Wednesday Post

 Hi Everybody!

Today I am sharing another piece for my 'heavy metal' challenge at AJJ. This is a hybrid piece using a mixed media background with a head cut from a photo of a rusty panel taken near here. The heart is cut from gold foil, and the stars and ribbon were added digitally:

Today's photos were taken on a spring day 3 years back in Burg (castle) Linn, a moated castle dating from the 12th century. It is situated in Krefeld, a town not far from here on the other side of the Rhine:

Hope you enjoyed this breath of spring - more photos will follow in the course of the week.

Have a great day, take care,
and thanks a lot for coming by!

T sTands for a New Challenge aT TIOT

Hi Everybody! 

Today we are starting a new challenge at TIOT - love is in the air. You can view the beautiful creations of my teamies on our blog. Projects of all formats are welcome, and you have, as always, 2 weeks to link to us.  I didn't want to make a valentine, so made a journal page with a photo of my great aunt Fanny, a very dear lady, who was really always there for me, and was an anchor for me:

Today is also Elizabeth's T sTands for Tuesday link party, so here a warm welcome to all of the ladies of the T Gang who visit here. My drink is, as usual, cappuccino:

And this chocolate biscuit with milk-cream filling was also very delicious:

We woke up again to more snow:

And some smiles:

Have a great day, take care,

and thanks a lot for coming by!

New Challenge at Art Journal Journey

Hi Everybody!

Hope you all enjoyed your weekend. I enjoyed being home for 2 days and having my own routine. I hope that I will be able to come home soon.

Today we are starting a new challenge at Art Journal Journey and this time I am hosting. My theme is Heavy metal but it's not as heavy as it sounds!  Your journal pages should contain something related to metal - metallic paints - as I have used here, gilding flakes, rust, perhaps a picture of something made from metal, steampunk elements or a quote about metal - silver, gold, bronze, old iron, rust - the choice is yours. I hope you will have fun with this theme and look forward to seeing your creations.

I made an A3 mixed media page. The background was painted with gesso and then with metallic gold, bronze and blue. The vine was painted with bronze metallic, and the stars were stenciled with gold and bronze. The eagle was collaged and then outlined and overpainted with gold. I am looking forward to seeing your creations! Have fun!

The last part of the photos from Zons:

An original mailbox!

Have a great day, take care
and thanks a lot for coming by!