Gridding a Picture
Gridding is not cheating. It’s an accepted practice in the field of art. To copy a picture, pencil a grid over it and then (LIGHTLY) pencil a grid on the surface you are transferring the picture to. Copy the shape within each square on the original into the corresponding square on the copy. More explanation and instructions: The Grid Method.
So, why am I thinking (out loud, in writing, on the internet) about this today? A friend is planning a wall mural in a children’s bedroom. While I’ve mainly heard of the grid method being used to replicate a picture in the same size or somewhat bigger, going from 8 x 10 to an 8 foot high wall is easy math. 
Rare sentimental moment: the season of having little children at home can be a lovely time for creative home artistic expression. Any fun projects to share?
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Topol in Fiddler on the Roof, the Farewell Tour
Topol in Fiddler on the Roof, the Farewell Tour, in a sense an opportunity of a lifetime, is in Spokane this week! And, yes, I’m going.
(Many thanks to the offspring who insisted, for Father’s Day, that it just wouldn’t be right for the hero to miss this opportunity. And many thanks to the hero for choosing me to share his blessing!)
What am I wearing? Something fun - no LBD for me! (Actually, I’m wearing the M of the B ensemble, but with swingy light red silk skirt instead of white/black print pencil, possibly more jewelry. I’m encouraging the hero to wear the collarless dress shirt we had made for the wedding and a VEST.) What would you be wearing?
