journal entry: Mixed media and collage art have long appealed to me. Most of the examples I see on the Internet and other places are on the artistic side rather than designed to be personal. I have chosen the path of the personal by creating familiar, personal, meaningful and symbolic combinations. I will use …
journal entry: Betty is a Baboon. It is very clear that she is not ordinary. She is life-sized and I thrifted her. I found her face down behind lots of other big animals and I clearly heard her ask me for help. She is so life-like that she actually startled …
journal entry: I took my time. Isn’t that what we tell children to do ? My vision was a Nativity made up of Bristle Animals. First, I had to find them. That can be a trick. Then, I had to bring them to life. Bristle Animals can bend. They are expressive. …
“What Would You Do If It Happened to You?” That is the question I wanted answered. I also wanted to have fun with little, original poems. I began by collecting images of funny animals from all over the Internet. I saved the images to Picasa. I wrote my little poems below each …
journal entry: It is simply amazing how many children cannot hear single word that is spoken to them. Sometimes they cannot even hear a yell or a loud voice. They are very good at saying “what?” with a serious look or “I didn’t hear you” or “were you talking to …
I have a computer file with wonderful images of people and things. I have collected the images for sometime and find myself drawn to the art of the past and to the work of illustrators. I do not use the images commercially but for my own pleasure. It is …
journal entry: Rose is a bear. A secret bear until Christmas. DON”T TELL ! (all of the photographs are mine. if you use them PLEASE note where you got them.) Rose is ready to go. To Afton’s house. She has her wand and baton …
journal entry: Little Skipper IS “all boy”. I could tell right from the start. Rather than make a “tiny tale” about Skipper I decided to let George do it. George is three. Skipper is going to his house for Christmas. A “You Tell the Story” book is my way …
journal entry: Alice is a surprise for Lydia. (I love you, Lyddie) Lydia is five. I bought Alice many years ago. She sat around and lived in a box, traveled to other people’s houses but never did have any pretty clothes to speak of. Until now. I washed …
journal entry: How did I keep track of things before I had a blog? Every post is like writing a personal history. My history. My family’s history. Isn’t it wonderful? Bears for Christmas. Three little children and three different bears. Each complete with a personality and a wardrobe to …
