Waiting....

The Dallas VA Hospital is the largest hospital I have ever been in!  Wayne had oral surgery yesterday and I sketched the waiting room while he was having his procedure done.  Everything went well and he has minimal pain today although his lip is swollen and I am having to be careful not to make him laugh.
Drawing the waiting room was a good exercise on perspective.

Leather Journal Completed

A few days ago I posted the beginning work on my handmade leather journal.  Now it is finished.....I think.  I wanted the cover to feature the rough edges and curves of the natural cowhide.  But now I am not sure I like it because it tends to curl up.  What do you think?

 I found this metal piece at Michael's.  It is supposed to be used on a bracelet, but I hammered it flat to use as a closure for my sketchbook. I love the look of the long wrap around lace of the leather journal that I bought from Iona, but when I am sketching, the long lace gets in the way or in the dirt or once, my puppy chewed on it. I was trying to come up with something that wouldn't get in the way.