Edward Hopper Edward Hopper

above is Hopper's Pennsylvania Coal Town which I had

the privilege of seeing at The Farnsworth Museum ..long ago

and below is my photo of West Main Light

I may yet paint this place I pass in town and have photo'd under various conditions---when I see it with the shadow shapes, all I can think of is Edward Hopper, Edward Hopper, Edward Hopper----and a Maine artist, Murad Sayen----I share this shadow fascination with---what good company, eh wot?

Merry Christmas Over the Roads

Probably the only hand made card

of any size I will send out this year

will go to someone who will see the

glad tidings and

appreciate the heck out of it...

Inside is a poem I wrote

"CHICKEN GONE BANANAS"

During the Christmas rush it's nice

to be able to throw something together

with what you have in the fridge..

I used yesterday's roast chicken cut into chunks

and put them on a plate I just bought at

a Christmas Bazaar which needs

a pile of food on it to prevent

eyes from jumping around.

Then I spooned on some of CostCo's

Mango Salsa and since we're on

the Aruban route here...sliced on some bananas.

Hummmmmmmm.

all that's missing is steele drum music

and swaying trade breezes...

Guess Who (author)

from a photo I took that screamed

to be handled with care....

you might only look and feel his heated cold stare

I see a man who has been read

and quoted by some

throwing away what in a lifetime

not often will come

OLD TIN

(click on the picture to see it larger)

when reading the words, please insert "shelf"

where you think it ought to be--I forgot to...

I love this old tin with it's dings and

scrapes---been around a long time

I think. I have it my kitchen

where I have a lot of collected red things
.I don't remember where I picked it up but

I know the cover was almost welded on

it seemed...and you could shake and hear

something was in there...finally got it

off through sheer determination and

wondered just how old the tea leaves are.

I rubbed Vaseline on the cover edges and

set it back on the shelf. I was happy

to have it "fit" an Every Day Matters

drawing challenge. I have used mixed medias

in a Moleskine journal. I ought to brew a cup

just to read the leaves as my grand mother

was so expert at this, she'd have me all

wide eyed listening to her tales...

Celtic Snowballs

A hurried project for an ATC (Artist's

Trading Cards) group meet in two days.

I was to make a Winter Charm

I had no idea what to make And hadn't done

any loaded charm bracelets for a

couple years.

It was like beginning all over--real

dah moments for sure...

I have collected much I have hunted for

in barn sales and lots

of vintage jewelry

to look through

This is like looking over

buried treasure for me.

I did have all the tools necessary

and there are many which

might surprise some people... three

special wire tools, spacers, and Celtic

ones I especially like---extra long

wire to string them, special lying pad

to keep everything from rolling off

the table--
and to make

a nice finish, make a label and

insert in small bag ......Voila!

I am thankful I only have to make

nine of them.

"Cold Fish"

If you include photos in an e-mail

when asking for

a favor (this was asking for

the air conditioner to be removed

for the winter) it usually adds a smile instead

of a frown. The fish here is one I designed, where

one side is a sunfish and the other a starfish...

jewel toned blues and greens with

metallic copper touches. I love the red scarf

addition and may leave it on him

for awhile

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