CATCHER IN THE GARDEN

( Left click to see larger)

Of course, this first Spring growth must've
been there last week, but just yesterday it caught
my breath to see it. The enhancement of the
photo was done in two different programs with
the goal being to show the moment of eye catch
delight I experienced.

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I love to find the hidden faces

in the photo !

The Kitchen Prophet

(If you left click on the photo, you can see it larger)

A green bottle filled with Basil is the base of this altered bottle--

that is supposed have the theme "Kitchen"and in the process of

searching for items to use, it evolved into

The Kitchen Prophet.

The head is an old brass bedstead part, the vintage

peeler says Real A Peel---from my small collection

of kitchen items..the crown was cut from a

yogurt container, The Sculpey hands and heads I made

several years ago in a flurry of head makings for jewelry.

Then there's the beaded hair, old buttons, trim around the

neck and the spider HAD to be part of this

alteration as he advises the Prophet in

in matters of Epicurean feast preparations.

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I find I would rather work on assemblages

that are wired, nailed and screwed together,

rather then depend on glues to keep it sturdy.

I can't stand to wait for it to dry before I can

continue and boy, do sticky fingers frustrate me.

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Coming soon--exciting new things on this blog for

your enjoyment...videos---games etc.

Purple Flash

On St. Patricks Day
I wore green rose earrings and a green sweater
and did not need to wear a jacket as we finally got
not only a sunny day but a warmer one, too.
I surprised myself by buying the most
beautiful purple potted Campanula
loaded with more
blossoms then I had ever seen and of course I
was there to buy ONLY strawberries and
a pkg of spinach for quite the salad with broiled
chicken strips and walnuts etc.
One would never know how I love the
color purple if you'd hunted with me
around here for some purple things to
photo by the pot. It sure was a scarce item but I found a
sweater for the backdrop and a light up ball
if you squeeze it just right, I thought the
photo would not work with it flashing
colors but voila!---got a shot I like.

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I'm busy now on a painting with a ghostly

presence I felt in an old mill..Haven't we all,
if we get the chance to be inside one? !

The Shadow Walk

I think my neighbor and old friend across

the street would like being in this painting

She's wearing her favorite Aryn Poncho

(I underplayed the beautiful patterns

as the painting would become the

poncho and it was created as a tribute

to a friend now in the shadows

with the suffering of Alzheimer's.
Eastporters will recognise their Water St

buildings facing the Bay, bathed in the

sharp morning light...with shadows equally

as clear....as in life there are unsolved mysteries

with a knowing that can strengthen us....

God Bless You Patricia Spencer

Income tax...day 2

"Three Crow"

After going on the Margaret Stermer-Cox site

in her Dancing Cloud Gallery I felt the need,

the urge, the tap in the shoulder, the muse

speaking etc. and had to try a similar type

design to see how it feels to do some abstract

work like I did so many years ago when I

tried some Picasso techniques...what

I like is the feeling I get when one color

is added next to another....must be like

writing a melody and the next note is

what you want....well, this of course meant

getting back to working on the taxes

was delayed somewhat...what a surprise!

POSSIBILITIES

the bottom photo is the remainder of a smoothie made

with fresh pineapple, to use it up, cherry yogurt,

and a spoon of peanut butter for added protein.

then the next three photos are Kaleidoscope

designs made in PSP7---there are controls

you select for various options and the

possibilities seem limitless. I like to try

and figure out what colors from

the photos are where in the designs'

Makes a good deck of cards, book end sheets,

cool paper airplanes, ideas for color combinations,

T-shirt transfers, address labels, and earrings...etc etc etc :-)

More Than A Day's Work

Here we have a shirt embellished with painting,

jeweled buttons, wired words and needle and thread.

Mixed Media--they now call, Mixed Media.... "hot"

but we all know it's been around forever.

I know I have oft been told I am

"before my time"....

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There's the painted Sea Bounty

design by Winna and then pinned

on for easy washing removal, the jewels,

Leaving the needle and thread in the design

is an idea I had to freeze the

creative process on the work......