Every month, Lisa and I exchange a piece of paper that has something to do with a chosen theme, in this case botany.  Then we make some art with it.  We call it the point of departure or POD.   On the left you can see that Lisa gave me part of a cell phone advertisement.  I really liked the simple leaf shape and thought I knew what I wanted to do.  Later, I realized that having such a great form to start out can be a disadvantage.   I didn't want to change the leaf but I also didn't want to end up with another Clearnet ad.  With the clock ticking, I came up with the the collage on the left.   For some strange reason, everything I look at closely turns into a strange little country.   I've had this problem all my life.  The bookcase becomes an apartment complex, the melting ice becomes an ice palace... the kitchen table becomes...a strange land.  I probably shouldn't have mentioned it because once you start thinking like this,  you can't stop!  At least it helped me finish my POD!

Apparently I was featured on AptDweller which shows the latest appartment trends!  It was quite excited to see my art there.  They featured four pieces from my store.  Thanks Amber from AptDweller!

On a different note, I have been trying to make some changes to my blog and I managed to delete my home page, not once, but twice!  This has impressed upon me the fact that I can be quite a dunderhead!  However, they do say that you learn from your mistakes and thanks to kind Barbara from Weebly support I not only had my home page restored twice, but also found out how I can set my pictures so that when you click them they will enlarge.  From now on you should be able to see all the gory details of my pictures!

Here's a new print that I've just put in my Etsy store.  I'm happy to say, "Click to Enlarge!"

I used to live my life as if it was a race; always rushing to get ahead.  Then one day, after afew too many speeding tickets, I decided to slow down.  Strangely enough life slowed down with me.  I wasn't late.  I got just as much done.  I was just calmer.  After all life isn't a race.  What are we trying to get ahead of? 
This is another page of my altered book showing everyone rushing through a very strange station.  It's made with magazine cuttings, tissue paper, watercolour and marker.