Winning?

While I certainly don’t advocate for victim mentality, I can’t judge all 30+ somethings living with their parents for their situation. This generation didn’t get many breaks: lack of employment opportunities post 08 crisis (their prime years to get started on a professional path), rising costs of living, unaffordable housing, lack of long term employment security, bleak climate outlook, growing totalitarianism and lack of hope, Covid, rising cost of education, unpayble student loans, ever-growing skillset required for good positions, more inflation.

Ya, you could pull yourself through all of these and be fine if you worked hard enough, made smart decisions and were ahead of the curve, but previous generations had it much easier.

You’ve got to play the hand you’re dealt, but we can still have some sympathy and reserve judgment at an individual level. Not everyone is a lazy couch potato. nostr:note1qhf6zdqsqncsq89vnjfpfr9vw4s6jnmj0xasxrxsq8cnca8fn5aq0eu8hl

I struggle with getting the colors correct in digital drawings. I thought I would give an image from John Wick a shot.

I am surprised I was able to get the colors in the ball park without color picking. I see now I should have added mor contrast, but the brush I was working with was annoying me. Next study I will try a different brush.

#dailydrawing #digitaldrawing #artstr #sketchstr #johnwick

This wool yarn my friend dyed and gave to me is absolute forest magic 🤎💚❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

I need to figure out what to crochet with it… I think it’s sport weight?

Literally weighing them, one skein is 110 g, the other 88 g. Not sure if that’s how it works.

#yarn #dyeing #crochet

Today at the studio, I finally started something I’ve been thinking about for a while — blue jeans mugs!

Or… ARE they mugs? I haven’t attached handles yet. They could become mugs with handles, tumblers / mugs without handles, or planters at this point. (I’ll also be adding some other details like belt loops and buttons.)

What do you think? Handle or no handle? Without a handle, would you use this as a mug, or as a planter?

#pottery #ceramics #clay #art #artstr #wrensnest #handmade #mug #asknostr

Thank you! I've never done that much sculpting before, and now I know that less fiberfill is better 😂.

It's Dobby 😱 and a Dobby is free bonus pic! He was a labor of love, but he's finally finished and the kid loves it. Learned some new things on this one and sculpting is hard. #crochet #crochetstr #yarn #yarnstr #HarryPotter #amigurumi

just paid $10 for a water bottle, cookie, and hamburger in an airport 🤯

Dobby is finished🎉👏🙌💪!! I would share a picture, but kid has a tummy ache and needed a friend 🤷‍♀️. Will try to get one later. #momstr

Sometimes it's more than hooks and strings. Had to break the sponge tip off of a sponge paint brush because I didn't have a dowel to support Dobby's heavy head. Ragged out paint brush is for pushing the fiberfill in while stuffing. We're making progress and I should have him all assembled in a little while 😬😬. #crochet #crochetstr #yarn #yarnstr #HarryPotter #amigurumi #artstr #craft

My theory: no they don’t even know. It’s trial and error for them, too. Poor things