A Travelling Journal...

Thanks to Joanna Grant who started the project, I'm participating in the Great Canadian Travelling Art Journal project.  This art journal is making it's way to various artists all across Canada, each who is contributing a page to the completed journal.  Joanna created the journal using recycled greeting cards on which she started some of the backgrounds.  Each artist, in turn was then to choose a page and finish it as they saw fit.

Last week I met up with Norina, one of the other participants, who passed the journal on to me.

The timing is interesting as I feel I'm at a serious crossroad in my life and I'm considering a very important decision.  Even my fortune is telling me to trust my choice!

Kim, it's coming your way!

Rusty Bird in the Garden

One of my neighbours has the most wonderful garden and the other day while I was walking by I noticed this delightfully charming rusty bird perched on top of one of the rocks.

"Lilly" texture compliments of Kim Klassen.

Linking up with Our World Tuesday, Texture Tuesday, and Sweet Shot Tuesday.

Without Light There is no Shadow...

Bonnie's challenge this week over at Photo Art Friday is 'shadows and/or light' so I had to use an image which I had taken a couple of summers ago.  I had been out walking the dog in the late evening (although I'm not sure where Casey is...?) and my long shadow just caught my attention.  Thank goodness for iPhones!

 Here are the components I used:

         Original image        PDPA-Antique Farewell        PDPA-Gauze Sheers                 PDPA-Ma Belle 2

This next image is of an African Hammerkopf that I shot while visiting the Toronto zoo back in October.  This is straight out of the camera.  I just love the light and shadow in this shot and knew it didn't need anything else.

Aluminum Foil Postcard and ATCs

I've been playing with aluminum foil lately as I work through an online workshop called Inspired Surfaces on the Fibre in Form website.  Carol McFee and Lynda Monk are the instructors.  It's slow going since I have to read all of the instructions over several times to understand them (due to an acquired brain injury).  Fortunately there are lots of illustrations to help clarify the text!  Anyway, I've made a couple of ATCs and a postcard to showcase what I've managed to do so far.  I love working with new everyday materials that are readily available around the house.

And yes Donna, I put a bird on it!