Life...The Vivere

VIRTUAL JAMAICA, EYES and

MATHEW STAR THOMAS

November 19, 2012

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Wishing you a very blessed Thanksgiving!
(...in the style of Hungarian artist, Sarolta Ban)

I hope that this Thanksgiving finds you surrounded by loved ones. But, if not, spend some time thinking of all the things you're thankful for... I pray that there are many!! For those dear ones not celebrating the holiday, I wish you a peaceful and fulfilling week.

This week brought some fun art challenges into my lap... The THREE MUSES want an EYE included in our art...

The Flicker art group, DIGITALMANIA, asked participating artists to create a piece in the style of artist MATHEW STAR THOMAS...

Finally, in Darcy's Art and Sole POSTCARD CHALLENGE, we traveled to the Caribbean island of  JAMAICA...land of lush vegetation, waterfalls, beaches, palm trees... a definite vacation destination for those who love summer weather all the time! Jamaica was the first Caribbean country to gain independence. It was the chosen home of James Bond novelist, Ian Fleming, for at least 10 of his novels; it was the first tropical country to enter the Winter Olympics...and apart from the United States, Jamaica has won the most world and olympic medals; it was the first commercial producer of bananas in the Western Hemisphere; its national drink is rum...and the island's motto is "OUT OF MANY, ONE PEOPLE..." a great reflection of the melting pot that Jamaica is!

Thank you for joining me for this blog posting. Our family will be visiting for Thanksgiving so I hope to see you after our holiday!! Blessings to you all...

Hugs,
abbyj