It's weekend!

Hi Everybody!

It's a three day weekend, the sun is shining, and it's neither 

freezing nor raining today - wonderful! 

Today I am sharing a mixed media A3 journal page

made at the art group. I used a vintage image, which

I printed out in sepia and fussy cut. The background was

gessoed, painted with acrylics in sand and ocker, and textures

with a brayer. I used a TH die-cut 'waste' as a stencil and

painted the tree. The birds, numbers, Hebrew alphas, diamonds

and spots were also added with stencils, using burnt sienna

paint with a sponge. I added 2 painted strips and my quote - finished!

I am linking to Simon Monday challenge - numbers, and to 

Moo Mania, faces.

Photos taken from the veranda of the art room at the clinic:

Beautiful flowers everywhere:

The Protestant Church:

More of the wonderful 'meeting' benches in the

garden of the care home:

Visitors:

Have a great weekend, take care,

and thanks a lot for coming by!

Friday this and that

Hi Everybody!

For Paint Party Friday,  for Simon Monday challenge,

add numbers, and Moo Mania, faces, I have an A4 mixed media 

journal page.

The Mona stencil is from Stencilry.Org

And I have another mixed media tag, with many layers and a stenciled rose.

This time I needed a flat tag to send in a 'normal'

envelope, so in spite of using corrugated card, many layers, textures

 and sewing, I was able to post it cheaply.

Sunrise is always my fave time of day:

Recently I showed photos of this railed off oak tree in

 the grounds of the Diakonie, with inscriptions,

and the date March 22nd 1887, and I didn't know

why this was special - now I do! It was planted to 

celebrate the 90th birthday of the Prussian Emperor

William I.

Some photos from my morning walks to the clinic - enjoy:

Have a great weekend, take care,

and thanks a lot for coming by!

Playing tortoise and more....

Hi Everybody!

Time is flying, and it's mid-week already.

I made another tag which I am linking to Go Tag Thursday -

use pink and to Tag Tuesday -  heritage.

Some of you might be wondering what this tag has to 

do with heritage? Bread is a recognised part of our 

cultural heritage, and is a staple food of many world 

cultures. The Unesco has acknowledged German bread

as part of its 'intangible' cultural heritage.

My tag has many layers once again, and I used a vintage

image of a lady in pink proudly carrying a loaf of bread.

I once again sewed the various layers together:

For Art Journal Journey, Hazel's theme of a 

magical mystery tour, and Paint Party Friday, hosted by

Eva and Kristin, I have a mixed media A4 piece. The background was

gessoed,  and painted with a mix of grey and madder. The moon was painted with ivory and silver acrylics. I added the figures using a 

stencil. The eye stamp and  'Traumwelt' (dream world) stamps

are from LaBlanche. The town silhouette was also

stenciled. I added more colours with pastel chalks.

Here are more photos of the tropical room at the zoo:

The Strauss looked very indignant:

More birds:

The pigeons evidently also find rich pickings at the zoo:

The HUGE tortoise is 121 years old:

The empty shell outside the tortoise house was not only popular

with kids who wanted to play....and no, that is not my backside

sticking out there!

Have a great day, take care,

and thanks a lot for coming by!