Thursday This and That

Hi Everybody!

We had a really cool and splishy-splashy wet day here - 

it poured non stop, and it was so good to feel some cooler

air and listen to the sound of the wind in the trees and the

rain-drops on the leaves. I am sure the plants will also

be grateful for their water, too!

For Elizabeth's summertime love theme at Art Journal Journey

I have a digital creation, using elements from me and 

Mischief Circus. The words are part of a great song from

Joe Cocker. I made the figures partly transparent to show

them melting in the summer sun in the city,

and the girls look like they need a cool drink. I am

also linking to Paint Party Friday, and Digitally made:

Last week I had fun making some embellishments from plaster

of Paris, and it was even more fun playing with them

afterwards:

I recycled a triangular canvas, which I smeared with

grainy structure paste, pressing  2 roses into it before letting it dry.

Then it got 2 coats of gesso before I could distress it.

I gave it 2 coats of Royal Flash metallic paint in black, and sprinkled

iron powder over it while still wet. When it was dry I used various

rust patinas from Pentart and Ranger to add colour. Some parts were

glazed to make a contrast to the rough textures, and here I used

some metallic waxes from Pentart to give colour.

I am linking my rusty roses to Simon Monday Challenge, distress; 

Rhedd's creative Spirit,

Altered eclectics,  both anything goes, and Mixed Media Monthly, altered embellishments.

And I have more photos from my visit to the botanical garden:

I haven't seen snapdragons for years, so was glad to find this

childhood favourite again:

There were also plenty of bees and other insects buzzing happily around:

And an insect hotel:

 These wild artichokes were huge, and looked a bit like

over-sized thistles:

More photos to follow!

Have a great day, take care,

and thanks a lot for coming by!