• Art - Blog - Creativity

    Looks familiar

    September 4, 2016 - By 

    There is a new theme over at Art Journal Journey…Back to School. Well that certainly is a timely theme since mine have been back for a week now.  On typical years the kids don’t go back until after Labor Day but ours went back early to make up for the week they’ll have off at the end of September.

    Looks familiar AJJ: Back to School theme

    Of course school as we knew it is gone. No black boards…they have been replaced by first white boards then smart boards.

    Looks familiar AJJ: Back to School theme

    And remember these…you’d look up the book you wanted in a card catalog then check it out by writing your name on the library card which would be stamped with the due date. That system has been dead a very long time. Bar codes and scanners with emails to remind you of due dates is the way of today.

    Looks familiar AJJ: Back to School theme

    This page is a tribute to school the way we knew it.

    Art Journal Journey
  • Art - Blog - Creativity

    A second look: Dream world

    September 2, 2016 - By 

    Today I’d like to give a second look to the art piece that I eventually edited to become my blog banner.

    I know I’ve said it before about some of my other artwork but this is one of my favorites. I guess I should say that I have lots of favorites. Different mediums, styles, challenges, etc…they all seem to have a stand out for me. A piece that I’m happy to share over and over. Obviously, I’m happy with this one otherwise it wouldn’t have become my banner.

    Take a look….eyes

    11/9/2009

    I love playing in this board book. I’ve been using a Kelly Rae inspired background technique on all the pages. The book has no other theme or direction. Maybe I should call it Random Inspiration. Hey, I like that!

    The little girls came from a sewing book. The watering can girl reminded me a Alice in Wonderland. It all came together in my mind after that.

    It feels a little trippy to me. All it needs is the caterpillar with his hookah.

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    And that boys and girls is how my blog banner came to be. 🙂

    Thanks for taking time out for Second on the 2nd this month hosted by Elizabeth.

    Secondlook

    I know I’ll be checking out the posts that others have dug up from their archives as well.

  • Around home - Outdoors

    T Tuesday: cats edition

    August 29, 2016 - By 

    Last week for T stands for Tuesday I had wanted to share a video with you. I am 99% sure it will work but first I want to give you a little back story.

    We have a stray cat that keeps coming around. It’s really friendly to a point…such as it rubs itself all over you but if you pet it “improperly to its standards” it will spit at you. I have yet to figure out if its a boy or girl or if it still has front claws. Close inspection is definitely not allowed with this one.

    pumpkin

    Look at it’s funny tail. It’s curly like a pug dog. So weird and cute at the same time. We’ve taken to calling it Pumpkin for the gender neutral name. We do feed and water Pumpkin when he visits usually once a week. It comes when I call to it so it makes me think that it has a home but for goodness sake…keep it inside then.

    Marvin is an inside only cat so these two have only met through the window screen. I think Pumpkin wants to be friends….

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    We’re thinking about building some sort of shelter for it as we are not sure if this cat has a safe and warm place to overwinter. Since Pumpkin is quite feral and possibly belongs to someone we hesitate to bring him in as well as the fact that we know nothing about his health.

    We are in search of another kitten though. We’ve visited a few and fell in love more than once. Who can resist a fluffy, playful kitten?!?

    I’m battling a sore throat currently…more tea with honey and lemon is in order.

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    What are you doing today?