Day Seventy Nine

Ah, more snow. I’m cuddled up with a hot cup of cocoa, basking in the warm glow of both my laptop and the TV. (You know, because staring at just one screen is soo 2010) Frequent peeks out the front door have confirmed that it is still snowing, still cold and still winter. (I thought we’d escaped it for a while there, but no such luck.)

Today’s word shocked me. Not because of the word itself, but because of its timing. I spent a while thinking about what exactly, out of the thousands of possibilities, I wanted to create using this word as inspiration.

E-gypt n. A country located in northeast Africa and southwest Asia.

Immediately, of course, “Egypt” brought the recent revolution to mind. Although I do not claim to know every detail, I did follow the revolution as best I could. Although there were many things about this revolution that both inspired and fascinated me, there was one image that struck me most. Beyond the masses of people, the incredible speed of political change and the images of people gathered on and around tanks, there is one image that has stayed vividly in my mind. This image is the hundreds of thousands of people in Tahrir Square stopping to pray. From the moment I saw the first photograph of this, I was amazed by not only the dedication of the Egyptian people but by the beautiful work of art created by a synchronized movement of hundreds of thousands of people. Although I have never put much faith in, well, faith, I am fascinated by this gesture.

So, for today’s piece, I decided to illustrate Egyptians praying in Tahrir Square. It was difficult to get the angle of the bodies correctly but, after a hundred or so, it got a little difficult.

I wish this drawing could have been better; it does not do the incredible feat of the Egyptians justice. Ah well, I’ll get there eventually.

Thank you for reading; I hope you enjoyed today’s post. Have a great weekend! (Yes, I know it’s only Thursday but I think we deserve to celebrate the coming weekend early.)

Xx

-r

Day Seventy Six

To say today was a long day would be a gross understatement. After finishing school around 7 (I’m not sure I’ll really finish school in 5 weeks with a workload like that) I took a short break for dinner and an episode of House. After finishing a delicious chocolate chip cookie, it was time to get to work.

I flipped through the dictionary exhaustedly, and came to a stop at a word that went well with the lingering chocolate chip cookie taste in my mouth.

ta-ble-spoon  n. A unit of measurement; large spoon for serving food.

It made me think of the excited anticipation that comes with beginning to bake a delicious dessert. With every added ingredient, you push closer to creating something delicious. Although I have not baked in a while I know this feeling well; often, as a young kid, if I wanted a cookie, I had to make one (with the aid of my mother calling out directions from the other room). I remember pulling a freshly baked cookie from the tray and, seemingly impervious to any amount of tongue-searing molten chocolate chips, chowing down.

I wanted to illustrate this feeling of excitement in today’s piece. I used my amazing white pen to add a little shine to the eyes and convey a sense of the eyes’ direction.

I hope you enjoyed today’s post; thanks for reading!!

I hope your Tuesday goes better than mine is most likely to!

Xx

-r