I tried not to, but I worked on that never-ending painting again yesterday. At least it wasn’t as frustrating as the last time I worked on it because it was a bit drier this time. Still, I didn’t get much done during the three hours I messed with it. I only got sore hips from standing there.

Only a tiny bit more was accomplished on this piece: the Cisco Kid hat, some of the clothing, a few wood parts, a couple of little details, and the floating planters. So many other details need to be done yet. Since I use a 000-size brush on all of it, it just takes a while. It seems I can only stand for 2.5 hours before the pain begins and my hips start to burn.

But I’ve been looking for a good drafting chair so I won’t have to stand the entire time. I’ve read about the best options available. Hannah and I have a rule to avoid buying cheap products. Instead, we believe it’s smarter and more practical to invest a bit more money on items that will last longer and won’t need to be replaced anytime soon.

I spent the better part of the last few days looking, and the winner of chairs seems to be the HÅG Capisco 8106 from Norway. This is an expensive chair. Even on Amazon, it’s upwards of $1300. However, many of the reviews state that these often arrive slightly damaged. I do have about $550 in Amazon cash, but then I would have to come up with another $750, which isn’t doable.

Thirteen years ago, I spent about $900 on my desk chair, which I still sit in today. It’s a high-quality leather replica of a 1958 Arne Jacobsen Swan Chair by Fritz Hansen, which sells for almost $7400. I’m not joking, either. It was a great deal considering I also had my eye on the Knoll Pollock and the Eames Executive chairs, which are more comfortable because they have a lot more butt padding. My swan chair has none. The Eames retails for about $4500, and the Knoll chair for about $3400, and I could never afford those. I wanted a chair I could sit in cross-legged, and I can do that in all three of these chairs. But these are not chairs to use at a drafting table.

But back to the HÅG Capisco chair. I found a new older model for $400 out of Chicago. I won’t be able to use my Amazon cash, but $400 is a lot less than coming up with $750. I’d love it to be leather, but it’s cloth. It gives me a chance to try it out for thirty days. I may just keep it as is, and then invest in the foot ring, which are $100, a $500 total investment. Much cheaper than my desk chair from thirteen years ago.

Also, the HÅG chair is also a task chair that lifts to the drafting table height from the regular desk height. Maybe it will be so comfortable that I’ll replace my swan chair with just one chair, but probably not. I wouldn’t be able to sit cross-legged in it. No way, and that is sad for me, Ayin. That’s how I usually sit.

Yesterday, I pushed “the button” and ordered the cloth HÅG chair for $400. It won’t be here until mid-June, which is fine by me. I’ll wait. If I win the lottery before then, I can cancel the order and buy the chair of my dreams, but at this point, I don’t know what chair that would be.