Teaser Post
December 31, 2007 | Filed Under Holidays, Simplify | 3 Comments
A ‘real’ post is coming soon…It has been a while, I know. And everyone else has at least “Merry Christmas! / Happy New Year!” entries already. So Madeofsun.net is a little behind. I’m blaming tryptophan.
Sun & Snow
December 14, 2007 | Filed Under Winter, Brighton, Family | 10 Comments
I like Winter in Utah, don’t get me wrong. But the name of the site isn’t MadeofSnow, now is it? 
But when the mountains are white and the roads are cleared, it is a nice thing. Even better when the sun comes out and makes everything look bright and clean, so bright in fact that everyone is wearing shades. It was on such a day, not long ago, that Brighton and I grabbed the sled and went to Sugarhouse to attack some hills. We found one. Now it wasn’t the soft, fluffy snow like Jerin wrote about. The hills we found were straight ice.
It. Was. Awesome.
We practically flew down the thing. Brighton and I had to lean back, because we’d take air every time. Brighton and I had a lot of fun. We came up with different shout-outs, like “Cowabunga!” and “Geronimo!” each time too. More pictures Here.
Eating…art or science?
December 5, 2007 | Filed Under Keane | 10 Comments
Keane is a funny baby. He’s more than happy humoring Mom and Dad, as we encourage him, to make use of the two very tiny teeth now visible when he cracks a drooling smile. We know he is aware of them, at times, because he makes this odd sucking sound with his lips and tongue, when he realizes their presence. And he likes experimenting with things like carrots and squash. Squash, you say? Yes, be it squashed squash. Keane doesn’t mind. We have high hopes that soon, though, he will accept the idea, that the food is really supposed to stay inside his mouth.
Sketching
December 4, 2007 | Filed Under Sheldon, Architecture, Brighton | 3 Comments
I was introduced to Chartpak’s and Prismacolor ad markers at school and needed to get a set of some good architectural tones for sketching, along with technical pens. There are so many tools for illustration out there, and while today, most of the same techniques can be replicated pretty easily digitally, (using something like Photoshop/Illustrator and then adjusting opacity on a digital airbrush)…there is still something about getting a perfectly weighted piece of paper under your hands, and twisting the cap off of a pen/ad marker that bleeds color and style into the paper quicker than any stylus. I love to sketch, and have a lot of scribbles on scraps of paper, notebooks, etc., and needed to break in some Chartpak’s for a portfolio. You can never have too many inky pens too. The ad markers really are great tools, and the only drawback is the ‘marker smell’ so you have to crack a window or else you’ll be getting dizzy in no time. (On that note, anyone out there come across professional ad markers/paint pens that are more organic/less chemical, and still produce quality results…let me know).
By the way, Brighton is also big on sketching…and really good at it!
Dad in SLC
December 3, 2007 | Filed Under Family | 2 Comments
My Dad came out not too long ago for a quick visit. It was the first time he had seen Keane (in person) and it had been a while since Brighton had some time with Grandpa too. In fact, after Dad flew into SLC, Brighton pretty much wanted to shadow him the whole time. Anyway, it was a good visit. Keane eventually came around and warmed up to him too!
