Friends of Jim the Wonder Dog in Marshall, Missouri, put out a call last month for 4″ x 4″ pencil drawings of Jim. Their plan is to create a wall hanging with the submitted drawings.
I was intrigued and couldn’t resist, so, of course I was compelled to create an entry.
Four inches by four inches is not very big so I suspect they are planning on a lot of submissions. It sounds like an interesting idea, and I am looking forward to seeing the finished product.
I attended this conference in Amsterdam this summer! And while the organizers did say the conference was for everybody, not just scholarly, I’m convinced that their “everybody” and my “everybody” is totally different. However, I am very glad I went.
I did learn a few things at this conference, nothing new about Maria Merian, however.
I learned more about the dangers in the rain forests of the world through an entertaining, though very serious, presentation by Redmond O’Hanlon who has actually trekked through rain forests throughout the world.
I learned that university professors apparently view things through a very narrow focus, so that if that focus was from a different field, they do not have that knowledge. Some of the questions asked clearly showed this.
I discovered that while their research was quite narrow, mine was very broad, encompassing everything I could find.
And finally, I reached the conclusion that based on the many years I have researched this amazing woman…I am an EXPERT on Maria Sybilla Merian!
I am currently involved in learning a variety of methods used in hand papermaking. Our group was invited to participate in the next installation of Tree Whispers. This is my contribution.
The next installation is scheduled for the Sharjah Calligraphy Biennial in the emirate of Sharjah, UAE April 6 – June 6 2016.
[As of 11/30/15 it is showing on the Tree Whispers Blog.]
Lighthouse by the sea
I decided to add a touch of blue to suggest the ocean. Then finished it as a pendant.
I had hoped to find a few more shells suggesting pictures in the arrangement of colors and or patterns, but that did not happen on this trip to Fernandina Beach. Maybe next time.
The Art Hunters have been called in to find, capture and return the escaped artworks back to the Springfield Art Museum. It seems as though one piece of artwork comes to life each week and “leaves.”
I am a member of the reserves, helping to locate the missing art each week. It is a lot of fun…not what I expected when I first started! We have to figure out clues which lead us to various places around town to gather up the needed phrase to relay to the two head Art Hunters. It’s like a mystery, solving puzzles, similar to geocaching,….just plain fun.
I certainly hope they do it again next summer. : )
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A library visit in Arlington Heights, Illinois, provided me with something new to try… Zentangles! It’s a form of meditation and art, I suppose. I just enjoy creating them. There are a few “rules” and named patterns. Some I like; some I don’t like——par for the course it seems. I’m learning, starting with pen and ink with a little pencil shading.
I love walking the beach searching for the raw material I can use to create one-of-a-kind pendants!
Went to my first Springfield Art Museum board meeting this evening; everybody was very friendly and I enjoyed being there. It took about two months to become official. Of course first there was the interview with the assistant mayor and the director of the art museum. Then the city council had to approve my nomination, and finally I was sworn in at another city council meeting. Verrry Interrrresting…. 😛
