A Quick Sketch

I mentioned previously that I was going to create a sketch of my Singer sewing machine. Well, here it is:

I used my pencil to create the initial sketch. You might see some erased lines towards the left side of my journal. My perspective was way off. This is what happens when I don’t sketch consistently and my “vision” of things don’t match up to reality. Hahaha!

I went ahead and re-sketched the lines and details on the left side before erasing. For those of you who took my workshop, you’ll remember not to erase, but to redraw over the previous sketched lines. When your sketch is fine, erase your unwanted lines.

I could call this “done” and carry on, but this sketch now sits in my watercolor journal. Eventually, I will have to add some paint and see where this sketch takes me. Remember I mentioned in several posts back about creating “coloring book” sketches? This will be one of them. Sketch now and color later.

Now that the exterior of my machine is looking polished, I’m working on oiling and cleaning the guts of my vintage machine. The interior areas that I can reach and remove caked on grime and varnished oil.

You know when I’m focused on something, I see it through to the end. So, I’ll be blogging/documenting a bit more about my Singer 201-2. Besides my blog readers, I actually go back and read a few of my past blog entries. I forget things that I did years ago. It’s easy for me to read what I did (restoration/conservation) on my first vintage Featherweight machine and jar my memory so I can tackle the cleaning on my 201. This is my life in my studio. For now. Life is very good.

Journal: Funto Watercolor Journal. 100% cotton, 5″x7.5″, cold pressed, 22 sheets/44 pages, and 300gsm/140lb. Paper: fine on one side and medium rough texture on the other side.

Pen: Micron PN (plastic nib) with archival ink. I enjoy using this pen. I can create fine lines with light pressure and dark lines by drawing over the area twice.