I found a little time to play with one of the pieces I made last week. It’s in the new ocean blue glaze and I loved the colour but wasn’t quite sure what to make of the shape. Usually I can see how a piece would work in a basic sort of way. But not so with this one. So I played and I actually found I rather like wrapping up beads. I also really like jump rings. But, no, I will not be turning my hand to jewelry any time soon. I like making parts and I like trying them out. But visionary jewelry designer I am not.
I also played around with a new photo editing program. A couple of weeks ago my usual printer died and a week later the photo editing software that came with it collapsed as well. I do not like change. I’ve played around with a couple freeware programs (pixia, picassa) but all those fancy do hinkies are just too much for this old dog. So I searched around, read a few reviews, and found photoscape. It’s great and very intuitive, which is what I need. But I’ve not had a chance to play with it. You can do all sorts of things like get rid of a gray blue “white” background with a couple of clicks. It even keeps the image quality and colour pretty true. I am happy! But I’m not probably going to that white out background anytime soon. Props maybe.
So I really didn’t have time to play today. All of this was procrastination dressed up like productivity. I did make a list. I did not cross anything off that list. So guess what I’ll be doing this evening?
Off to card 50 or so buttons, label a dozen pots to go to the festival, and maybe even have some dinner.
I also played around with a new photo editing program. A couple of weeks ago my usual printer died and a week later the photo editing software that came with it collapsed as well. I do not like change. I’ve played around with a couple freeware programs (pixia, picassa) but all those fancy do hinkies are just too much for this old dog. So I searched around, read a few reviews, and found photoscape. It’s great and very intuitive, which is what I need. But I’ve not had a chance to play with it. You can do all sorts of things like get rid of a gray blue “white” background with a couple of clicks. It even keeps the image quality and colour pretty true. I am happy! But I’m not probably going to that white out background anytime soon. Props maybe.
So I really didn’t have time to play today. All of this was procrastination dressed up like productivity. I did make a list. I did not cross anything off that list. So guess what I’ll be doing this evening?
Off to card 50 or so buttons, label a dozen pots to go to the festival, and maybe even have some dinner.
