Started picking up the pencil again and playing around with my girlfriend’s paints. Giving me some good peace of mind lately Friendly reminder to just fuck around and do stuff, regardless of how much skill you have #grownostr #artstr #painting #draw

Had the pleasure of restoring this 31x18 window originally made in the 1910’s! Luckily most of the glass was in great condition, but the window needed an entirely new leaded frame. I took apart the window, threw out the lead and started from scratch re-leading Loved getting more practice with those deeper curved lines. Can’t wait to see it re-installed! #gm #grownostr #art #craft #build #pow #stainedglass

Darkened lead lines lookin good as always #gn #grownostr #art #artstr #pow

You’d be amazed at your creative potential if you just had the humility of looking a foolish beginner for a moment in time #gn #nostr #creativity

Joints have been soldered, and the panel cemented Now we wait a few days for the cement to harden before a final clean and polish In the meantime I’ll be restoring the wooden frame for this window, and adding in clear pane of glass to double insulate for when the stained glass is installed #gm #grownostr #art #artstr #build #craft

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Block by block, slowly bringing this 100 year old window back to life #gm #grownostr #art #artstr #craft #proofofwork #restoration

Little stencil 🤝 big stencil This was a sketch I drew under a year ago, before I picked up a single tool for this craft Now I’m bringing it to life for my client 🙌🏻 #gm #grownostr #artstr #art #craft

I think film photography is the best starting point for anyone wanting to flex their creative muscles more With film you have a limited amount of shots so you have to be extremely selective It moves you back into the analog world momentarily to let you silence your mind more and be intensely present It also helps show patterns of certain things in which you find meditative and enjoyable to look at. A little bit of self discovery Would highly recommend to those folks who say they ‘have no creativity’ because that’s just simply not true! #gm #nostr #film #photography #creativity

I can’t help but question sometimes if I’m on the right path, spending my time the right way.. But on those days like today, the feeling I get when I see my work standing in the wild, is when all of those doubts are silenced #gm #nostr #art #craft #artstr #build

The thing I love about doing these restorations, is that it’s great practice expanding my capability and mind for different designs and window styles This old window has a full cream background, with small curved intricacies and different sized lead throughout Loving the challenges it’s giving me so far Cheers #gn #grownostr #craft #artstr #art

The weekly clipping of my basil plant gives me enough leaves to have pesto with my eggs for the entire week If you haven’t tried that, you’re missing out! Love starting me day tending to my herbs #gm #nostr #plant #herbs

The most important part of creativity is patience with the process People want to reach their end, desired state so quickly. If is doesn’t come fast or on their first attempt, they’ll give up and admit defeat If you find peace of mind in the activity, be patient and don’t rush #gn #grownostr #creativity

Peanut butter, chocolate, date This is an elite snack I’m telling you #gm #nostr #food

Kicking off a restoration for a 115 year old window today 👴🏻 The window had some cracks in the lead and some broken panels so we’re putting it on the surgery table to make functional and young again #gm #nostr #grownostr #art #build #craft #artstr

Installed! I love how clean this turned out This window was in an awkward spot in this kitchen and not really giving much appeal, as it was the bathroom when the house was first built The homeowner wanted to bring some character to the vacant window, and create a focal point to decorate around Grateful to kick off their decorating process! #gn #nostr #art #artstr #build #proofofwork

We don’t get too many rainy days where I’m from, so I always appreciate waking up to these sounds #gn #grownostr #nature