Personal Projects

1955 Door Renovation

by Theresa|28 August 202026 August 2020|Corgi Photobomb, Lifestyle, Personal Projects, Process

Last weekend I started a new house project. My house was built in 1955. Until now they doors have still been usable, but they are super old and not pretty at all, so I decided to renovate them. I had...

Bench Building Process

by Theresa|12 June 202026 August 2020|Personal Projects, Process

I've been wanting a bench for my garden area for a while now. I looked around at various styles, materials and reviews. Ultimately I wasn't finding what I wanted, something that would last a while with little or no maintenance,...

Drawing: Covid 2020

by Theresa|05 June 202026 August 2020|Art, Personal Projects, Process, Traditional Media

It has been a while since I have drawn seriously in traditional media. I am talking years here. I was never my intonation neglect physical art, it's something that just sorta happened. I just think my career has made me...

Amabie – Drawing a Yōkai to Ward off Epidemics

by Theresa|29 March 202026 August 2020|Art, Design, Japanese

Recently a friend of mind told me about an interesting phenomenon going on right now involving a little-known Japanese Yōkai named Amabie (アマビエ). Yōkai are spectral creatures from Japanese mythology that generally affect the lives of humans in both fortunate...

What I learned While Making a Blanket

by Theresa|17 January 202026 August 2020|Corgi Photobomb, Crochet, Handicrafts, Lifestyle, Personal Projects

Crocheting is something that has always been a part of my life. Most of the woman in my family participate in this handicraft, and I first learned the ropes from my great grandmother when I was twelve years old. I...

雪が好きなわんこ

by Theresa|02 January 202026 August 2020|Corgi Photobomb, Japanese, Japanese Writing Practice, Personal Projects, 日本語

**This post is in Japanese. The goal of this post is for me to practice my Japanese writing. 私のうちには一匹犬がいって、このわんこの名前はパイパーです。ピイーパーは雌んで、もうすぐ二歳です。コーギーの女の子ですよ。イングランドの女王の飼っている犬種もコーギーなのでちょっと有名な犬種類ですね。パイパーの一番好きな季節は冬です。どうして冬が好きなのかというと、もちろん、雪が大好きだから。雪の日に何をしているの？まあ、積み重ねの雪に飛んだり、遊んだり、雪に横たわったりする。本当に、雪が大好きですね。