought why not? So I gave it a shot and made my boys three little dragons for Christmas.
They turned out pretty cute. Not professional by any means, but cute. And the boys really liked them so that's what counts right? Right. :) Anyways, I gave the sculpting thing another go this week and made this little one for my mom's birthday, which is today. Happy Birthday Mom!! :)
So. . . yeah. . . that's all. Just a little dragon and a sketch. :) Thanks for taking a peek. See you guys on Monday!
This is painting/drawing 10/30 (it counts right? the drawing, not the dragon ;) in the 30 paintings in 30 days challenge.
How cute! But I can't for the life of me figure out what it is sculpted out of. It looks like blown glass. So nice too that your son is wanting to make his own art. Huzzah!
ReplyDeleteThanks Carol! :) The dragon is made out of polymer clay called Scupey. You can get it at Michael's or any craft store, and it comes in all kinds of different colors.
DeleteThis is a fantastic sketch...probably one of my favorites...not finishing those "lines" make it SO interesting, Crystal!! REALLY love this one!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Hilda! I kept thinking for a while that I'd finish it, but then that defeats the purpose of a sketch doesn't it? I liked the fresh look it had so I left it alone.
DeleteLovely sketch. The unfinished look is perhaps more interesting than a complete study might be. I like it very much.
ReplyDeleteThe little dragon is quite fun. I can imagine your boys would want to take it over. I know mine would have!
Thank you very much Diana! :) I like the unfinished look too and I think I want to do more like that.
DeleteThe sketch of your son is wonderful! Just precious. I love everything that you managed to leave out. What a great lesson for him.
ReplyDeleteThat dragon is pretty cute!
Thanks so much Cathy! :)
Deletethe sketch made me catch my breath...just beautiful Crystal!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Dottie!
DeleteWhat are you talking about Crystal? You could totally sell these - they are absolutely adorable! I love them!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks Melissa! I based it pretty heavily on Becca's dragons so I wouldn't feel right about selling them. They're just for fun. :) Maybe if I come up with my own dragon design I would. But thanks SO much for your vote of confidence!! :D
DeleteWhat a sweet expression; both your son's and the dragon. I would buy one! Well...a dragon that is...not a son :) Haha! Great work~
ReplyDeleteHa!! Thanks Ashley! :)
DeleteThe sketch is so lovely! I think he is reading something very intently. Looks very nice. And OMG you are a sculptor too. Great! The dragons are gorgeous. I only hope one day my kid doesnt ask me for those coz they surely dont look very easy to make :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Vinayak! And HA! I totally sucked at sculpting in high school (the only other time I've ever tried it) so I was surprised that these turned out pretty cute. Oh come on, if your little guy wanted one of these I bet you would do anything to make him one. ;)
Deleteprecious sketch ..enjoy drawing together ..happy new year !
ReplyDeleteThanks Jane! And the same to you!
DeleteWhat a wonderful post, Crystal!!!
ReplyDeleteThe drawing of your son is so intimate and beautiful!
And your dragon is completely adorable!!!
I am so happy to have met you through our blogs, Crystal. :)
Thank you SO much Kathryn! And I am so happy to have met you too. :))))
DeleteHow lovely that he loves drawing too. What better tutor could he wish for! Maybe he will do it for a living one day! I wish my kids loved to draw, but neither have any interest at all. Such a shame. It must be so nice to have a drawing companion!
ReplyDeleteThe drawing is beautiful and absolutely counts! And the dragons are amazing! So cute! I think you should make some to sell. I'd love to buy one :0)
I wonder the same thing, if he'll want to do it when he grows up. he's really into making his own comic books and he loves graphic novels. :) And thank you very much! Maybe a little dragon might find its way to your side of England one day. ;)
DeleteOkay your dragon is brilliant, cutes one I've ever seen, your skills just keep on multiplying! And I hope your Mom had a wonderful B-Day :-) As for those moments with your son, talk about special along with the sketch you did of him. Serious art supplies for a seriously budding artist, love it!
ReplyDeleteReally a very nice sketch of a pretty child, congratulation.
ReplyDeleteHello Crystal:) Your sketch of your son is so beautiful. You can make it look simple to do but I think it isn't! How beautiful to have a son that is just as creative as his mother!! Mostly you expect something like that from a daughter:)
ReplyDeleteYour little dragons are so cute. Well done!