February 2005 « Redshirt Knitting

Isn’t the future grand? http://t.co/XF1QetwxPh about 12 minutes ago
She promised to loan me a spinning wheel if I helped her load a couch into the back of a windowless van. Seems legit. about 57 minutes ago
Hey everyone, if @perclexed turns out to be an axe murderer, start the hunt for my body in the @SerialKnitters parking lot. about 1 hour ago
If you're coming north to the San Juans for Memorial Day wkd I'll tell you a secret, here's the route locals use: https://t.co/ZBZETnuOlt about 3 hours ago
@kmkat And not as high as the Minneapolis bridge. about 3 hours ago in reply to kmkat
So basically what you're saying is, the Skagit River Bridge failed a saving throw. http://t.co/nzLRzIuFRK about 3 hours ago
@advicemonkey wow that looks amazing! about 3 hours ago in reply to advicemonkey
@pschiendelman there are a lot of options, none of which can gracefully handle that volume of traffic. I usually go across Fir Isl to Conway about 14 hours ago in reply to pschiendelman
Triple thanks as always to first responders who were on the scene so quickly, rescuing people from the river which is running cold & fast about 14 hours ago
Thank you to everyone who texted and emailed. I'm fine but I take that I5 bridge at least once a week, and traffic detours will be dire. about 14 hours ago

Scary Yard

By Erika, on February 12th, 2005

Here’s what happens when things go wrong. This is a sketch of my grandmother and I, circa October 1974. Except I completely messed up the faces, which looked blobby and clown-like. I colored it anyway (for the practice), then got mad and scribbled out the clown faces with a heavy pen. And when . . . → Read More: Scary Yard

Woman in yellow gloves and scary mask

By Erika, on February 11th, 2005

Luke

By Erika, on February 10th, 2005

This is a semi-unfinished sketch of Luke, who is my aunt’s godson’s son. I think that makes him my… um… cousin…?

The View From Here

By Erika, on February 9th, 2005

This is one of my top five favorite works I’ve ever produced.

QFC tower at dusk

By Erika, on February 8th, 2005

This entry covers the vivid yellow which also came with the set of markers I bought last week. It’s a bright, poke-in-the-eye sort of yellow. I screwed around on the paper without coming up with any good ideas for it. I tried it as a dandelion and as part of an imaginary stained . . . → Read More: QFC tower at dusk