Thursday, September 20, 2012

FRIENDSHIP, AUTUMN and DUBAI
September 20, 2012

"Her spirit is still with me..."
It's almost the weekend...time to kick back and relax for most. But when you're retired, you can kick back and relax at anytime. Nice!! This week, the INSPIRATION AVENUE blog challenge has a theme of  friendship. Of course, I thought of my dear friends's recent passing... she was a spiritual leader of  the Onondaga Nation- one of the 6 nations that make up the Iroquois Confederacy. The above piece is done in her honor... I did another piece describing "friendship" as well, but I combined it with an "autumn" theme that THE THREE MUSES challenge blog requested... this is it!

A virtual trip to Dubai was our pleasure at Art and Sole's POSTCARD CHALLENGE. Dubai isn't a country, it's a city and an emirate in the United Arab Emirates. Imposing architecture and sophisticated culture... and great shopping, make Dubai one of the most beautiful and popular tourist hot spots in the world.  It boasts the only INDOOR ski resort... part of a giant mall. Dubai also claims the tallest skyscrapers as well as the largest total area shopping mall in the world, housing a gigantic aquarium, among other things. Dubai has stringent behavioral laws in place and kissing and dancing in public is illegal. Islam is their official religion. Although they're tolerant of other religions, Muslim religious restrictions must be obeyed by non-Muslims too. Interesting that over 80% of Dubai's poulation consists of foreigners!! Looks like an amazing place... a fun place to visit one day FOR REAL!! Here are my postcard and book pages for Dubai...



Thanks for checking in. Hope to see your next posting. Enjoy your weekend and week...

 Hugs 'till soon,
abbyj 
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11 comments:

  1. Anjas-ArtefaktotumSeptember 21, 2012 at 5:41 AM

    Fabulous project with beautiful photos and autumn works are. My favorite is the 2. card"Her spirit is still with me..." love the translucent color effect again.
    Hugs Anja

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  2. APG JamieSeptember 21, 2012 at 7:25 AM

    and you made it look very fun, nice work

    xoxo

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  3. Joanne HuffmanSeptember 21, 2012 at 8:46 AM

    A lovely tribute to your friend. And a fun glimpse of friendship (I like the idea of holding on to a friend with both hands). Dubai certainly looks and sounds intriguing.

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  4. Valerie-JaelSeptember 21, 2012 at 3:42 PM

    Lovely card and page, and your friendship piece is great, too! Valerie

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  5. AnonymousSeptember 22, 2012 at 1:37 AM

    Love your giggling girls with tobacco and Autumn peeking in the window! Also enjoyed the tribute and Dubai!xx

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  6. mags21September 22, 2012 at 6:41 AM

    some great pictures.nice cad.

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  7. mags21September 22, 2012 at 6:41 AM

    sorry it should read card...

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  8. indybevSeptember 22, 2012 at 10:01 AM

    I always enjoy my visit here, Abby. The autumn piece is so creative! I love it. Thanks for sharing with us at Three Muses.

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  9. Ritu DuaSeptember 23, 2012 at 3:10 AM

    Hey I too live in Dubai...so had all the reasons to like your post :)

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  10. JanetSeptember 24, 2012 at 1:14 PM

    Wonderful work again. You have such an 'eye' for choosing the perfect image.

    Janet xx

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  11. JenSeptember 24, 2012 at 3:33 PM

    Super postcard and page.
    Jen x

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