Miriam Badyrka is The Doodler

Doodle of the Week

It's Spring. I am jumping the gun on it, but there were trilliums blooming in Forest Park yesterday. Trilliums equal spring around here. This doodle is springlike, flowers and leaves bursting out all over.

Doodle of This Week and Last

Two doodles this time because I got busy. No chit chat because I am completely braindead from beating my brains out dealing with this elderly computer. So enjoy them for what they are with no commentary from me.

Doodle of the Week

There is something about this doodle that reminds me of clockworks. I did a brief google search for clockworks, and, in the links I clicked anyway, most of them were by religious men, pastors and proselytizers. I thought about why this could be and can only come up with this question: Is the link between clocks and religion an orderly universe?

Anyway, I like this doodle because of a couple of oddments. There are several rectangular elements scattered around. In the upper right corner, those chicken scratches are measurements for something, but I don't remember what it is, and there is a mistake. A big fat mistake. I don't make them often, even though I do work in ink. I could have photoshopped it out, but where's the fun  in that?

 

 

(this image is from headlikeclockwork . I liked the story and wonder where the writer is from.)

Doodle of the Week

Disappearing circles! Everything squeezing in towards the midline in this doodle, interlocking and compressing. I think the composition is slightly off, but I do not sketch these things out in advance, so its to be expected. I like the medallions and its been quite awhile since I have made any half circles.

Its freezing here, I had a slippery run this morning. Half circles on a weather map mean warm fronts. Maybe I am dreaming...

Doodle of the Week

This doodle is interesting because of the interlocking elements in the pattern. I like the strong diagonal movement towards the upper right, but there is something a bit awkward about the placement of the medallions in this doodle. I am not sure what it is, or what I would move, I have stared at it awhile, but I can't figure it out.

Doodle of This Week and Last

Here we have an odd combo of carpet and imaginary alphabet. I am not sure if they are separate doodles that happen to be on the same sheet of paper or if they really are all of one  piece.

This carpet starts out with a really large medallion. I haven't made a big one in awhile and I am happy to see this one.

Doodle of the Week

So everything is screwed up, except this doodle, which is quite nice. I haven't been posting because my tolerance for crashing computers is really low. Liked this doodle enough to carry on and bring it to you despite the cursing and stomping required to make it happen. I hope you like it too.

Doodle of the Week

A carpet doodle with squares. I must have done this before, but its unusual. I don't like the square in the top. It makes a hole, it doesn't ruin the composition, but if this was a painting rather than a doodle, I would re-do it.

Doodles of Summer

I have been gone a lot this summer, and little doodling has been done. I have had the best time and don't feel one bit guilty about neglecting this blog. Everyone deserves a wonderful summer.

Here are a few doodles to prove that I am still amongst the living.

Exhibit A

The squares are unusual, but they are showing up with some frequency.

Exhibit B

This is a fragment of a doodle. A bit odd, but I like it anyway. The interlocking pieces are interesting.

Exhibit C

This has a Polynesian feel, doesn't it?

Doodle of the Week

Just a quick post today. I'm tired of battling with my old relic of a computer