TAKE TWO

(Below is what it says in the small print)

We see our face, head on, each day
and others see us from all angles
we never can see--all so different
looking---photos show us these
differences so we know they exist
but we still view ourselves as
what we see in the mirror when
we brush our teeth etc.

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The penciled profile was done with

mirrors and a photo---time I think

was about 20 minutes

versus 7 minutes for

the penned front view.

Inked Self Portrait EDM #56

This was the most scary

EDM Challenge I've tried yet.

And lead free using Pitt M pen

---was that ever brave for me. I did it just

now to "get something" up in the Blog-

---I had an email saying someone was

worried about me as I hadn't posted

in a while--I felt honored to

be worried about for a few minutes

and then

got the mind set to do something

really fast for the blog while

I worked out my book pages

which are not so quickly done.

Naturally I have left out a few

73 year old wrinkles but I think

it resembles me somewhat--not sure.

Making Lemonade....

This sketch book spread reminds me of the

quote, "If life gives you lemons, make

lemonade.", because the marker

bleed through really was 'lemons'

at first glance.

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See the top half and know it was made

from bleed through of black Magic Marker

from previous journal

spread of the glass of juice.

Total surprise to me---as it did

not bleed through

on the spread before it. Must

be because the page after was plain

and more absorbent. ? Live and learn

for sure. When I saw it,

I immediately thought of

Moroccan arches as I had just done the

Casablanca derived glass spread.

So I think an error became a

positive element here.

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EDM Challenge #203 Glass of Juice

This is my favorite glass for a highball.

I love the color, the size and the feel of it--and

to think I bought just one of them--I have

tried to keep it unbroken for years. Cranberry Juice

is a great mixer and Humphrey was "juiced"

at the time he said this famous movie

quote. I used to make believe I was

Ingrid Bergman when playing with my

sister and she would be Mona Freeman.

if anybody remembers her. We had

been told we resembled them and

enjoyed that thought..

How's It Look?

The first snow around here, really started

one night then through the next day making the

outside look like one huge Christmas Card

(this is what I see past the

fence, when I open the front

door) and seemingly halted shopping,

that needed doing, what with all the

things involved with get togeathers etc.

so, today when it calmed down, for

awhile anyway, it was run to the

store to get every possible

thing I could think I might need.

I'm all set now for the

festivities and now missing not getting

into a sketch---but did think alot

about the new Glass challenge...

I just opened the front door and saw the

ending of the days' final glow on the fence

and ran for my camera to catch this once in

a lifetime moment---it's like it is showing

me it's new dress and asking if I like it.

Matriarchal Cookie Monster Alert

Left click on the photo to read the words better.

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I sketched the Matriarchal Cookie Monster last night.

As I do not know what a person or monster looks like

with their mouth wide open, frustrated and hollering

I had to resort to a mirror and what a scary

experience! I suppose to someone watching,

it would have looked hysterical.

I told my niece I would 'do' a journal

page of her faithful treck from Maine each

year laden with cookies---so here it is

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Do not allow this cookie monster in your

home if you care anthing about

your cookies, especially those

with peanut butter in them.

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New Book Dilemma

I'm sure many of you don't have any

problems seeing smaller print, but I do and

I just love this book so I will use all devices

locatable, to help me devour every word I can.