The Finished Product

Here's the dastardly chalk pastel. Don't know if I should redo it in acrylic which is a far more suitable medium for rendering rust. Probably better for moths too.

Chalk Pastel Gets The Boot

The chalk pastel piece I've been working on fell to the floor with a resounding 'bonk' this morning. It dropped vertically and landed on the bottom edge because I had used fairly stiff, heavy paper and in doing so managed to dislodge the last 2 hours of work I had applied.
There was enough to fill my palm and and I am not impressed and/or amused.
I had given up on chalk pastels several years ago due its tendency to release itself from any surface despite rigorous precautions and preparation.
I hereby declare that from this moment forward I will shun - shun I say! - this unreliable and fickle medium to the end of my days!

Who's Got A Big Fat Smile??

I DO!!!

The postal worker just delivered my much anticipated package from future famous writer BC Woods. WOOT!

oooooooo.....I'm downright giddy!

thank-you!

I Suspect This Is Not The Place To Do This..

But here's where I hurl my goblet at the wall....

words and thoughts fail me....the sadness holds me-
I s'spect that all the trauma/drama of the past 6 years caught up with me
Ahhh....so that's how one is supposed to react...tears...who knew?...

Really - I didn't. It's been a revelation

Couldn't do it before.

Bye Bye Sunshine

Sorry you had to leave us so soon but thanks for hanging around as long as you did.

Jacob Jones - age 9 - afflicted with an ultra rare metabolic disorder (only about 30 kids with it in the world), succumbed to a virus last week.
I attended his celebration of life today - beautiful tribute.

I'll miss you and Mummy at my art classes...

Context Is Everything

These are all over the church parking lot now since we had to kill some time during Vacation Bible School.
The theme has been 'Power Lab' so what yer lookin at would be an upside down view of a test tube with chemicals bubbling out the top. (duh!)

Global Weirding

It's been a topsy-turvy summer in terms of weather. The grass is dry and brown on the BC north coast and there are mist 'n mushrooms in Calgary.