forty seven : cross border car part two

in this case i was playing with the sunshine i was on the road tar   on the road   on the tanker on the trees   and beside me grasp the fabric of the belt

forty six : lantern making party

can i take credit for the cuteness of kids?  mmm nope. finally some pictures from one of the lantern workshops that i coordinated    held at the Secret Lantern Headquarters. these young fellows are very skilled at making things   due to the encouragement they have received from parents who take them to community art events, and…

forty five : zoom in on cute

my sister has an inspiring blog      this post is in response to hers from several days ago. yesterday i saw a fantastic site (yes this is my closet!): zoom in, you say? & two more on the same theme:

INVITE : Terry Lowe

regular blog viewers will already have seen this, tho not a finished version. i am posting so folks can view the INVITE through an email invite going out today.

forty four : new years resolutions

i’ve been putting off this post because it involved more sitting at the computer       which is what i’ve been doing since 2012 began. lesson about creativity     right now it is more fun for me to just make things.     i am going for a run do you want to be different?     …

forty : beet star

how to make pickled beets   :   salvage beets from farmers field    peel    wash    slice thinly    arrange as star for photograph    add salt with no iodine    add tiny bit water    caraway seeds    wash bucket    mix all   wash plate    make weight to rest on plate maybe another smaller bucket…

thirty eight : short eared owl

i saw a few of these the other morning at Boundary Bay      up close and hunting during the day     as short eared owls like to do. they were fighting with northern harriers. three more process pictures

thirty three : apology

i used the quill pen i made to invoke this drama… tho sincerely felt. FRIENDS don’t go thinking there is anything wrong in my immediate relationships! these words address an old rift between past allies wounds healed over tho scarred for some endure

thirty two : chickadee

Sensitive Viewer Warning one of these things you will like. one of these things you will not like.

thirty : two trees

trees in my neighbourhood    are things i’ve got structure stretching up, an exchange light in the morning light in the afternoon   dark most of these dark days ah   but look at us, we are beauty!

twenty nine : new used journal

use what you got and make it better! DIY redo on an outdated journal cover. inside is 10% full = lots more using. outside this cover no longer reflects where i am at subtle transformation used paper collage softens    changes the messaging i like it better now    especially as it fills with current…

twenty eight : gaaaah silver paper takes over

what’s new is that tonite i had   figure it all out urge   taking over scribbling up my chest and mind and heart then i picked up my fatblack oil stick and silver paper… see the series of 11 photographs…