Oh, and did I mention that I have hardly held a stamp or a stamp pad.

All signed up for whirlwind four weeks in an online art journal class. Flunked intro as you can see with the Adobe image on the right hand side of the page.  I was attempting to manage a link to Judy Wise class. The class is not scheduled to begin until Mar. 12, 2012, so I can't blame it on instruction.

Next up is making a hand sewn journal with paper that I am ordering tomorrow. Nothing by halves. If you're going to fall from the ladder, don't let it be from the bottom rung.

Blogging skills - vy sketchy

Scanning skills - definitely dodgy

Digital manipulation skills: Gimp is gimpy, no Photoshop; it's on the computer I gave away years ago.  Prognosis - Dismal

Collage - Experience practically nil

Painting - Technical skills - Rudimentary

Sketching - it's too bad that my sketching skills are surprisingly satisfying, because the thematic word choice would have been soooo easy, but I can't get away with it. If not entirely predictable, my sketching is my one tool that is pretty good and getting better all the time.

I have faint hope but open heart.