Bali bird

This is a detail from a large wooden carving of a dancer surrounded by birds and scrolling vegetation. It looks like it's from Indonesia. Louie and I discovered it at a yard sale a few years ago. An addition to the "Birds around the world" series.

Gaiwan

My friend Tara gave me this gaiwan for my birthday. I wanted to try sketching it because it's beautiful, but also because it held two great drawing challenges, a white object with reflected light, and the dreaded elliptical. The challenges were dizzying. I might go back into it to get some darker darks, but it's hard to know when to keep trying and when to just stop.