The Art Exhibition and Maybe a Video Tutorial

The Newport Beach Art Exhibition was a lot of fun. I didn't win any prizes but I'm not too disapointed because all of the art there was excellent! 

Here I am at the exhibition with my two pieces in the background.

If you want to see more of the exhibition, here is their website. I think they will be posting this year's winners on there at some point.

As I work on writing patterns for my two little dolls that appeared in my exhibition pieces, I am trying to find a good way to show the process of making their wire armatures. A detailed photo tutorial might be good, but a video sounds even better!

For the past few years, almost every time I've wanted to learn how to do something I've been able to find the perfect YouTube tutorial: from hairstyles to changing a vaccuum cleaner belt. The one thing I haven't learned yet is how to make a good YouTube video! A lot of good video tutorials for crafting have the camera focused on the person's hands, creating a similar view to what you see when you are looking at your own hands while doing a project. I tried setting up a regular-sized camera tripod next to my desk while making the armatures, but the trouble was in order to get a good view I had to put the camera right where I normally sit and then stand awkwardly over it, which made it nearly impossible to make anything! If only I had cameras in my eyes they would be just perfect for the look that I want to create!

My next idea was to order this cute little table-top tripod. It shouldn't be in the way as much as a full-sized one, and the legs are very flexible so I can easily control the camera angle.  I have yet to test it out, but if it works and the tutorial turns out well, I might want to make more videos in the future. We'll see! 

I'll see you next week, with dreams of contact lense cameras and video tutorials until then!