Exploring Creativity Later in Life
In my April 2021 Update, I wrote about my latest wine label tracing project. I used Procreate to trace the label from a bottle of Semeli Moschofilero wine. This is the original label. Here is the traced version I did … Continued
The big news from April is that Holly and I both got our COVID vaccination shots! The second one was toward the end of the month so we’ll be fully vaccinated early in May. We’ve been pretty cautious during the … Continued
I finished the tracing project I referred to in my January 2021 Update. It was another wine bottle to follow-up on the one I did in December 2020. As usual, I took a photo of the label and then exported … Continued
After the relative excitement of December with Holly’s birthday, Christmas, and our winter break, January settled back into the ongoing peace and quiet of our self-isolation. Heading back to work after break was a bit of a tough transition, but … Continued
Late in the summer, I worked on a fun project tracing an image of a wine label in Procreate. As it seems like we are never lacking wine bottles, I decided to try another tracing project. This time, however, I … Continued
As I mentioned in my September 2020 Update, I have been working on a lettering project which has stalled because one of the things I want to accomplish with it is to do a version in Adobe Illustrator. My Illustrator … Continued
August continued the pandemic trend of quiet months. Although some restrictions in Philadelphia have been lifted, we are erring on the side of caution and still staying in as much as possible. Outdoor dining has been permitted at restaurants for … Continued
I’m currently in the middle of reading Thomas Pynchon’s Mason & Dixon for the third time. I have always loved the wonderful ampersand on the cover which was designed by R.J. Palacio. Now that I have a renewed interest in … Continued
After one satisfying experience tracing one of my photos in Procreate, I decided to work on another tracing project. I reported back in February that I was contemplating abandoning it. But every now and then, I would work on it … Continued
Like January, February was a fairly quiet month. Neither Holly nor I are big fans of winter so we’re usually content with not doing much. We did have a couple of nice weather days that hinted at spring to come, … Continued