Hi Everybody!
Hope you all had a great weekend and that we all have a good week. Here it has suddenly got very cold, which is a big contrast to the warm and sunny weather we have been enjoying till now.
Today I have a hybrid piece for Elizabeth's challenge at AJJ, collage fodder and /or food and drink. I have put together a journal page made entirely from old pieces made some years back and digitally combined. Everything used was made by me, but the text was added digitally. The figures are inspired by the artist Baj. For me it's hard to paint pretty pictures to describe what is happening in Ukraine and many other lands:
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On Moday evening we also meet at Elizabeth's to share a drink, so here a warm welcome to all of the nice ladies of the T Gang who visit here.
My drink is coffee!
Some thinkies/funnies:
Have agreat day, take care,
and thanks a lot for coming by!
Your collage is very powerful, and I like the message that you portray that is behind it.
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Thanks Quinley, have a great week!
Deleteawesome thinkies, and your collage is just so true Happy T and new week Valerie hugs from the lake
ReplyDeleteThanks Kathy, have a great week!
DeleteYour journal page is powerful and I love the point you are making in it. Thanks for sharing this lovely piece with us at Art Journal Journey using Bleubeard's and my theme.
ReplyDeleteGosh Valerie. I haven't even started my T Tuesday post and you have yours live already. Love them all. Thanks for sharing your thinkies, especially the diapers, your AJJ art, and your coffee related images with us for T this Tuesday, dear friend.
Thanks Elizabeth, glad the meaning comes across! The diapers quote is good, it made me smile, too. Hugs!
DeleteHi Val, good morning. Another fabulous page, love the significance in the figures and the colours of the circle and strip with words- the woman seems to be hiding under it. Great coffee shots, too. Have a great day, take care, hugs from us all, Sarah
ReplyDeleteThanks Sarah, have a great Monday, hugs to you all!
DeleteWhat a marvelous page Valerie, such a powerful message! Politics haven't changed have they, Mark Twain got it right all those years ago! Take care and have a very happy week, Sue xx
ReplyDeleteThanks Sue. Politics really haven't changed, and probably won't!
DeleteA sobering collage, Valerie. Butchery, savagery, deception, cruelty, disregard for others, self-aggrandizement, exploitation - these are inherent components of the human condition, unfortunately. One has only to focus on two current events, although there are many more. Ukraine is a tragedy of immense magnitude and the world stands idly by as one madman destroys an entire country and its people. (I know of a good target for a hypersonic missile). In Qatar, poor migrants have been used mercilessly to build soccer stadia and other venues, sometimes dying in the process, so that multi-millionaire "sportsmen" and their billionaire owners can indulge their fantasies. It never changes, does it? Hugs and kisses - David
ReplyDeleteThe world is full of so much hate, greed and destruction just now. The events in Ukraine are horrifying, and nothing happens to really help them. And as for Qatar and all of their superlatives, trying to cover their corruption and use of quasi slave labour - I am speechless. One world for the rich and corrupt, another one for the poor, homeless and displaced. No, it never changes! Have a great day, hugs xx!
DeleteLovely page, I enjoyed the thinkies. Happy T day
ReplyDeleteThanks thanks Christine, have a great day!
DeleteHello, powerful messages you show. It is sad that human history repeats itself over and over.
ReplyDeleteI sometimes think we have a serious flaw as humans.
Many greetings to you. Have a good week... and yes, I'll have the coffee.
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I think we all like coffee! Yes, history repeats itself, but it always seems that bad things are repeated. Some people are definitey flawed, that's true. Have a great week!
DeleteA sober and thoughtful page. I love the foam dome on your cappuccino. Stay warm and Happy T Day
ReplyDeleteFoam domes on Cappuccino just have to be there, yummy! Happy T Day!
DeleteGuernica by Picasso is beautifully echoed in your art here, and the sentiment of horror at the brutal attacks on innocent people is exactly the same. You have echoed the power of his images so effectively!
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Thanks Mae, How can one man do so much damage? The world is in a bad way just now!
DeleteAwesome collage as usual vj ..lovely post!
ReplyDeleteThanks Ashok, have a great week!
DeleteThat Preposition meme got to me. Haha.
ReplyDeleteYes, it's a good one!
DeleteSuper z kawą kolaż. U mnie jest -5 stopni.
ReplyDeleteCoffee i good with everything. It's really cold where you are!
DeleteAlsways such beauty in your art. I hope you are feeling well.
ReplyDeleteThanks Nicole, some days are better than others. Hope you are doing well!
Deletecoffee is always right;D
ReplyDeleteYessssss!
Deletei am going to make a coffee :D
DeleteThat's a good idea 💡💡💡
DeleteYou have definitely made me smile today, the funnies are brilliant and even hubby liked them especially the Door Bell and the Politicians one. I think a pair of memory foam slippers should be on my next shopping list Lol! And of course loving the Hybrid piece, great art woek. Have a good week. Hugs, Angela xXx
ReplyDeleteMy fave funny was the doorbell one, I often had problems to get into bed when I still had my cats and dog!
DeleteI don't think it is possible to paint pretty pictures to describe what is happening in Ukraine. It is ugly and cruel and the pain should be reflected in those paintings. Yours does exactly that and it is very powerful. Oh, and the diapers! So very very true!
ReplyDeleteThanks Carola! You're right, what's happening in Ukraine is ugly and evil. And it can't be shown with pretty pictures. Happy T Day!
DeleteA very powerful journal page.
ReplyDeleteMany thanks for the funnies/thinkies.
Enjoy your coffee :)
All the best Jan
Thanks Jan, have a good week!
DeleteThat is another great collage page Valerie. I remember those figures, and I like how you used them. And nice drink related pieces too. And funnies too. The one about diapers and politicians is too true! Have a lovely T day and Tuesday too. hugs-Erika
ReplyDeleteThanks Erika. Yes, diapers and politicians....I am sure we could talk about a lot of people where that fits! Happy T Day, hugs, Valerie
DeleteLove your fodder piece, Valerie. Your funnies are great, definitely more than a few that made me laugh.
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Kate
Thanks and happy T Day!
DeleteHaha! Love the funnies, especially the memory foam one and the train of thought one. I completely do not get the first one! Very thoughtful art and creative , too. Happy T Day.
ReplyDeleteThanks Sharon, I need memory foam insoles, too!
DeleteLove them all love your gorgeous post. Sorry still got covid and not too flash x
ReplyDeleteSorry to hear it, dear Annie. Get well soon and rest! Hugs!
DeleteA cup of coffee would be great at this moment. Love your funnies/thinkies. Keep well and have a great week.
ReplyDeleteYes, coffee is always good!
DeleteWhat a great collage. You have expressed very well the awful feeling seeing another country devastated and not being able to do anything (significant) about it.
ReplyDeleteI love your thinkies and funnies, especially the diaper one.
Happy T-Day,
Hugs,
Lisca
Thanks Lisca, it's hard having to watch and not help enough! Hugs!
DeleteI like that piece with the French press coffee maker. It'd be nice if memory foam worked that way lol Happy T Tuesday!
ReplyDeleteoh yes, memory foam for the memory!
DeleteEnjoyed your art Valerie! And the pictures and funnies. Happy T day! Hugs! deb
ReplyDeleteThanks Deb, happy T Day!
DeleteSorry to be so late. After food shopping yesterday I only had time to write my post before going for meal and to see The Lion King at the theatre with my youngest son.
ReplyDeleteYour journal page is really striking - it's hard to think that it is still going on.
I need a pair of those slippers! Belated Happy T Day, Chrisx
Thanks Chris. I think we all need those slippers!
DeleteHahahahahaha on the door bell and clearing the dogs off the bed!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteStill looking after sick kitties, so I'm very late to the party. Happy T Day! Elle/EOTC xx
ReplyDeleteYour Ukraine image is powerful, Valerie. The Ukrainians are reminding us of the meaning of freedom and democracy, which so many complaisant people have forgotten. I never thought I'd live to see such days. Love the coffee images and the funnies. I need some memory foam for my shoes ~ lol!
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