This week I had two projects that I wanted to accomplish and they got inextricably melded in my brain. I couldn't imagine doing them separately so they became one. The first project was to illustrate the word "propagate" for Illustration Friday and the second was to take the picture on the left and make a collage out of it. Lisa, from Belise on Paper, and I exchange pages once a month and make "something” out of each others image. We call it the POD project (point of departure). Her picture reminded me of suburban sprawl. People in my area are propagating suburban sprawl at a furious pace. I guess there are just too many of us. I'm not one to point fingers because I live in a house and have children, but we do need to slow down and start thinking.
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This is the second time I've caught them together. The first time they jumped up as soon as I grabbed my camera. I feel like a tabloid journalist! Gatsby, our cat, usually sleeps with me but lately he's been sneeking down in the middle of the night to visit Basel! I've been betrayed! There must be something in the air this week. Illustration Friday came out with the word, "Propagate" for everyone to illustrate. I can't wait to see all the illustrations for that word!!! Being an artist in the digital age can be challenging. It's amazing that I can have an on-line store and that people from anywhere can see my art. On the other hand there are those little details... For example, I happily painted the picture here and thought what a great print it would make for my store. Somehow printing it was harder than it seemed. I have a very good printer, but it's tempermental. Sometimes it just spits out half printed pictures for no good reason. Sometimes it decides that the picture should not be centered on the page, again, for no good reason. I can go through alot of paper this way! Do you have little details in your life that drive you crazy? After what seemed like ages my printer complied and I have my print. I know I shouldn't sweat the small stuff but think how much we could get done if we didn't have to deal with details! |
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