Sunday, July 03, 2022

The Sunday Five : Your Tools



One day recently we spent an hour exploring the Torpedo Factory Art Center in Old Town Alexandria.  And yes, it was a factory that made torpedos for many years.  The space is filled with studios for working for artists.  Really neat.  I was struck by the tools of creativity of some of the artists.  Hence this weeks Sunday five. 

  1. What tools do you use as an artist? 
  2. What tools do you use to write? 
  3. What is your favorite tool in the kitchen? 
  4. Do you have a tool that has been passed down through the generations? 
  5. Where is your favorite place to shop for tools that inspire you?
My answers: 

  1. What tools do you use as an artist? Cameras, lenses, paintbrushes 
  2. What tools do you use to write? Spellcheck and Google
  3. What is your favorite tool in the kitchen? Chef's knives and my Kitchen Aid Stand Mixer
  4. Do you have a tool that has been passed down through the generations? My maternal grandfather's red level.
  5. Where is your favorite place to shop for tools that inspire you? I love art supply stores. 

Please share your answers in the comments.

18 comments:

  1. What tools do you use as an artist? brushes, liners, puffs, sponges,

    What tools do you use to write? Most times a pen..at least when my quill is not on the fritz.

    What is your favorite tool in the kitchen? Spatula

    Do you have a tool that has been passed down through the generations? Yes, we still have my great grandfaters ax, sledge hammer and a huge bar of some sort that break up concrete.

    Where is your favorite place to shop for tools that inspire you? A beauty supply store!

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    1. Now all you need is a lumbersexual

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  2. What tools do you use as an artist? Currently pens, pencils, apple pencil, but not often enough.
    What tools do you use to write? Mostly computer
    What is your favorite tool in the kitchen? My husband
    Do you have a tool that has been passed down through the generations? Not anymore.
    Where is your favorite place to shop for tools that inspire you? Big art supply stores.

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  3. Anonymous7/03/2022

    1. Is blogging an art? If so, I use a keyboard.
    2. I can barely write now due to my hand tremors. I use a very nice smooth pen when I have to. My writing was never very good anyway.
    3. Kitchen? I am not there often using tools. A paint scraper is very useful and we've used ones for years, to serve lasagne, tuna mornay and as an egg slide.
    4. My late uncle's hammer and my grandfather's tyre pressure gauge. There is a blog post in them.
    5. Bunnings, our large green shed hardware store. Aside from the tradie eye candy, you can come across the most interesting new things that you may or mostly not need.

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    1. There was a time when building supply stores were my favorite

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  4. First off - LOVE the Torpedo Factory.

    1. Camera and computer are my medium. And it's an iPhone camera at that.
    2. I probably should use spellcheck, but I don't. Most of my typos are real words that it wouldn't catch ('not' when I meant 'no').
    3. It oddly might be the silicone tube that I put garlic in to shed it of its paper skin.
    4. I don't have one. I'm sure I have things from my parents, but as a favourite tool? I just don't have one.
    5. I don't think I have one of those either.

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    1. I always have spell check on, a boss of mine once went a message to all of the members of a state legislature urging them to help the "poop people" she meant the "poor people."

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  5. What tools do you use as an artist? Pen and pencil, camera.
    What tools do you use to write? Computer these days, though I love the art of writing by hand.
    What is your favorite tool in the kitchen? A really great knife.
    Do you have a tool that has been passed down through the generations? I have a box grater that used to be my mother's though I don't know how I ended up with it!
    Where is your favorite place to shop for tools that inspire you? Any kitchen store with all kinds of doo-dads!

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    1. Kitchen store yesterday, how fun

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  6. 1. Artist's tools -- pens, pencils, paint brushes, you name it!
    2. Writing tools -- pens, keyboard, computer, etc.
    3. Kitchen tools -- my fave is probably chef's knife
    4. Generational tool -- my paternal grandfather's claw hammer
    5. Shopping -- I love art supply stores and kitchen stores too!

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    1. My father's tools, were neglected and looted.

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  7. What tools do you use as an artist? brushes, palette knife, sponges, camera, photoshop.
    What tools do you use to write? pen, laptop, Google, Thesaurus
    What is your favorite tool in the kitchen? Chef's knives
    Do you have a tool that has been passed down through the generations? I have a nutcracker that belonged to my grandparents.
    Where is your favorite place to shop for tools that inspire you? art supply store for art & Williams Sonoma for cooking.

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    1. I miss our local Williams Sonoma

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  8. Is NO one going to make any innuendoes here? FINE! I'll do it. (Kidding.)

    What tools do you use as an artist?

    Primarily pencil and inked drawing pen to illustrate. Crayons, colored pencils, markers, and paint to color. I t am trying to learn to use my apple pencil on my iPad to draw but I still haven't figured out the basics. I also like working with construction paper and have several bins of craft supplies.

    What tools do you use to write?

    Laptop, iPad, and iPhone almost exclusively (with spell check, google, duck duck go, and Wikipedia.)I f a written letter, pen. If a greeting card, marker. Random notes and scribbles, a pencil and post its.

    What is your favorite tool in the kitchen?

    Does Ninja Foodi count? If not, I'll go with my cocktail shaker.

    Do you have a tool that has been passed down through the generations?

    Only those the male members have been born with. (There's your innuendo?) No family heirlooms, tools or otherwise.

    Where is your favorite place to shop for tools that inspire you?

    I love art supply stores, hobby/craft stores like Michael's (NOT Hobby Lobby), and local small business hardware stores.

    Sassybear
    https://idleeyesandadormy.com/

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    1. Some inheritances, are greater than others

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  9. What tools do you use as an artist? colored pencils
    What tools do you use to write? I am looking forward to an arrival of my new favorite pencil, Palmomino Blackwing 602
    What is your favorite tool in the kitchen? kettle
    Do you have a tool that has been passed down through the generations? I have mother's scissors.
    Where is your favorite place to shop for tools that inspire you? Williams and Sonoma.

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    1. I wonder what happened to my mothers fabric shears

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