3-D Card

Day 141
Challenge:  Paper Pop-Up

Pop-Up Card Snail

Pop-up card mechanics and themes

are never-ending.

This is true of all creative play!

Check out this site for a sampling:

http://pinterest.com/sharonkturner/paper-art-pop-up/

FYI: A neighbor's donated blurry photo provides the base/background for this pop-up.

[A Beautiful Oops!] Thank you, Elvera.

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Laugh!

Hard Boiled Snail

Sculptor: Steve F.

Some eggs peel easily.

Some are a fight to the very end.

What to do?

Laugh!

At School

Desk Snail

A cheerful way to start the day . . .  

thank you, Leah!

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Thanks, Izzy!

Day 107
Challenge:
Use/make a ball. Play with it!

 Ball Snail

 Ball Snail In Play

I've had the ball for a year or two.

Found it on a college roommate road trip!

I think it was part of a yard sale from an abandoned storage unit.

I'm told it is a Kitten Ball.

It is really big.

Here's what I've learned about the game from the Website noted below:

"The first version of softball was invented 

in Chicago, Illinois on September 16, 1887 by George Hancock, 

as a winter version of baseball. It was intended to be a way for 

baseball players to keep in practice during the winter. 

At the time, the sport was called 

“Indoor Baseball.

The name softball dates from 1926. 

It was called indoor/outdoor, baseball, kitten ball, diamond ball, 

mush ball and pumpkin ball, but it was decided to call it “softball” 

in 1926 after a Denver YMCA official 

suggested the name."

http://chicagology.com/baseball/16insoftball/

I can tell by the blemishes embedded in the leather that the ball has taken run-earning flight a good number of times!

But Izzy has those stories.

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One Question:

If an ordinary object could be tracked throughout it's life . . .  "dust to dust" as my engineering son, Brian, would say .  . . 

might it be extraordinary?!!

Lunch Out

Day 103
Challenge:
Use a napkin. Leave it at the table for others to see.

Bier Haus Snail

Note: This photo was embellished with ArtAppFree.

It was looking a LOT like a butterfly!

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The Venue:
Das Bier Haus      Menomonie, Wisconsin
http://www.dasbierhaus-wi.com

The Menu:
Beer cheese soup, salad, and a hearty grain bread, with a side of red cabbage that tasted almost as good as Caryn's mom's! 

The Beer:
Slam Dunkel Dunkles

The Good Company:
Family

Comical

My Sunday morning comics include
On a Clair Day  by Carla Ventresca and Henry Beckett.


 September 16th's strip proved inspirational and nostalgic.
 Click on the image to view details.

 Water Ski Snail    ^

[detail]

I grew up on the shores of Lake Darling, near Alexandria, Minnesota.

I have fond memories of the sport!

And I performed my share of these "free-style" moves!

I began this post. And than I began to think about somersaults.

'Wondered how long it has been.

So I found the softest floor covering we have in our house and gave it a try.

I seriously didn't know how to start.

And as a kid, we did it all the time, without thinking about it at all.

'Sometimes several in a row! 

It wasn't pretty.

But I did it.

And I'll probably be a little stiff tomorrow.

But I did it!

I thought I could.

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Sweet

Day 86
Challenge:
Decorate a cake, pie, or cookie.

 Powder Sugar Snail

on a Chocolate Brownie Background

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A Mystery and A Memory

A Mystery

I found this beautiful and fascinating book at an estate sale.

Crop Circles:  Signs, Wonders, and Mysteries
Steve and Karen Alexander

The authors consider many aspects of crop circles.
I find the geometry interesting.
"Above all, spirals . . . are about movement, unfolding, and growth." p.106

And yes, there is an example of a spiral!

 Crop Circle Snail

West Overton, Wiltshire, England, June 2002. 

Barley crop, approximately 250 feet.

Page 109

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A Memory 

 

As I studied these designs a song long forgotten found its way into my attention:

Noel Harrison singing, "The Windmills of Your Mind".

www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEhS9Y9HYjU

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Gift

Snail Family

Thank you, 

Elvera!

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Terra Not So Firma

Day 109
Challenge:
Play in the dirt.

 Earth Snail

Thanks for the preliminary landscaping work,

Triple G. You did the hard part!

http://www.triplegcompanies.com

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Tomorrow:
grass seed

Remodel !

Day 99
Challenge:
Use the world of insects as inspiration.

 [Contractor Snail]

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Dear Debbie

Day 92
Challenge:
Write a letter to yourself at another age.

1963-64      

Sixth Grade 

Age 11

Dear Debbie,

You love art so much that your brother tells you to marry him! 

He's not far from the truth.

This will be a long-term relationship, my dear.

Kind of amazing to consider, really!

The role it will take. Essential for the most part.

A way of thinking . . . a way of seeing . . . your entire life long.

Over these years . . . gifting you in work, and play, with family . . . friends.

But for now, be content in the days.

Live the questions  . . . 

Believe.

Thank you, sweetie!

Deb 

Debbie is in the front row, 

second from the right.

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Brain Block

It seems like it has been a long time . . . 

and indeed, it has!

So what's going on with me?

I think Brain Block.

What I am learning:

1. The longer I'm away, the harder it is to get back.
2. When life changes stride (I'm once again working out of the house full-time) priorities change.

And honestly, I look at Noah Scalin's list of creative suggestions for my snail-making and I just can't get it to spark. Friends and family continue to surround me with bright and colorful examples . . . but even the sundial project I considered earlier awaits action.

As I was washing dishes this morning, in a clear moment . . . I sensed a need to take action, albeit a small one.

This post is a baby step.

 

Thank you for checking in.

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