Space Craft! Make NASA-Inspired Creations for World Embroidery Day
It’s time to get crafty with some needle and thread. At NASA, we hope to inspire art of all kinds. To highlight #WorldEmbroideryDay on July 30, we want to know: does our imagery inspire you? Show us your art and we may feature it on social media.
How?
Search for a NASA image that inspires you. Here are a few places to get you started: Hubble, James Webb Space Telescope, Ocean Color, Landsat and Earth Observatory
Create. Over the years, we've seen a growing number of embroidered pieces that showcase our organization's research, especially with needlepoint.
Share your creation, along with the image it was inspired by, on social media using the hashtag #NASAEmbroidery. We will share selected pieces on July 30 for World Embroidery Day
Why?
NASA imagery has many functions. From studying distant galaxies to tracking ocean health, our scientists use these images to not only monitor our home planet, but better understand life beyond our solar system.
Embroidery is an ancient craft that has experienced a revival over the years. It involves decorating fabric or other materials using a needle to apply thread or yarn. Have you recently taken up embroidery? What images are you inspired by? We’d love to see it.
Image Resources for #NASAEmbroidery Inspiration
NASA Images
Hubble Image Gallery
NASA’s Ocean Color Image Gallery
James Webb Space Telescope
Landsat Image Gallery
Create and Share Your #NASAEmbroidery
Take a picture of your piece and upload it to Twitter, Instagram, Tumblr or Facebook. Make sure you use the hashtag #NASAEmbroidery so we know that you are taking part in the event and make sure that your privacy permissions allow us to view your post.
If the piece catches our eye, we may share your work on NASA’s main social media accounts as well as theme-related ones. We may also feature your art in a NASA Flickr gallery and our Tumblr pages. We’ll contact you directly to grant us permission to feature your work. You can follow @NASA on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook for embroidery creations, which will be featured from July 30-Aug. 1
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Reblogging art I posted before on insta. This one is my first (digital or traditional) reylo drawing ever. I love drawing eyes, it's the mirror of the soul and I had to draw the scene from the elevator.
PS : I'm thinking about selling/opening commissions so if you can help me growing please reblog my posts I'd be very grateful.
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Today was gluing day and I wish I could say it was a nice clean fit but not everything goes to plan. He had a bulge appeared where I glued the belly so the glue has a reaction with the PLA which shouldn't of happened but I changed the glue and sanded some spots and now he's all together. Tomorrow I will need to patch some gapes then he's ready for painting! Do you have any paint schemes or suggestions for this guy? Let me know.
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I should probably post this here, this is my free animation and art resource sheet! Use the tabs throughout the bottom to switch between departments. You are free to share this to whoever you want. Please enjoy!
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A short goodbye, but not farewell!
I'm not going to dance around it, so here it is: I'm taking a little break from socials this upcoming month. ( cue: gasppppp)
I already mentioned last week that I'm getting a bit overwhelmed by all the content I see daily. I love all the art and the artist that share their work. I appreciate all of it and I really enjoy seeing everyone drawing things that make them happy. I enjoy drawing things myself, and I always will.
I've had a few bad weeks creatively. It's not just a hobby, it's my job. I'm working on a big children's book, my first ever big publication. It is a tough project and it's taking up a lot of energy. I want it to look good and I want to deliver quality work for the author, who put her heart and soul into this book.
However, it's getting more and more difficult to have faith in my own work when all day, every day, I see all these amazing, talented artists getting book deals, releasing products, making double figures from their art... And I know very well that everyone has their own process, that some of these people have been in the industry for years without getting anywhere, so trust the process. I can and will. I can trust my own process and I will get there eventually.
Right now, though, it's hard to stay focused. I'm on my phone too much during the day and it has to stop. For my own health and for my work.
So, long story short. I will be off my socials for 30 days, just to see what I can create without all the input from the internet. I'm going to work on the children's book (which is a fairytale book, by the way, so cool!) and on new character designs for my blog. I've started working on the teachers now, which is a lot of fun. Also, I'm working on opening a shop, so I'll put my energy towards that as well.
I guess I have no idea what the next thirty days are going to bring me. I'm going to start tomorrow, so today (5 Feb) I will be checking my accounts still, just in case you have questions or concerns :)
For now, this is it. I love you guys, and I'm so grateful for the support. Sharing my silly little drawings with you is very special <3
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PS: I never shared my Meet the Artist 2024 on here! Granted, I did make it for my art Instagram (splashofcolour23) where I post most of my book illustrations and other fun stuff. BUT! I wanted to share it here, too. If you scroll all the way down my blog, like far, far down, you'll see the 2021 (I think) version, with which I started this blog. It's my favourite January tradition every year, so here it is!
Anyway, time to go. See you in 30 days!
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The sky was on fire this morning.
Meanwhile I am back home in my trailer, the end of a formative journey.
Had to return earlier than planned, but while I do miss La Palma a lot, especially the soothing climate, I also missed my home very much while on the road. The trailer, my garden, the horses, my workspace and my friends.
After weeks of exploring unfamiliar landscapes, returning to my hometown brought a comforting wave of nostalgia and a sense of belonging.
Let's see if I can make it through the rest of the winter in one piece. Healthwise the current temperature are challenging. Snow and frost here in the north of Germany and I can't be out in nature as much as I would need for my well-being.
'If you choose not to find joy in the snow, you will have less joy in your life but still the same amount of snow.'
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Since you loved the first one so much (huge thank you), here the second reylo eyes drawing I made and it actually won a prize a few month ago at a local art exhibition.
PS : I'm thinking about selling/opening commissions so if you can help me growing please reblog my posts I'd be very grateful.
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