Artsy Fartsy Stuff

Yes, it's more "artsy" than "fartsy." I don't know much about art, either---but I know what I like! I appreciate you stopping by to visit!

For Arts Sake

March 4, 2010

I don’t feel guilty for my opinions, but I’ll atone for them anyway on this Only The Good Friday. A few days ago, I wrote a somewhat snarky post questioning a man’s artistic ability. He called himself a “folk artist,” and I was skeptical. I didn’t think he was creating “art for [...]

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Shadows From Moonlight

February 28, 2010

The “Moonlight,” of course is just from the words on the window. I enjoyed the window dressing in this tiny theater advertising their performance of “Moonlight and Magnolias. The shadows on the curtains from the writing on that window intrigued me, and I tried to capture it in a photo. If you [...]

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Hoodoo Cat

February 27, 2010

We were given this tiny stone that was painted with a cat’s face upon it … like we need another cat when we already have FIVE! This one, however, came with some “hoodoo power.”

I hear you murmuring, “Hoodoo power? What does she mean by that?”
I dunno! That’s what the card said. [...]

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A Hand-some Bowl

January 12, 2010

My beloved husband knows how to worm his way into my heart. Since he is aware that I collect “hands,” he got me the perfect gift: A handy bowl.

Actually, “handy” is stretching it a bit. It isn’t for use in serving food, it’s just decorative. But, oh! How decorative it is!

Now, [...]

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Tattered Lace Curtains

January 10, 2010

On a recent walk, before the weather got so cold, we ventured into the Solana complex near Southlake. Years ago I often exercised on the hiking trail they had for their employees. No. I didn’t work there, but no one ever stopped me. That’s where we saw the beautifully entwined trees [...]

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The Potter’s Hands

November 1, 2009

I was fortunate this week to be able to watch a potter create his art. Although I took a pottery class in college, the skill eluded me (I dropped the class so it wouldn’t destroy my grade point average). Most of the few items I made were heavy enough to use as weapons [...]

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Warped

October 18, 2009

I looked up the definition of the word “warp” so that I could properly explain it to you. According to a certain online dictionary, it means: “a series of yarns extended lengthwise in a loom and crossed by the weft.” It also means: “a twist or curve that has developed in something originally [...]

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Bowl Full of Bolls

October 5, 2009

A box full of raw cotton bolls came to me in the mail today, courtesy of my delightful (and generous) friend Cindee at CiNdEeS’ GaRdEn. I realized that I needed some visual interest for the display that I use for children when I spin and weave for them. Like a true twit, I [...]

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Fandango

September 29, 2009

This albino peacock definitely had an attitude!
I thought he had every good reason to fan his feathers and dance. I would dance, too, if I were as beautiful and if I could dance.
I thought that since he was white, he would be a likely entry in the Monochrome Weekly Theme where bloggers [...]

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A Fan of Black And White

September 21, 2009

Indeed, I do like black and white photographs, which is why I got interested in the Monochrome Weekly Theme. You should see some of the awesome pictures that other bloggers are posting. I am so jealous I could spit!
As we walked around a huge college campus this weekend to get to that balloon [...]

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Don’t Fret

September 14, 2009

Worry isn’t good for you, so don’t fret. Unless you are a guitar player. Then, I guess that fretting is alright.
I’m hiding out for a few days, as I rehearse ghost stories for next month. My Muse is not happy about this at all. She doesn’t mind writing stories, but she [...]

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Sidewalk Art or Vandalism?

September 7, 2009

It’s time for me to try Monochrome Weekly again. Every week, bloggers who also take photographs, post their photos in black and white. If you haven’t visited, you might enjoy it. Now, I’m not a very good photographer, but I’m trying to learn.
A couple of weeks ago, my husband and I took [...]

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Haunted House in Black and White

August 30, 2009

It’s probably not haunted — maybe. It certainly looked like it could be. We found it driving around in Boyd, Texas (which is another of those small towns in Wise County). Of course, I screamed, “Stop! It’s a Photo-Op!”
I wanted to wander through that old house, but it might have fallen [...]

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Disjointed Photo Album

August 26, 2009

While editing photos for the parade I told you about yesterday, I got distracted looking at some of the photographs that we have taken. They are the ones that never became a post — but I liked them. That’s about the only thing they have in common. It’s “disjointed,” I know. [...]

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It Doesn’t Work For Me: Rollip.com

August 24, 2009

I had some extra photos from my forays into Wise County, Texas. They didn’t fit into any posts, but I wanted to do something with them. I was contacted by a man at Rollip.com who said:
“We at Rollip.com have developed a new site that lets you give any digital photo the classic look [...]

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Urban Fossils

August 4, 2009

Long ago, I developed a habit of looking down when I walk, instead of viewing the horizon. I’d like to tell you that I do that because I have always collected rocks and fossils. The truth is that we had large dogs when I was a kid, and you had to watch where [...]

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Ominous

July 27, 2009

Changing pictures from color to monochrome seems to change their “tone” entirely. On a bright and beautiful day, my husband and I drove through the South Texas Hill Country near Luckenbach viewing these sights. They seemed cheerful in color. Once I changed the pictures to black and white, they seemed almost ominous [...]

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Leaves Of Three — Let It Be!

July 26, 2009

Faster than Indiana Jones’ bullwhip, a long strand of poison ivy lashed out and wound itself around my leg; it dragged me to earth and hog-tied me and…
OK, I exaggerate a little bit — but not much. I was working in my garden pulling vines and brambles out of the flower beds. In [...]

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Tic Toc

July 20, 2009

Do y’all wake to an alarm clock in the morning? I don’t need an alarm clock, because I have alarm cats. They always decide they need to be fed while I am still sleeping, and will go to great lengths to waken their “mommy.”
For the longest time, every morning when I [...]

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What The Angels Eat

July 19, 2009

That’s what Mark Twain said about watermelon.
It is the chief of this world’s luxuries, king by the grace of God over all the fruits of the earth. When one has tasted it, he knows what the angels eat. It was not a Southern watermelon that Eve took; we know it because she repented.
- Pudd’nHead Wilson [...]

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