I'm still working on my new project of rune cards. I have a tendency to get a great idea in my head and then rush to bring it into existence. Not because I want to do shoddy work, but because I'm so excited to actually see it come alive! This time, I'm intentionally going slower. I'm only doing a couple of sketches at a time and I'm allowing myself to play with sizes and designs. 
I began with my sketches being about 1.5" x 2". As I went along, I found that I wasn't happy. They just seemed so small. So, I went a little bigger. I liked what was happening because I could get a little more detailed and I realized that once I go to burn the design onto the wood, it would be much cleaner looking if they were a little larger. One of the reasons I keep the designs simple on the rune sets that I make is because it's all too easy to get too many details looking muddy and fuzzy once you put hot iron to wood.
Then, I was doing some sketches at work and all I had for paper was some scraps that I had cut. They were roughly the size of an index card and I liked them even more! I'm torn over whether to keep them that size or shrink them a tad. I suppose all this indecision is due partly to the fact that I've not nailed down the exact use for these. At first, I was going to make them as hanging decorations, that's why I went on the smaller side. But then, I started liking the idea of making them almost like wooden tarot cards. I was thinking they could be used as meditation tools or alter accessories. I may sell them individually and then a discounted price if you buy the whole set. I was also originally going to put some sort of crochet work around the edge, but I think I'll leave that for another project that I have in mind. I have no shortage of ideas!
I wanted to make a blog about this to show that it's not always a straight line from conception to creation. Ideas change, designs change, sometimes we run into unforeseen issues with materials and sometimes we just plain get artist's block. Once I get all of the designs sketched out, I'll need to upload them into my illustration program and resize to my final measurements. Then I have to cut the wood, transfer the designs and start burning. I'll practice on some scrap wood first though and who knows what speed bumps that will bring! (Hopefully, not too many).
I'm still very excited to see the finished product and I'm chomping at the bit to start burning these bad Larrys! Stay tuned to see more updates and progress pics along the way!
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