Time is....

Hi Everybody!

We had a cool and rather wet day today, with lots of thunder, but it was good to feel some cool air again.

For Art Journal Journey, time, I made another collage from leftovers, and have called it 'Window on time'. I used an A3 sheet, painted it with gesso, and then wove the narrow strips to a frame which I glued on. In between I used scraps of hand-painted paper, printed matter from vintage books, scraps of old letters, some family photos (My mother as a little girl and my great-grandmother) and various other UFOs (Untidy flying objects) from my work-desk. I drew part of a large circle to represent time. The quote is attributed to Albert Einstein. The Hebrew lettering reads 'Hodu L'Adonai ki tov, ki le Olam hasdo' - 'Give thanks to the Lord for he is good, his mercy endures for ever' (Psalm 136)
I always have fun making something out of small scraps.

I am also linking to Elizabeths  T for Tuesday, and my fave drink is hidden in the collage, can you find it?

For Tag Tuesday our theme this week is adventure, so Mr Umbrella Man had to come out again. This time I dressed him in a safari suit. He is only interested in shooting photos of the animals.

I managed to get an almost dry hour to go for my walk today, along the stream and then by the Rhine

Does anyone know what these lovely flowers are?

The Rhine is very low just now:

Have a great day you all, take care,

and thanks a lot for coming by!

Time moves....

Hi Everybody!

Hope you all enjoyed your weekend!

For Art Journal Journey, time, I have an A3 mixed-media collage. The background was painted with a mix of gesso and titan buff. I used my home made head stencil, added a clock and stenciled the rest  with  cogs using rusty hinge DI. The rest was collaged with bits and bobs from one of my bit boxes, and given a diluted wash of the gesso mixture. Part of the text was written with a stencil, the rest by hand. (Sounds silly, I use my hands with the stencil too, but I hope you know what I mean!)

The fields have all been harvested, some of the leaves are beginning to turn, and the berries are ripening - summer seems to be slowly winding down.

Have a great day you all, take care,

and thanks a lot for coming by.

Our times

Hi Everybody!

Hope your weekend is going well!

For Art Journal Journey, time, I made an A3 mixed media page in warm and sunny colours. The background is one of my scanned torn-paper ones, and after placing it on the A3 page I coloured the edges with red and yellow Pan pastels. I used lots of stamps, from Paper Artsy, LaBlanche, Tattered Angels and unknown, all stamped with Archival black. The text was written with a stencil, and I just managed to get it finished before my pen ran out of ink, but in the meantime I have bought a new refill.

The night was stormy with lots of rain, and the sun this morning looked more like the moon!

I enjoyed my umbrella walk, walking in the rain is always fun, and I like having the world all to myself.

The horses in what used to be the  moat were busy grazing, as always.

The honeysuckle smelled very fragrant :

The insects liked it, too!

Have a great day you all, take care,

and thanks a lot for coming by!