What Are Your Hobbies?

[wildhawk]

The quilting threads got me to wondering what hobbies you all enjoy besides cycling? As an artist, I have too many. I love nature, photography, hiking, calligraphy, art, and I play guitar and didgeridoo (Australian aborigine instrument). I love collecting insects and rocks/sticks from all over. Every time one of my friends go on vacation I ask them to bring me a rock and my collection now has stones from Africa, Brazil, Canada, Wyoming, Utah, Idaho, and BC. Recently one of my friends brought me two lovely rocks from Marthas Vineyard. Here are some samples of my art - I love to draw pets/animals and wildlife but shy away from people portraits. (The chow is pastel, the horse is colored pencil and the raccoon is white pencil on black paper.)

[rubysoho]

Drawing, working in 3d (sculptures ... I'll post a pic of one that was in progress at the time, it is finished now, a very cool looking glass piece that I gave to my mom... well, she stole it actually) and horse back riding. I actually spent a year as an apprentice to a German trainer and teach lessons to a select few outside of my real job because I really enjoy helping people solve their riding problems. This summer I took two horses in training, one who was bolting away and bucking its rider off and the second who had started rearing with its owner and she was afraid it. Both are solid citizens now.


and the pics:






PS - I loooove your drawings - and am very jealous of how good you are. I always get so frustrated drawing and painting because I become so much of a perfectionist. With clay, glass and other 3d mediums I am able to let go so it is much more satisfying.

[Blueberry]

Besides biking, photography (mostly macro, though I don't technically have the equipment), knitting and crocheting Also cooking (too much for my own good)

CA

[JaneE]

Very beautiful pieces! Wildhawk and Rubysoho, you are both very talented!

Obviously, there are lots of very talented people here at TE.

[JaneE]

Also cooking (too much for my own good)

CA

I also love to cook and bake and lately I've gotten into making homemade ice cream...and I have the thighs to prove it!

[Crankin]

Cooking
reading
theatre
going out to eat
wine
But, most of my life revolves around outdoor activities
no artistic talents at all

[Aggie_Ama]

I don't feel like I have many: baking (not a big fan of cooking itself just baking), hiking, if it is cold/rainy or football season I like to do jigsaw puzzles, reading (wish I did it more).

I am very interested in kayaking but no boat yet. And I like mountain and road biking which feels like two hobbies to me.

As for collections I collect Cookie Jars and those little smashed pennies you make in the little crank machines. My husband is amused by the penny thing, I will seek those things out if we are in a touristy place. This is a recent thing I started, I think it comes from my Pawpaw, he liked to find strange coins. It was never pricey collector ones he just found them.

[bmccasland]

Quilting
making Bobbin Lace
Renaissance costuming
Birding
Gold thread embroidery (with REAL gold!)

Things to collect - rocks from work project sites (impossible in swamp country), Zuni fetishes, handmade Christmas ornaments - if made overseas, must be in a local art style (i.e. No "German" ornaments made in China).

[tulip]

kayaking, although like Aggie, I don't have a boat of my own, yet.
gardening and garden design (kinda my profession, too, but I just can't help myself)
seeking out and reading about modern architecture
I would like to say that I draw, but I don't anymore. I keep saying I'll pick it up again, but I haven't. Same for music (cello and mandolin). I'll call those Past and Future Hobbies (but not present)
cooking, once I get a kitchen
keeping up with French and learning Spanish

[GLC1968]

Well, prior to moving I was into mostly just beading (I make beaded jewelry - or I used to), reading and beginner gardening.

Now my interests are varied. Lately it's been canning - I'm having fun with it! I also have tried my hand at cheesemaking (after I learned to milk a goat). We will be kidding our goat this year, so that'll be a new adventure. I taught myself to knit, so once the winter kicks in, I need to work more on that. I also want to learn to spin and to make wine - but one thing at a time.

I'd also kill to learn to quilt - but I really don't have the time yet.

I'm very much a do-it-yourself-er. While I'm not into drawing or painting or creating music...I still consider myself creative. I just have non-traditional outlets!

[Blueberry]

I need to get out Kayaks out enough that I can call it a hobby! I do love them.

I'd love to learn to spin, but have *no idea* where to start...

CA

[Flur]

Other than cycling:

Yoga
Photography
Reading
Writing (this is a new one)
Walking my dog and playing with my cat
Shopping

I'm also learning French, Photoshop and Illustrator.

This all keeps me extremely busy. I'm not sure how I'm going to keep it all together when I go back to work!

[alpinerabbit]

I used to do some silversmithing - for a while, until I kinda ran out of ideas. Still have some silver clay lying around waiting to be used.







I'm also a ritualist.

oh and I make webby stuff like icons.

(hey Flur, this is Illlustrator)

[GLC1968]

I need to get out Kayaks out enough that I can call it a hobby! I do love them.

I'd love to learn to spin, but have *no idea* where to start...

CA

Find a place like this (or go here):
Spinner's Ridge

And take a class!

[bluebug32]

Writing (even though it's my job); photography; rock climbing and challenging my body in new ways; reading; playing the guitar and listening to and discovering new music; and my pets have kind of become a hobby (geckos, turtle).