ART and SOLE ALTERED CALENDAR 

November 8, 2015 

Happy November...time flies, doesn't it? Soon it'll be Thanksgiving... although every day is a day for which to be thankful!! Right?

This month's challenge to alter our calendar picture was as follows:

1) Keep part of the original picture in the new one 

2) Make it shiny...anything metallic, paint, sprays, waxes or metal embellishments (I used "diamonds")

3) Add a theme... make the page mythical and magical... anything fantasy

My original picture was one by Paul Cezanne who lived from 1839-1906. Here's what it looked like...

The alteration included some tiny "diamonds" for shine and my fantasy was thinking about Thanksgiving... the family getting together and that extraordinary meal!! There have been turkeys in our backyard area since mid-September and they're STILL hanging around now!

Wishing you a wonderful month...one that gives you a great deal for which to be thankful!!

Big Hugs,

abbyj

  

PAST AND PRESENT

November 20, 2013

 

Wishing my dear family and friends a heartfelt Thanksgiving. I hope you take the time to think about how blessed you are. And, by the way, I'm thankful to have YOU in my life!

 

My art this week is, as usual, a very mixed bag. Concerning themselves with "olden times" are two art challenge blogs... INSPIRATION AVENUE's interest is "myths..." I chose to illustrate the myth of Icarus, son of Daedalus, who dared to fly too close to the sun on wings of feathers and wax. Daedalus had been imprisoned by King Minos of Crete within the walls of his own invention, the Labyrinth. But the great craftsman's genius would not tolerate captivity. He made two pairs of wings out of wood, feathers and wax, giving one pair to his son, Icarus. He cautioned him not to fly too close to the sun as the extreme heat would melt the wax. But Icarus was so excited with his newfound ability to fly that he forgot his father's warning and plunged to his death in the sea.  

SUNDAY POSTCARD ART, whose theme is "Renaissance," pulled me back to the time of the wenches... those country lasses or working girls during the Renaissance who wore such colorful,  fun dresses!! 

 

 TAKE A WORD blog is more current with a theme of "birds." I shared part of a field journal to which I added extra several flying critters....

 

 COLLAGE OBSESSION's challenge...a quote by Leonard Cohen: "There's a crack in everything- that's how the light gets in!"

Finally, Flicker's DIGITALMANIA introduced us to artist Maggie Taylor. Interestingly, she's the sister-in-law of my all-time favorite singer and songwriter, James Taylor. Here's the link to her art...and here are my two pieces inspired by her work.

 

 Thanks so much for stopping by. Once again, I hope this Thanksgiving puts extra joy in your heart. See you next posting?

Big Hugs,
abbyj



CHALLENGE CATCH-UP

November 27, 2012

Good Day, Family and Friends,

I think my stomach is still full from the Thanksgiving festivities. We had a most enjoyable family reunion...traditions are lovely, aren't they? 

Thanksgiving 2012

I've been playing, as usual, with some of the online challenge blogs... the resulting art is below. It's certainly an eclectic mix this week...
For THE THREE MUSES, "hats;"

TAKE A WORD... "something fishy;"

CRAZY AMIGOS..."gifts;"

SUNDAY POSTCARD ART..."rainy days;"

Finally, COLLAGE OBSESSION..."jesters or jokers."

Thanks for checking in. I'll have a new posting this weekend when the year-long Art & Sole POSTCARD CHALLENGE invites intrepid travelers to explore Argentina. Hope to see you then!

Enjoy your week...

Hugs,
abbyj