I am having a bit of a problem getting my head around some of these prompts, or maybe I am just distracted by other things and projects. To me “freeze” means to make something frozen, or to freeze action – but that is hard to express. So, perhaps the thaw in contrast with the North Pole will resolve this conflict!
Today’s prompt for Inktober 2019 is “bait” – bait?! Jail bait. Cut bait. Click bait. Take the bait. Switch and bait. Crow bait. All kinds of bait.
I went for the obvious: a fish lure and a mouse trap.
I also decided that I would use my homemade iron gall ink that I made earlier this year. Iron gall ink is present in manuscripts, old letters, and the sketchbooks of yore. It’s something I haven’t done yet, and thought it could be a fun (and very messy) project for the month of Inktober.
So, a fish lure. I didn’t decide on the iron gall ink until last minute, so the initial drawing was done with a fountain pen and the washes done with the iron gall, sometimes directly applied, other times diluted. I am using a throwaway brush because iron gall corrodes things, such as pen nibs, so it will most likely do a number on the brush.
A mouse trap with a really generous bit of cheese – and probably an unrealistic amount at that!
So, baited we are.
I did all the prompts for Inktober 2018 – and I plan to do them all again this year. And I am already behind by a day because, as in real life, it does occasionally happen: Everything went to hell in a hand basket!
Ink, Yarn & Beer 