Dive

Dive

This was one of my non-thought out pieces.  I had no clue where it was going and it just evolved. When I was finished I discovered I had a diver in the background, too. Serendipitous!   I say, just start and see where your work goes.  Something wonderful will surely evolve. :-)

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Edward Sharpe And The Magnetic Zeroes: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWIvfE01J0k

Cowboy Motel

Cowboy Motel

I imagine the Cowboy Motel must be in a place like Las Vegas, perhaps before the expansion of the city.

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St. Paul And The Broken Bones: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert

Check out the gold shoes!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vpXX5BjltM

Three is the Luckiest Number

Three is the Luckiest Number

Since I forgot to post yesterday, today is a two-fer.  I taught a workshop with Brian Kasstle Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.  Yesterday, Thursday, was really busy and I was exhausted but exhilarated last night.  Hence, no post!

This spread is in my journal that I created for last weekend's workshop.  I used mono-prints created on my gelli plate for the background.  Those of you who know my me well know that I love odd numbers.  The horse, the rider and the man chasing, three; the three children looking down; the three women; and the three men.  I feel this piece is a bit unbalanced but I do love the colors.

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Fire......the fires in British Columbia are affecting much of Washington state.  Smoke, smoke, and more smoke.  Hmm!  Smoke does not respect borders!  I wonder what President Trump can do about it.  Maybe we need a huge wall, something to keep it all on the Canadian side of the border.  Work on that Donald! :-)

https://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/goddard/2017/smoke-from-british-columbia-fires-heading-to-the-coast

Red Bird

Red Bird

This postcard sat around for awhile unfinished.  Then I found, in my ephemera stash, the red bird and the circle man.  It all came together.

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Leon Bridges: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_oACPWGvM4

Beatrix Loves Thistles

Beatrix Loves Thistles

Several weeks ago I took a cold wax class with Judy Wise.  Here is my first complete result.  I rather like how it turned out and I rather liked the process.  I have a task to complete in the next few weeks. I have to make ten or eleven cold wax pieces that are postcard size to mail to each of the workshop participants.  I had best get cracking! :-)

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Lianne LaHavas NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HUV5a7MgS4

Orange Series No. 30

Orange Series No. 30

Run little boy!  Run!  I had a red racing wagon when I was young.  I carried a multitude of items and raced down the lane in that wagon.  The vintage image of the little boy totally captures ones heart. Did I already say I am in love with Pastel Portfolio crayons?  I created them through a stencil.  The pluses just draw the eye around from the bottom to the top of this piece.

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The surprising habits of original thinkers | Adam Grant

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxbCHn6gE3U

Orange Series No. 29

Orange Series No. 29

I am captivated by the monkey's eyes and those of the two children.  It is as if the Frenchman is reading something startling about either one of the other three characters, the monkey or the two children.

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Why are these 32 symbols found in caves all over Europe | Genevieve von Petzinger

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJnEQCMA5Sg