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

  

VIRTUAL TIBET, AFRICAN PATTERNS and a PARTIALLY BROKEN ANGEL

November 15th, 2012

Turkeys are hiding...it's almost Thanksgiving!

It must be close to Thanksgiving because we have turkeys running through our back yard day and night! Very strange... We always look forward to our family celebration as it reminds us what's truly important in our lives. (The piece above is for the  CRAZY AMIGOS challenge blog... STRIPES is the theme!)

There are a few more pieces of art I'd like to show you... SUNDAY POSTCARD ART's challenge blog asked artists to create a piece with a PATTERNS theme. I immediately thought of Africa where the cloth wraps worn by the women and men are so colorful and beautiful...and the manner in which many of the Ethiopian people (in particular) paint their bodies...patterns!

TAKE A WORD asked for an angel... I called upon a photo I took in a chapel in Orvieto, Italy. She was a bit broken, but nonetheless beautiful.

Finally, this week's Art and Sole POSTCARD CHALLENGE took us to TIBET. Such an interesting place with a huge Chinese police presence mixed in with the throngs of religious Buddhist peoples worshipping at the many monasteries and temples. The Tibetans truly LIVE their religion. They're soft-spoken, warm, honest, friendly people living in a more than uncomfortable oppressive situation. Still under Chinese rule, these people are strong in their traditions, beliefs and values...and they stand resolute defending them. The head of state and Buddhist spiritual leader of Tibet, the 14th Dalai Lama, was born in Tibet, though he's been living in exile in India. Tibet is also the locale of the world's highest mountain...Mt. Everest. It's on the border between Tibet and Nepal. If you have further interest in Tibet, please check out my blog posting from November 4, 2010...Journey to the Top of the World... as it details our visit to this beautiful country.

All for now, dear ones. Hope you have a peaceful but fun weekend and early week...

Hugs 'til my next,
abbyj