tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69689251069111525452024-03-12T17:24:42.567-07:00Tiny TheatreSusan Sanford's miniature Shakespeare plays and classic films using china figures and paper dolls in toy theatre and urban environments, with emphasis on small-scale art.ArtSparkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04875996639432864367noreply@blogger.comBlogger95125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6968925106911152545.post-12049126483103362242010-12-20T22:48:00.000-08:002010-12-20T22:47:23.262-08:00Sebastopol Yard Art (Patrick Amiot and Brigitte Laurent)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8i9WiBb10uA9eEMU5VIRiHGn08kthOwy0dEBWRqorL2PxRxOtTjmzj0_t9o7CH0fdN8u2X_qKtFZMZJgyonZjQUeuc5k9WyveNspEJmFKnc-QhlFCaWDjwvOy_xOf634eJSJDO0F4SEE/s1600/1t.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8i9WiBb10uA9eEMU5VIRiHGn08kthOwy0dEBWRqorL2PxRxOtTjmzj0_t9o7CH0fdN8u2X_qKtFZMZJgyonZjQUeuc5k9WyveNspEJmFKnc-QhlFCaWDjwvOy_xOf634eJSJDO0F4SEE/s320/1t.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> We stopped to take a photograph in the yard of a woman who was working outside, who told us that the whole of Florence Street in Sebastopol comes together around these sculptures- this one was recently repainted by a group of neighbors. She told us they have visitors from all over the world. <a href="http://www.patrickamiot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6;">Patrick Amiot is the sculptor and his wife Brigitte Laurent</span></a> is the painter. The street is a mile-long outdoor museum with characters of all shapes and sizes.<br />
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</div>From the House on Russell Street in Berkeley which has for days had pumpkins waiting to be carved sitting around it.ArtSparkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04875996639432864367noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6968925106911152545.post-57351498517227312282010-10-24T11:31:00.000-07:002010-10-24T19:45:05.548-07:00Heath's New System of Writing<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSWW1Mq5GPshGPlitQ6aC8vL-1NlybYI1DGqgeDn4bs6P60h9nX_R5aKrkgbNKp70UFyEJ4v5LHABXJDSfGcLQAmnkhpk_mSfVEhA3fIDMSYCIyB8srX72cQryKQDyit6R8WTRsgrg_DM/s1600/w1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="277" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSWW1Mq5GPshGPlitQ6aC8vL-1NlybYI1DGqgeDn4bs6P60h9nX_R5aKrkgbNKp70UFyEJ4v5LHABXJDSfGcLQAmnkhpk_mSfVEhA3fIDMSYCIyB8srX72cQryKQDyit6R8WTRsgrg_DM/s320/w1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For real- there is tiny bird (jenny wren) peeping out of the box at top</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I do think these would make wonderful needlepoint patterns...feel free to copy any of them for that purpose if you like - cause, it's crafting season now.</div>ArtSparkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04875996639432864367noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6968925106911152545.post-26984512114158260732010-09-23T06:38:00.000-07:002010-09-23T06:38:00.132-07:00Curiosities<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQfbl7yg_8XJoaXIYR6iiuGVZuclJzZpTk_6fRy1xrnfGwD11umJkdYbOKdsLcZv8WEtJULxSqrAeoKQcfkDVi2ZeuXg042w1cc2Y0NWtpU_YPZekYuhYS5oUTN2Y3Iy6cYNh-vTJyFa4/s1600/whorned.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 353px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQfbl7yg_8XJoaXIYR6iiuGVZuclJzZpTk_6fRy1xrnfGwD11umJkdYbOKdsLcZv8WEtJULxSqrAeoKQcfkDVi2ZeuXg042w1cc2Y0NWtpU_YPZekYuhYS5oUTN2Y3Iy6cYNh-vTJyFa4/s400/whorned.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519485047598250594" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHHQXYk4yGiriC-Bp24bwK6sDuWH4I-mi3c-hGyZ0GA2E46y_s73RP24iMldYttOWzX0KERorGEm8JNtdJROObqXhNLWI-0sjSO4RFZ8eYCvZU5TqVNWncr4AtDd_St1sCD9dhHbAxEOQ/s1600/wbalance.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 283px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHHQXYk4yGiriC-Bp24bwK6sDuWH4I-mi3c-hGyZ0GA2E46y_s73RP24iMldYttOWzX0KERorGEm8JNtdJROObqXhNLWI-0sjSO4RFZ8eYCvZU5TqVNWncr4AtDd_St1sCD9dhHbAxEOQ/s400/wbalance.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519484967774355682" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwtpkaDWdu7lSHAv0Mb4tQEnsu2erU3ZuVAZA4lIuqjml9wzseEeAhjg122qxZM02kl3AFB4AiXeV7cW18CpKEHoJWO96nWB5BKNgxzILCONGW9L6Km38UuDfGQV8gnD7o0fAHk54pzIE/s1600/wbeard.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 283px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwtpkaDWdu7lSHAv0Mb4tQEnsu2erU3ZuVAZA4lIuqjml9wzseEeAhjg122qxZM02kl3AFB4AiXeV7cW18CpKEHoJWO96nWB5BKNgxzILCONGW9L6Km38UuDfGQV8gnD7o0fAHk54pzIE/s400/wbeard.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519484860550191778" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj08aWUIXLnIGWx6xsRVXtPPsSkaMqrb-Bi5UEFxtXvzBxklDytvXuSPnIyhC0jOhtt2Guyq6hUQmBb10-vMGsrF5t5w09MT0x90CytSdi4NxjP83vyWjusNnwazh5J2dVBjmbP0Q_k-Fs/s1600/wbros.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 283px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj08aWUIXLnIGWx6xsRVXtPPsSkaMqrb-Bi5UEFxtXvzBxklDytvXuSPnIyhC0jOhtt2Guyq6hUQmBb10-vMGsrF5t5w09MT0x90CytSdi4NxjP83vyWjusNnwazh5J2dVBjmbP0Q_k-Fs/s400/wbros.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519484660711021234" /></a>Mary Davis of Saughall was documented, in 1688, as having a not unattractive horn growing out of the back of her head. See description on the website of the <a href="http://www.mjt.org/exhibits/foundation_collections/mary_davis/horn_md.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#990000;">Museum of Jurassic Technology</span></a>.ArtSparkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04875996639432864367noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6968925106911152545.post-23337085165178910982010-09-16T12:40:00.001-07:002010-09-16T12:43:45.239-07:00Look what Mina made!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg3aedDsgQx-b6wXld2BsWF6d0lGKSgoP9IWLtIIx0m36EeG-IyJypvOxOnkrXF13uplDOaCMKyfQo51UfwE7N8Vg7Z7IZZDRumHqlu6h8O5ygm24sr0jEoea5SF8pTbB4lYqAZZ1mkbg/s1600/Mina.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg3aedDsgQx-b6wXld2BsWF6d0lGKSgoP9IWLtIIx0m36EeG-IyJypvOxOnkrXF13uplDOaCMKyfQo51UfwE7N8Vg7Z7IZZDRumHqlu6h8O5ygm24sr0jEoea5SF8pTbB4lYqAZZ1mkbg/s400/Mina.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517598737128407602" /></a>Mina had been saying she wanted to make something with an old book with covers off and dried flowers and string, I wasn't getting it at all. But I came across a book at the bottom of my closet the cover of which I had used in an <a href="http://www.mosanford.com/artworksps.jsp.que.series.eq.5327.amp.artist.eq.2674.shtml"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#990000;">assemblage...</span></a>ArtSparkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04875996639432864367noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6968925106911152545.post-21340839488911582432010-08-15T20:55:00.001-07:002010-08-15T21:00:38.004-07:00August Window at Arjan<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0lcO5Z9Ok5BK_8OfZE2ohw8BTZLMLTbl0yRD85S5Pv78Y0L3FJESSBzDzjAN6dV24rNSgDMu7KTsyib-TEst9-MzYvolZtW6C3w1b3j5YxtD2W9J7ADLkwAMBd_Vl3khzSgRmYUs29oU/s1600/Win1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0lcO5Z9Ok5BK_8OfZE2ohw8BTZLMLTbl0yRD85S5Pv78Y0L3FJESSBzDzjAN6dV24rNSgDMu7KTsyib-TEst9-MzYvolZtW6C3w1b3j5YxtD2W9J7ADLkwAMBd_Vl3khzSgRmYUs29oU/s400/Win1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505851758668523394" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Can you see a bit of the mast sticking in on the left-hand side?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTzzTLLFfps_W4RA0sObsf4GVvWQg87bKvGugZGRgo-Ra9hOvAZRfnycSRfjA4pTfO_PLuMQnB2aEYPFgwe5pUR2plspNL_DjGYNbUmyh7p0ddWYXtQIi7fXN5ESeZac1HpqdUj_BK3QI/s1600/Win2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTzzTLLFfps_W4RA0sObsf4GVvWQg87bKvGugZGRgo-Ra9hOvAZRfnycSRfjA4pTfO_PLuMQnB2aEYPFgwe5pUR2plspNL_DjGYNbUmyh7p0ddWYXtQIi7fXN5ESeZac1HpqdUj_BK3QI/s400/Win2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505851698200885298" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Playing with lavender</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiByV99Y1yQ45AFVJMEeLcMrVEg6zxG9-62YSooMW9c2tNzotsRr4fpGrDnIGVULE5s893COON9R1xlEPUHyU6IIpoA-fQ0mPlw3JIifGoot79_D_grKSDlRzvNlI-g46OjYDxz5MImFK4/s1600/Win3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiByV99Y1yQ45AFVJMEeLcMrVEg6zxG9-62YSooMW9c2tNzotsRr4fpGrDnIGVULE5s893COON9R1xlEPUHyU6IIpoA-fQ0mPlw3JIifGoot79_D_grKSDlRzvNlI-g46OjYDxz5MImFK4/s400/Win3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505851591621116930" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The cat figure is holding a little bowl, I put some lavender in. If you take one of those little conkers with the spikes, you can glue lavender in the holes with little bits of gel medium. That's how I made this- the round part of the conker is sitting down in the bowl.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwWyJpX6LvphIgJKdWuyciq45OsFRiB1rztFRtkoXddkoJSvP2rCArecQOvOEAOUYN_pt19hCvoFxTrRuPusOBEdOPA2cJYXaQkFA6_4jkOJtL8mgzz1e3pm9S7ir8QiofmCfpKPS5r8o/s1600/Win4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwWyJpX6LvphIgJKdWuyciq45OsFRiB1rztFRtkoXddkoJSvP2rCArecQOvOEAOUYN_pt19hCvoFxTrRuPusOBEdOPA2cJYXaQkFA6_4jkOJtL8mgzz1e3pm9S7ir8QiofmCfpKPS5r8o/s400/Win4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505851511279486354" /></a>ArtSparkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04875996639432864367noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6968925106911152545.post-86169109781643935382010-07-01T06:54:00.000-07:002010-07-01T06:54:00.499-07:00Pollack's Toy Museum continued<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZAdC5hnXlr0jJulz7RcFJib7JchFGcI55AeKh00dX9RDLL5gP7tDZiYQd6I9nP_V9dZEOFd0A706TrAoX5sw3C8qIlfQjmq4H0GymV4AQFBWRdiQQMoKnRP9e6C2rUB5ndq3c7ziJGZQ/s1600/doll4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZAdC5hnXlr0jJulz7RcFJib7JchFGcI55AeKh00dX9RDLL5gP7tDZiYQd6I9nP_V9dZEOFd0A706TrAoX5sw3C8qIlfQjmq4H0GymV4AQFBWRdiQQMoKnRP9e6C2rUB5ndq3c7ziJGZQ/s400/doll4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488333480772031042" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">This doll predates Star Trek, but it certainly looks like Bones in crankypants mode</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoTkvg4aBa4__Rfiekf6RQOCq3eWwT4Ns3LdIC7356MQfEvS7HpHs4MxiwKvgwrThKkB2k2myTA_y5DVSj1bCAFSQkjg9TcIhsdhas2FvuplM_2OYYfXTHba_SWtcXK3NgvNFTOr8NCPE/s1600/punch.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoTkvg4aBa4__Rfiekf6RQOCq3eWwT4Ns3LdIC7356MQfEvS7HpHs4MxiwKvgwrThKkB2k2myTA_y5DVSj1bCAFSQkjg9TcIhsdhas2FvuplM_2OYYfXTHba_SWtcXK3NgvNFTOr8NCPE/s400/punch.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488333374536717394" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The classic couple</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_P8PT0QcQ1OTaeDfCy9QSaVPHv3guoHTIm87gt_jXP_o8GHoO_zxKp2ot3w64N8aEPPe3YORpw6UBfqUzcYLrMHBuqSEJmBs0h3GQ0oQJS_YbabDNdUGAsdmt8DQxPVsjW8G0gJwhP34/s1600/knight.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_P8PT0QcQ1OTaeDfCy9QSaVPHv3guoHTIm87gt_jXP_o8GHoO_zxKp2ot3w64N8aEPPe3YORpw6UBfqUzcYLrMHBuqSEJmBs0h3GQ0oQJS_YbabDNdUGAsdmt8DQxPVsjW8G0gJwhP34/s400/knight.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488333293176007058" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggGfvunbftqsTJuWezAC1X2eLR7Avp0DOCDcUeNubRFp5ulZBEr1aBc7roQXjUoedNCkuB2FLEDD845oEnAddM5eW3bnjCZZNN4T_79RLJxIV92O9f7q5YOlAWNftBT_s0L1TGLKER5e4/s1600/kitty.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggGfvunbftqsTJuWezAC1X2eLR7Avp0DOCDcUeNubRFp5ulZBEr1aBc7roQXjUoedNCkuB2FLEDD845oEnAddM5eW3bnjCZZNN4T_79RLJxIV92O9f7q5YOlAWNftBT_s0L1TGLKER5e4/s400/kitty.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488333220857399506" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Pv2XErIrl1WTVl4GgfuZGU8oIVy2JyVJHUM7w91mDr1P-bLWtZHhtIvqFrXGLu6wE1lrNCSirKrGlcvHCBXFCqw0Z1sAZB7PqIOHe-hhVD_6smu0QDcut7n0VxqUtZE39vb9gf75q70/s1600/doll3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Pv2XErIrl1WTVl4GgfuZGU8oIVy2JyVJHUM7w91mDr1P-bLWtZHhtIvqFrXGLu6wE1lrNCSirKrGlcvHCBXFCqw0Z1sAZB7PqIOHe-hhVD_6smu0QDcut7n0VxqUtZE39vb9gf75q70/s400/doll3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488333120574425698" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Above and below, inhabitants of the room of scary dolls at Pollack's Toy Museum. A little girl was standing outside with her hands over her eyes when we visited.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4qt0nN5j0G6PJH-0pbRRjzWIJBcZOVLK_aRy-su11GVyNYs7nOpzxlOsPuOJZbNlP3PLtv7gi9HbMP6v3eAMlp6mWj6siuTwTgdofpZc94X8lsjisiTp0xRlAYY1aijh8CjvQqus1V3A/s1600/doll1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4qt0nN5j0G6PJH-0pbRRjzWIJBcZOVLK_aRy-su11GVyNYs7nOpzxlOsPuOJZbNlP3PLtv7gi9HbMP6v3eAMlp6mWj6siuTwTgdofpZc94X8lsjisiTp0xRlAYY1aijh8CjvQqus1V3A/s400/doll1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488333044942737954" /></a><br /></div>ArtSparkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04875996639432864367noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6968925106911152545.post-81438078735029394342010-06-24T06:04:00.000-07:002010-06-24T06:04:00.253-07:00Summer Window<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqJ6iijQLlTRpJRVcpGkuHEhIYF_OyrJDu4plnhDAzX1-d4AyGVr3mJ5BOP_gGb5DfkCWsmUBCq60-S7U5uGhrpLcOVKu_oHzwER23DkFICr1xSL6Fw31FHyPMOimYin8ntbXNpEz-Lm0/s1600/summer.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqJ6iijQLlTRpJRVcpGkuHEhIYF_OyrJDu4plnhDAzX1-d4AyGVr3mJ5BOP_gGb5DfkCWsmUBCq60-S7U5uGhrpLcOVKu_oHzwER23DkFICr1xSL6Fw31FHyPMOimYin8ntbXNpEz-Lm0/s400/summer.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486047511070813218" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHYnuujxVxdWF6qD4bdLvUeiQIfECRSmAAXv2oI3k83LnrmnKT1-nAv_IRG5kQDZk1Ls2rCw5T2SW2WiLhnQOWhy7gNjqQYaI60iaEzzqw9v1599tkI81R88tAaS_nHxTsKpsL8LyrUtw/s1600/boat.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHYnuujxVxdWF6qD4bdLvUeiQIfECRSmAAXv2oI3k83LnrmnKT1-nAv_IRG5kQDZk1Ls2rCw5T2SW2WiLhnQOWhy7gNjqQYaI60iaEzzqw9v1599tkI81R88tAaS_nHxTsKpsL8LyrUtw/s400/boat.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486047430810116690" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYJXd6AdscU-GupBbUaloW3v9T5ZlBcMlPtQac5srG_TCBvHKrLM-p22ky1B9u3uTytMR5JNPYYQGxurK0eS4y311fHOYk2mJ04HPKBcSfjA0_hY2ZdkMlwGFLqTElNqQtVhHipuWY2U0/s1600/minahands.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYJXd6AdscU-GupBbUaloW3v9T5ZlBcMlPtQac5srG_TCBvHKrLM-p22ky1B9u3uTytMR5JNPYYQGxurK0eS4y311fHOYk2mJ04HPKBcSfjA0_hY2ZdkMlwGFLqTElNqQtVhHipuWY2U0/s400/minahands.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486047321938299058" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-8STwsYCXH7OpAEq35fCgQvFUo9VI0X7ktgLC5KM65xNQq6OJO8833HoDl5z-6SsW1rGyvCyQ79OgyHzmCIbg0Dhuq9RZVmxMCSPw67kNezLZCDu8eumd32TnypMxTMqKIFq7hOjSddg/s1600/bromshell.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-8STwsYCXH7OpAEq35fCgQvFUo9VI0X7ktgLC5KM65xNQq6OJO8833HoDl5z-6SsW1rGyvCyQ79OgyHzmCIbg0Dhuq9RZVmxMCSPw67kNezLZCDu8eumd32TnypMxTMqKIFq7hOjSddg/s400/bromshell.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486047247085747954" /></a>Details from the window at Arjan. I made some seashells into small hanging vases and Mina put bromeliads inside them.ArtSparkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04875996639432864367noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6968925106911152545.post-46027047682084551642010-06-13T07:02:00.000-07:002010-06-13T07:02:00.523-07:00Some Dogs<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg42LT1ShIgOFlKI425Kn1Suu-yrAhbUZx8zx_wvR2AMuu-v7qLDz1cdjpNTaTYq9Qxcib5gVnDz-5bkjSe3n-TWctSZZ_E84SxGPHbFCCWzbNeV_in0yJWmf_tcNF_qVDjoa2ahQleDyI/s1600/1Balto.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg42LT1ShIgOFlKI425Kn1Suu-yrAhbUZx8zx_wvR2AMuu-v7qLDz1cdjpNTaTYq9Qxcib5gVnDz-5bkjSe3n-TWctSZZ_E84SxGPHbFCCWzbNeV_in0yJWmf_tcNF_qVDjoa2ahQleDyI/s400/1Balto.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481887706087462546" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Balto of Central Park, this statue commemmorates the dog who led a dog team transporting diptheria serum to Nome in 1925.</div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTd0UwDZ2Ds3az4PyMsiT9ZjemWztNaRSUz3r0ZJaOV30gOH8OswwXnpeuCZb-7jXgi6hEycxhGjghw0MoTMXiCbtbbM2shOxNRhCJ-8kYwh_3SH2kd-5QLq7xBWgElyTBU-FoRyuTMJ8/s1600/2Olive.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTd0UwDZ2Ds3az4PyMsiT9ZjemWztNaRSUz3r0ZJaOV30gOH8OswwXnpeuCZb-7jXgi6hEycxhGjghw0MoTMXiCbtbbM2shOxNRhCJ-8kYwh_3SH2kd-5QLq7xBWgElyTBU-FoRyuTMJ8/s400/2Olive.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481887632827803746" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Olive, the id monster</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_v6g04NyuXqPqwdXR7-WESx2baFtToRdO__z9UrB0jlwiuVCmthbLxC1KjAtgZrdtnnRHZ-nDfwHs1VUpRg2E3IZLyu9bXgFw6Z5UIUCAIZxJxOQIq4DfJv-GthXkJp-CB5fsBp3mJsE/s1600/3laurel.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_v6g04NyuXqPqwdXR7-WESx2baFtToRdO__z9UrB0jlwiuVCmthbLxC1KjAtgZrdtnnRHZ-nDfwHs1VUpRg2E3IZLyu9bXgFw6Z5UIUCAIZxJxOQIq4DfJv-GthXkJp-CB5fsBp3mJsE/s400/3laurel.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481887567645264946" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Laurel's dog in Exeter, England. Very sweet.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhArW6A3IHgKbSM3PX40DQaaOsOe5ayAncZmgdWWtrG-R-xHwmiq9Emh9hG4dsI6csuBOtad9iw3zZyzj5CZ-VXluUHoUq-c3lxRxAt5VdNkYEbtXPv5Xqf1Winu_Kg8RT2hWw76T06i6A/s1600/4teddy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhArW6A3IHgKbSM3PX40DQaaOsOe5ayAncZmgdWWtrG-R-xHwmiq9Emh9hG4dsI6csuBOtad9iw3zZyzj5CZ-VXluUHoUq-c3lxRxAt5VdNkYEbtXPv5Xqf1Winu_Kg8RT2hWw76T06i6A/s400/4teddy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481887487509404338" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9TfccLS98DaijOOfr8oDZ9aYq9VzuVJL_llSyNJljE2mIQ4a_lH67yYck9hsC-LJ0b1GMO9Yxt64w3ZqctCXc2H9G7-gEs39-bmINX6saPbmNFtQD621bktaiOXIxCzoMCt6WNEUKg2g/s1600/5teddy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9TfccLS98DaijOOfr8oDZ9aYq9VzuVJL_llSyNJljE2mIQ4a_lH67yYck9hsC-LJ0b1GMO9Yxt64w3ZqctCXc2H9G7-gEs39-bmINX6saPbmNFtQD621bktaiOXIxCzoMCt6WNEUKg2g/s400/5teddy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481887350556102866" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">My sister's Dog Teddy. Above he is in a hayfield due to be harvested in a week or so.</div></div>ArtSparkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04875996639432864367noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6968925106911152545.post-63874871045337286162010-05-17T13:20:00.001-07:002010-05-17T13:24:12.192-07:00Citizens of a Rainy Day<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb8IQhtvi6HEEc1PXgtJBBxBc5WqYr0kpLxykap6Ex9FZuPFI1Qfg80OED1Alp3U_sv_FgXbLDeX06r0UOCH4Mc8V35iyXBDUB8HNoNA00zr_2c2GgxEiF4L6zBFA1lXwhagvVIAQ5Rgg/s1600/1curiosity.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb8IQhtvi6HEEc1PXgtJBBxBc5WqYr0kpLxykap6Ex9FZuPFI1Qfg80OED1Alp3U_sv_FgXbLDeX06r0UOCH4Mc8V35iyXBDUB8HNoNA00zr_2c2GgxEiF4L6zBFA1lXwhagvVIAQ5Rgg/s400/1curiosity.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472336907432860290" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Curiosity</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDwWUj4fa5WEhRxwm0PXSsahYyrF4lZwb0cGnA19F4Pg6LJr3QLyofryxlFbHWho_L37yFnODFPWZx7_w9go7MCPseuX6IpdzsDe3AqMxgyf_S5u7zulhYm39FEofD82B0HGTXz7lsgBI/s1600/2privacy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDwWUj4fa5WEhRxwm0PXSsahYyrF4lZwb0cGnA19F4Pg6LJr3QLyofryxlFbHWho_L37yFnODFPWZx7_w9go7MCPseuX6IpdzsDe3AqMxgyf_S5u7zulhYm39FEofD82B0HGTXz7lsgBI/s400/2privacy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472336834524686722" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Privacy</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTCbm_c2X1c13or-uh3Pxp0k97dI-ggxnfX3XGHXu0dZt51g9TlZTNy4WnzPlNGlfXMHwALv9kgcnMQtiQu_aMoL-7ZOje4doD-NOH8-KHWSl5N4lqJrcsKJgOkDJN1Co8Lx4Y3oQ9Mak/s1600/3surreptitious.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTCbm_c2X1c13or-uh3Pxp0k97dI-ggxnfX3XGHXu0dZt51g9TlZTNy4WnzPlNGlfXMHwALv9kgcnMQtiQu_aMoL-7ZOje4doD-NOH8-KHWSl5N4lqJrcsKJgOkDJN1Co8Lx4Y3oQ9Mak/s400/3surreptitious.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472336750602320050" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Surreptitious Departure</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGNCbnB4dJsFqYcJi3KweFvug9pIzMj1y0KaipRcXxR11JiMTjyOl6i812bU7ogCxuD6old6mX_Rdg0WasaEptwAGpBAcKFRGOTaW2nhdKcpoUYc0qb0JD8kNb-zOoxvzZeg8Z55xHnOY/s1600/4point.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGNCbnB4dJsFqYcJi3KweFvug9pIzMj1y0KaipRcXxR11JiMTjyOl6i812bU7ogCxuD6old6mX_Rdg0WasaEptwAGpBAcKFRGOTaW2nhdKcpoUYc0qb0JD8kNb-zOoxvzZeg8Z55xHnOY/s400/4point.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472336660028554354" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Your point is well-taken.</div>ArtSparkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04875996639432864367noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6968925106911152545.post-73517865039562571762010-05-11T06:29:00.000-07:002010-05-11T07:04:03.166-07:00The Uncuckoo Clock ( No Time like the Present)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2dPiVVc9R2Fv3nGPj-oQwU8-etp_BsY7QaXKbR4fR-tvERUTQ1jsY76N0s-ewJPDnYfAeRFO-4j5C3DZGn0IdhrIGYKc2DhFT7y9nSOj3nrypKgkGKTnIkdJEqlXxz21ZO8vMoC5o8ak/s1600/1time.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 309px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2dPiVVc9R2Fv3nGPj-oQwU8-etp_BsY7QaXKbR4fR-tvERUTQ1jsY76N0s-ewJPDnYfAeRFO-4j5C3DZGn0IdhrIGYKc2DhFT7y9nSOj3nrypKgkGKTnIkdJEqlXxz21ZO8vMoC5o8ak/s400/1time.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469819102107103586" /></a>I deconstructed an old assemblage that wasn't working. Here are the materials planned for the final product, although changes are bound to occur. The large black item is the base for a bell jar, its upper component long since broken and lost. Gothic arch cut out and and cigar box cut up with Terry's amazing saw.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjROuYaaEsFR8SI4l9h9X2h-O2UlDTllU2g5lmvFJS_mmt3RueDDOUSAXJglGZjgH0t0oRttaBevT92lVW3DN5BoxNlyuptBwwguuDvHI9N-xof52U3RNEkt-KloK4Hty7QAgEcSiGg6fI/s1600/2time.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 144px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjROuYaaEsFR8SI4l9h9X2h-O2UlDTllU2g5lmvFJS_mmt3RueDDOUSAXJglGZjgH0t0oRttaBevT92lVW3DN5BoxNlyuptBwwguuDvHI9N-xof52U3RNEkt-KloK4Hty7QAgEcSiGg6fI/s400/2time.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469819044104618578" /></a>Oh, and these, I forgot to put these in the first photo.<div><br /><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhis3smHO8pQZFB-yH6QoaOYKxnpLMCIRSxBKkk49doG-MaSe5B-GZCiiYb6BsCu4NWZSwKU8S3FE9frVgYoiL2P7rW1nur1nDyJ3NXWuhZXFhkXdIV6OlykvdM-UH0KfYjLoqrlJYr_1c/s1600/3time.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhis3smHO8pQZFB-yH6QoaOYKxnpLMCIRSxBKkk49doG-MaSe5B-GZCiiYb6BsCu4NWZSwKU8S3FE9frVgYoiL2P7rW1nur1nDyJ3NXWuhZXFhkXdIV6OlykvdM-UH0KfYjLoqrlJYr_1c/s400/3time.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469818976662114418" /></a>It turned out I had to take the little wooden handle off, as it interfered with the knob with the flower on it (you'll see why I changed it later). I turned the wooden disk over, I like the red on the other side better even though it is more distressed, as in having a chunk missing out of it. changed my mind on the background (several times actually). I replaced the green paer with the star paper. The birds have been glued to heavy paper reinforced with thin copper wire which I taped down with acid free tape.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy-0uuqCH2wej4FghMXZPI2VdvXc6UAZZlVNZjhE6RcjdzRoXfFO2YFMmmfASZxWly5S-hAE0wgsXRgYSR2Sb0Ldor11I8ydsmHwzuE09SBGnkPXvf08YcCGY4JgmpDnkw0amwoPo6fYw/s1600/4time.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy-0uuqCH2wej4FghMXZPI2VdvXc6UAZZlVNZjhE6RcjdzRoXfFO2YFMmmfASZxWly5S-hAE0wgsXRgYSR2Sb0Ldor11I8ydsmHwzuE09SBGnkPXvf08YcCGY4JgmpDnkw0amwoPo6fYw/s400/4time.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469818906108127474" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The final piece and...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjIrNyOgHwe0GML9GFmH5lpKT3iSyd15KJw9Xg1FpKPIiQyk7E7Wcl1Az0VYmpOOWxbQfstm-pNtXqEugZfmgjFFaHDR9ARrsIzaY33cXP9t0C1S5prsF3HvTQakespbtZYdlTX5l5uOc/s1600/5time.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjIrNyOgHwe0GML9GFmH5lpKT3iSyd15KJw9Xg1FpKPIiQyk7E7Wcl1Az0VYmpOOWxbQfstm-pNtXqEugZfmgjFFaHDR9ARrsIzaY33cXP9t0C1S5prsF3HvTQakespbtZYdlTX5l5uOc/s400/5time.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469818736425136018" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The reason I didn't want the knob hitting the wooden handle. Wheeeee!</div></div></div>ArtSparkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04875996639432864367noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6968925106911152545.post-32252851655309928612010-05-06T18:45:00.000-07:002010-05-06T18:54:03.182-07:00Twigs Amok<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjx9x45y9ZCxNWBoU0f1f-NMm1ql9kzJQWv15tjHX0vKkfhhzdD4pxzB-7ykdmaX5dLM23VCDdadm-U8MDuSWNtzKuTeNJ5p0Cl4wlaBO09W8DQBuhtR6Y7o73hm0He1XIu66VdTWdnAM/s1600/2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjx9x45y9ZCxNWBoU0f1f-NMm1ql9kzJQWv15tjHX0vKkfhhzdD4pxzB-7ykdmaX5dLM23VCDdadm-U8MDuSWNtzKuTeNJ5p0Cl4wlaBO09W8DQBuhtR6Y7o73hm0He1XIu66VdTWdnAM/s400/2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468338798925187538" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Most of the "Listen" assemblage except the part below the frets that has the word "Listen"</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQJ_iOl-HoY8-qIyPXrSpInaQ2IYEa9TZsVKXEEkm_t-1t06p6QTnrZEu78QXqJXM70yLCFZsynSAP_RhOgbu5-wWzl9PCQqIB_GRcPWy02ltCxMH3VsAOghadUcS9EOCwiMMwptTBt9U/s1600/3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQJ_iOl-HoY8-qIyPXrSpInaQ2IYEa9TZsVKXEEkm_t-1t06p6QTnrZEu78QXqJXM70yLCFZsynSAP_RhOgbu5-wWzl9PCQqIB_GRcPWy02ltCxMH3VsAOghadUcS9EOCwiMMwptTBt9U/s400/3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468339070785114690" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Gardener's Trophy</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivFvtMxxVgwNP50b9O6fxxLCT0pIIyzVSodRZcbd32pVFsfw8RmYUzn4R2O85SQpBSCnRcD0IHqlRg9yIeBGjncY4CIbW7m-StcSEYIOYsrA89q4pM18cLWWP-2mkJYIBGaQLuhXGdRsg/s1600/4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivFvtMxxVgwNP50b9O6fxxLCT0pIIyzVSodRZcbd32pVFsfw8RmYUzn4R2O85SQpBSCnRcD0IHqlRg9yIeBGjncY4CIbW7m-StcSEYIOYsrA89q4pM18cLWWP-2mkJYIBGaQLuhXGdRsg/s400/4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468338695121237586" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The Ladder of Dr. Caligari</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBpTokxVYFg8PkrYDuu_v8VFZHXt95YapushxQ0bCG0jWCmcMWucpWB7z5QVyQzUPlLcuDc6baIzVUKT2yjPIeB0f5beXONIclg-dLc7fP7u4qFp5UTkaI8fs3luh9qDbLbI-3gK8HPuo/s1600/5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBpTokxVYFg8PkrYDuu_v8VFZHXt95YapushxQ0bCG0jWCmcMWucpWB7z5QVyQzUPlLcuDc6baIzVUKT2yjPIeB0f5beXONIclg-dLc7fP7u4qFp5UTkaI8fs3luh9qDbLbI-3gK8HPuo/s400/5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468338620701700530" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Inspection walking to Mina's with the piece I had to repair.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqst5eiUwEPYsvr867omAOvLS53fn4cDeT2xRdXbDf03BrYx9HSRjjOGhtAoJKiLr6IEyBfRi3_ALRLhnSNq48HXtG2Y47rlNwIpZezKCiuR7DqFL9oWKJq8saHJdCjdxu1jLMyjsHNuI/s1600/6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 230px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqst5eiUwEPYsvr867omAOvLS53fn4cDeT2xRdXbDf03BrYx9HSRjjOGhtAoJKiLr6IEyBfRi3_ALRLhnSNq48HXtG2Y47rlNwIpZezKCiuR7DqFL9oWKJq8saHJdCjdxu1jLMyjsHNuI/s400/6.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468338551153220594" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Forest Home hanging on the wall of Arjan. I have one more piece I am working on.</div>ArtSparkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04875996639432864367noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6968925106911152545.post-9095455028445491762010-04-12T09:26:00.001-07:002010-04-12T09:28:25.012-07:00Flowers for Dinner<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhx9mApz2redlNXDb716QvrNNSXAzpARKe9wl1cgRAyf06uoiPrMn7XOI8_BGvzAVpHAwuG8o6mqBl-PzgwhdpFNqRIWx4SVSNqr_5VsGsdFHoFssJhjhDu4kj8jGtwbQH0rTDzX2BoS8/s1600/bouquet.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhx9mApz2redlNXDb716QvrNNSXAzpARKe9wl1cgRAyf06uoiPrMn7XOI8_BGvzAVpHAwuG8o6mqBl-PzgwhdpFNqRIWx4SVSNqr_5VsGsdFHoFssJhjhDu4kj8jGtwbQH0rTDzX2BoS8/s400/bouquet.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459288294996473954" /></a>Mina came to dinner last night, here I am showing off one of the perks of having a friend who is a florist. She tells me that people tell their florists even more than they tell their hairdressers, and that discretion in very important in this profession.ArtSparkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04875996639432864367noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6968925106911152545.post-25751913696561158962010-03-16T10:20:00.001-07:002010-03-16T10:39:45.848-07:00A Visit to San Francisco<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqMkbsqu93_-6b34NCQN3S8foXzs5sYfAcOhgSSrkEXc4grNhTFRi5SJC4sXDEU2rpPFRyHjJQI9BpOxRvIB0K4HiuhE3mGhEoG3xoHg4faylLOkdaqEAinpl1MueuSSzeSCAC05aLXgc/s1600-h/f10.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqMkbsqu93_-6b34NCQN3S8foXzs5sYfAcOhgSSrkEXc4grNhTFRi5SJC4sXDEU2rpPFRyHjJQI9BpOxRvIB0K4HiuhE3mGhEoG3xoHg4faylLOkdaqEAinpl1MueuSSzeSCAC05aLXgc/s400/f10.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449283941284475186" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Inside Community Thrift</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpq2nvBc9RQdElJs5X0ccYx8xaG0neY-AiDoQ52h2GDzMrjLBRrkCQZs03bdDQ7aOEvSHBxvIf88tKhpfpCKu7OtICopLemSRcuzG6lcpZg1LQhLMWit1noD1-nYFv-HZFCPHNrbCFNUQ/s1600-h/f9.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpq2nvBc9RQdElJs5X0ccYx8xaG0neY-AiDoQ52h2GDzMrjLBRrkCQZs03bdDQ7aOEvSHBxvIf88tKhpfpCKu7OtICopLemSRcuzG6lcpZg1LQhLMWit1noD1-nYFv-HZFCPHNrbCFNUQ/s400/f9.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449283857774028850" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">For reference for the Altered Ancestors series on <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/artsparker/sets/72157623588784116/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993300;">flickr</span></a>.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0xytR0OOQNRFem0Wf4Vza9U2d28vAW_ddi6Ho9P-7h5RmCFp9GH5CmvpS3jNekve65KBNq1Fc4ogeaeJD1zL_G-1rOAl7EBbzuLcFzSboGph7Ry7LxMjC1fwLR8Xjzx046vW287SmE_o/s1600-h/f8.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0xytR0OOQNRFem0Wf4Vza9U2d28vAW_ddi6Ho9P-7h5RmCFp9GH5CmvpS3jNekve65KBNq1Fc4ogeaeJD1zL_G-1rOAl7EBbzuLcFzSboGph7Ry7LxMjC1fwLR8Xjzx046vW287SmE_o/s400/f8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449283771115509538" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The camera decides where it wants to focus. I like that, sometimes.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglIcjk5KBk9U-OeoWoDDcoK9SHuy1g0SBVZsP1oSTJJo_ZH95vf6iq_AM0q3a_zZ7-qbxxnQJzy_39b50639BtBD-T2lVgoJsgWck0rec0sJ6y2dUFjVIprwfZYdpNNCHe-xLS0o-6gos/s1600-h/f7.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglIcjk5KBk9U-OeoWoDDcoK9SHuy1g0SBVZsP1oSTJJo_ZH95vf6iq_AM0q3a_zZ7-qbxxnQJzy_39b50639BtBD-T2lVgoJsgWck0rec0sJ6y2dUFjVIprwfZYdpNNCHe-xLS0o-6gos/s400/f7.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449283645121346114" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">My Kwan Yin figure left at Beautiful Orchids on Sacramento Street</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmeSsQ2j-Z6SVuHiZBOneAiAbMVkaenseKef9nWMMD31b-VIM2qc7pTdtntu1GpZs4i0sDeSa3f3pm2rvITTnniXl2i5SXc5pjbwNaQ8atKOHX5Z7VnTe-WODTXwexuj7FOTf7dNPfuPE/s1600-h/f6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmeSsQ2j-Z6SVuHiZBOneAiAbMVkaenseKef9nWMMD31b-VIM2qc7pTdtntu1GpZs4i0sDeSa3f3pm2rvITTnniXl2i5SXc5pjbwNaQ8atKOHX5Z7VnTe-WODTXwexuj7FOTf7dNPfuPE/s400/f6.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449283567790871378" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Pointiness</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4538S8YzvvBTjL1XHiteScxPjOyR3LmSkorsaJ0LuHH1FQIgPNEk6Q4rO8Umw9w5cyb35FqE7aDTERpkQYSH__ZCgDMPxaBTLiA66bkt4A_-83MaIsfp-YYHp-M9-hT8gxDmdEw3U0M0/s1600-h/f5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4538S8YzvvBTjL1XHiteScxPjOyR3LmSkorsaJ0LuHH1FQIgPNEk6Q4rO8Umw9w5cyb35FqE7aDTERpkQYSH__ZCgDMPxaBTLiA66bkt4A_-83MaIsfp-YYHp-M9-hT8gxDmdEw3U0M0/s400/f5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449283476762922034" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz9PKYwXMiCEUVHrot1DUT7a7atq7oaU2Pljv_aladgK9y6Ec32Ex2bLjUOuPQL36XjP2oc5iF3TtVmjAAJ509Liqn7UTpjPV5FKNGAdgIXHCYG78LHlqpM_VMUCGSJvz5lIFoU1ctiJg/s1600-h/f4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz9PKYwXMiCEUVHrot1DUT7a7atq7oaU2Pljv_aladgK9y6Ec32Ex2bLjUOuPQL36XjP2oc5iF3TtVmjAAJ509Liqn7UTpjPV5FKNGAdgIXHCYG78LHlqpM_VMUCGSJvz5lIFoU1ctiJg/s400/f4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449283351631490834" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq401JxgaVO7LRjg_hDgqbHCyyZW7icsRL5P-rnYjUZaaiUgILbC4z79FrJ530e30LPPNa21Nzwr2sG2p-8lPouInIsYNBEEQaKgkMA5EtBUA_Jcv_MIPWgimfGt5Mui0AJjToOpsz_r8/s1600-h/f3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq401JxgaVO7LRjg_hDgqbHCyyZW7icsRL5P-rnYjUZaaiUgILbC4z79FrJ530e30LPPNa21Nzwr2sG2p-8lPouInIsYNBEEQaKgkMA5EtBUA_Jcv_MIPWgimfGt5Mui0AJjToOpsz_r8/s400/f3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449283263955506290" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">A window on Fillmore Street - the store sign just says "Antiques" </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHTiEhYywfD0iCau0DvkVm-N-pONL77qtmo9cWaLtECJdCHevGGozEsYvmPk12qUznMqoL74CK7I9VfcjJIn2hJNsCTEoFSgldv8PruS45mhVXXSfBDTim-gPGsEcv-BBDubNXV2ItMzA/s1600-h/f2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHTiEhYywfD0iCau0DvkVm-N-pONL77qtmo9cWaLtECJdCHevGGozEsYvmPk12qUznMqoL74CK7I9VfcjJIn2hJNsCTEoFSgldv8PruS45mhVXXSfBDTim-gPGsEcv-BBDubNXV2ItMzA/s400/f2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449283186912016530" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Inside "Nest" on Fillmore Street.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqtNx3edi532o4XBoHRLlK6X599xYliawf4LL_dp6iYDSOPaFX6jFxEe4LbqNjsXu6ogjpuBnbaCkyplonJcBgqNl4KQckV-qMQGIKyhb6NyEwdufELRKiVqTlj76iXPlEkSRUs2Rz6c8/s1600-h/f1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqtNx3edi532o4XBoHRLlK6X599xYliawf4LL_dp6iYDSOPaFX6jFxEe4LbqNjsXu6ogjpuBnbaCkyplonJcBgqNl4KQckV-qMQGIKyhb6NyEwdufELRKiVqTlj76iXPlEkSRUs2Rz6c8/s400/f1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449283045251273986" /></a>Home again to Oakland. Westward facing chairs in a yard near the MacArthur BART station.ArtSparkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04875996639432864367noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6968925106911152545.post-80514876311994999542010-03-03T10:09:00.000-08:002010-03-03T10:25:37.907-08:00Alice in Arjan<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuXfQQrtQlDFSA8NNaJ5vdoiL5EY2MDR9QvIvr-YhPYrOb10rHKhDoeoE8vGE8wWw2WmNeIS-rjb5JKHv9bveyFlEPwfqcVPuCJbo2C-NX483tmGFUYx-Sk098FW4EgrWM4LbW_vsAsGg/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuXfQQrtQlDFSA8NNaJ5vdoiL5EY2MDR9QvIvr-YhPYrOb10rHKhDoeoE8vGE8wWw2WmNeIS-rjb5JKHv9bveyFlEPwfqcVPuCJbo2C-NX483tmGFUYx-Sk098FW4EgrWM4LbW_vsAsGg/s400/1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444472291456806482" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Alice gets installed at <a href="http://www.arjanflowers.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;">Arjan Flowers</span></a>. My sister once remarked on someone's receding jawline and I replied that it was a shame we couldn't share.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy8H0bJQU6ciRB97EzT74dAILI7Z2hDDTam3kLbrI18asHc9Ys0hDoMx-Xu6aCkEvimswPc9C_NlHYBWPjPKUNxD4q7Cbo0TuR_6vBvt3i_2fD8dNXOA0cR5tNWoJaLAjiIe0xR21KJoE/s1600-h/2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy8H0bJQU6ciRB97EzT74dAILI7Z2hDDTam3kLbrI18asHc9Ys0hDoMx-Xu6aCkEvimswPc9C_NlHYBWPjPKUNxD4q7Cbo0TuR_6vBvt3i_2fD8dNXOA0cR5tNWoJaLAjiIe0xR21KJoE/s400/2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444472221533840642" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp31tZZU3yig_v0nYvXdqLzU9OO2dlcfJK52qP8wGsAk0AnASmOuSz-M57idUeO1Tr7Mk6vtlrywHVOzPTTtgNcgdhtyV77eVX-cc6IbBFQAc82MBs93Mje3OhY72R_RL5SvgH6xXCo4Y/s1600-h/3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp31tZZU3yig_v0nYvXdqLzU9OO2dlcfJK52qP8wGsAk0AnASmOuSz-M57idUeO1Tr7Mk6vtlrywHVOzPTTtgNcgdhtyV77eVX-cc6IbBFQAc82MBs93Mje3OhY72R_RL5SvgH6xXCo4Y/s400/3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444472127098758178" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The famous Mina preparing an arrangement which will appear later...</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJEZGBrJDcXQeKVeuDe69ufeu-CZCNM2iTGviiK3_vaAHplP7TRbkZi36VPdVpJ714vZwLAqmNBFlYnvCurGg3QQ_vBElE8LaVIFfVgaJicrbt-c_OlX0puhliOtDYP4h4-ujLnRveYsE/s1600-h/4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJEZGBrJDcXQeKVeuDe69ufeu-CZCNM2iTGviiK3_vaAHplP7TRbkZi36VPdVpJ714vZwLAqmNBFlYnvCurGg3QQ_vBElE8LaVIFfVgaJicrbt-c_OlX0puhliOtDYP4h4-ujLnRveYsE/s400/4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444472037823160258" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Keep your eye on the teapot on the left...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlv6DapI22u1GfF5g1J8vl1py7t7lWgcP7OfgV2wG2fCi9-skku8luJKIMY9vxLuzZmv9I0pdOcfipeQ1pVQWgQC5ctHyocZJHm4TYJKnY_J97WQZM5ZvF_nAySciu7yirSr8Qfa4i1rw/s1600-h/5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlv6DapI22u1GfF5g1J8vl1py7t7lWgcP7OfgV2wG2fCi9-skku8luJKIMY9vxLuzZmv9I0pdOcfipeQ1pVQWgQC5ctHyocZJHm4TYJKnY_J97WQZM5ZvF_nAySciu7yirSr8Qfa4i1rw/s400/5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444471937604330434" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">A vase sculpture thingie I have titled "Talk to the Bird"</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpcCSy9vVGHYCVGJJvhR67q0Dby4wrATRstmOfNXIeom2XsX40VL6s0NJ5yDh6lmnrbrfscKwEoo5O7YnuWTq35EPEfJ4xsrFQSfA99exsjIJIyYnSh4Ou1_WHsn2rhHPtw_7Wgwrwt-U/s1600-h/6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpcCSy9vVGHYCVGJJvhR67q0Dby4wrATRstmOfNXIeom2XsX40VL6s0NJ5yDh6lmnrbrfscKwEoo5O7YnuWTq35EPEfJ4xsrFQSfA99exsjIJIyYnSh4Ou1_WHsn2rhHPtw_7Wgwrwt-U/s400/6.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444471837652448850" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">My mosaic Cheshire Cat Mask: In the foreground, the brown teapot </div><div style="text-align: center;">with kumquat arrangement.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggg-Dr4Gt9XezWFg8VIWqBXai4klGELAckCibsFBz1EpSKWrR4zSTacRzLAprhHNSc6mou74uscpJzkMTyppi46G5tuVJlvb-0N_DmgPiw_m18dnbNtcUyk77hBm8oP6uivnb7Ti5EEWo/s1600-h/7.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggg-Dr4Gt9XezWFg8VIWqBXai4klGELAckCibsFBz1EpSKWrR4zSTacRzLAprhHNSc6mou74uscpJzkMTyppi46G5tuVJlvb-0N_DmgPiw_m18dnbNtcUyk77hBm8oP6uivnb7Ti5EEWo/s400/7.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444471752169966002" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgewWTnxEqLQ90ZJX8HVU5bfqryUKVExDAmnEmKDFv_z39Jxy47qAC1T14SnWfl9YKxq0UzgA2_RJvuwKfDhT81uXo1tSc06qZZGRCNQxSldc8VEUeC1OqPFUXVDZFOcACSK4x4HnzS2Og/s1600-h/8.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgewWTnxEqLQ90ZJX8HVU5bfqryUKVExDAmnEmKDFv_z39Jxy47qAC1T14SnWfl9YKxq0UzgA2_RJvuwKfDhT81uXo1tSc06qZZGRCNQxSldc8VEUeC1OqPFUXVDZFOcACSK4x4HnzS2Og/s400/8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444471643813761746" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The skies cleared yesterday in a number of locations that I know of- in England and Germany as well as here.</div>ArtSparkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04875996639432864367noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6968925106911152545.post-22323653683437995472010-02-27T12:42:00.001-08:002010-02-27T12:50:03.128-08:00TinyHaus blog<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg15IvrW-DUwhAhygpav8UvzwnasP6mjo_3koc9uKZMQfyi8x3XlzWaGmmzN0BygVHzQNrLSVoXWRsIm30hC3aULHNcRoe9lAjl2ftxzewrAwLIreSK-_avZRYvj7JBwkVFc1kZzpnSBHA/s1600-h/wcrayons.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg15IvrW-DUwhAhygpav8UvzwnasP6mjo_3koc9uKZMQfyi8x3XlzWaGmmzN0BygVHzQNrLSVoXWRsIm30hC3aULHNcRoe9lAjl2ftxzewrAwLIreSK-_avZRYvj7JBwkVFc1kZzpnSBHA/s400/wcrayons.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443026871846836930" /></a>Aren't these gorgeous? These Zodiac Crayons are the work of Diem Chau of the <a href="http://tinyhaus.blogspot.com/2010/02/sojourn-in-chicago.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;">TinyHaus blog</span></a>. If you live in the Chicago area, you can see her work at the Packer Schopf Gallery on West Lake street - the show runs till March 14. She has uploaded the entire series <a href="http://www.packergallery.com/chau/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">here</span></a>.ArtSparkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04875996639432864367noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6968925106911152545.post-14986776432779043992010-02-25T12:00:00.001-08:002010-02-25T12:02:48.533-08:00Love's Labor Lost, Act V, Scene I<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJMR9VRdFWvLTwhDMkQ9eLmKb3XGBSlZqlVRdBbscY7bYWMezwR4_zP-c-dQwj8pqbZSFsEwsjb4Clk75tdBxNzMw_IpIb2IHKxfKHTqHKFhbz7vo5C3eB8qW_hpPnqmz_omXcqeHZ9ck/s1600-h/words.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJMR9VRdFWvLTwhDMkQ9eLmKb3XGBSlZqlVRdBbscY7bYWMezwR4_zP-c-dQwj8pqbZSFsEwsjb4Clk75tdBxNzMw_IpIb2IHKxfKHTqHKFhbz7vo5C3eB8qW_hpPnqmz_omXcqeHZ9ck/s400/words.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442273534864698946" /></a><br />They have been at a great feast of languages, and stolen the scraps<br /><div><br />----Moth </div><div><br /></div><div><i>He could have been speaking of academic prose.</i></div><div><br /></div><div id="DiscussPhoto"></div>ArtSparkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04875996639432864367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6968925106911152545.post-29605847027708853642010-02-14T13:50:00.000-08:002010-02-14T13:53:00.028-08:00Romeo and Juliet #1<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhguHD7FKF7TY-772BmMGrkYt-UbON6uSnpBqtCbmr1EpqAZ3N9h3oafjYSmlG-8fNLgofoARPtDZfM8fiEg4XTz8wKoycT4Fr8UHN99Qxb9d41xWmt59I5j02rkgeyBqhPB_6JH24-3K0/s1600-h/romeo.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhguHD7FKF7TY-772BmMGrkYt-UbON6uSnpBqtCbmr1EpqAZ3N9h3oafjYSmlG-8fNLgofoARPtDZfM8fiEg4XTz8wKoycT4Fr8UHN99Qxb9d41xWmt59I5j02rkgeyBqhPB_6JH24-3K0/s400/romeo.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438220164117207026" /></a>O she doth teach the torches to burn bright<div> - Romeo</div>ArtSparkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04875996639432864367noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6968925106911152545.post-71764064610452707042010-02-05T11:50:00.001-08:002010-02-07T08:43:08.760-08:00Valentine's Day Cards to make at Home<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNYw8YZ0VrzwhYOjvvPwaCb4cME5PCB2qe3OOhiSJHn_GkPrmWcYVfNGUTT4C-r_ErmBD9QnZxymsK6emKLn9vz43DgkZqap3_KFJap426LbzQbjBfszn56qN2TbZ4eLEB4kYT_Msm7QE/s1600-h/8:A.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 334px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNYw8YZ0VrzwhYOjvvPwaCb4cME5PCB2qe3OOhiSJHn_GkPrmWcYVfNGUTT4C-r_ErmBD9QnZxymsK6emKLn9vz43DgkZqap3_KFJap426LbzQbjBfszn56qN2TbZ4eLEB4kYT_Msm7QE/s400/8:A.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434851255637613122" /></a>For this one you just need stiff white paper and something interesting to cut the heart out of. I have used a leaf which I dipped in water mixed with polyvinyl adhesive (Elmer's glue for Americans). Oh, gel medium would probably be another alternative. You can also take fabric and dip it in this solution, and after getting all the excess off, lay it on stiff white paper. Allow it to dry throughly, and then cut a heart shape out of that. This is how I made the heart below, with a little bit of kimono silk. It's key to get the excess moisture out, and it's not a bad idea to tape the paper you stick it to down to avoid warpage - I just tore through it myself without doing so. <div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8wbfdMx0OMtTCSLGNKbP05vOYmwP6yU4kftrtSahN2_1YACPfuIC_tBKbJnkCQO61QpNiuBi0ZltIfxP5TPLhrwHvfbE5fyMTi5eq6RZYWMLKTyyCTmybE7WN0e0r3Nyy8UrJiDEKgWc/s1600-h/7:B.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8wbfdMx0OMtTCSLGNKbP05vOYmwP6yU4kftrtSahN2_1YACPfuIC_tBKbJnkCQO61QpNiuBi0ZltIfxP5TPLhrwHvfbE5fyMTi5eq6RZYWMLKTyyCTmybE7WN0e0r3Nyy8UrJiDEKgWc/s400/7:B.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434851196322322498" /></a>For the second one, I deliberately cut the little heart out with scissors instead of an exacto knife to prove to myself it was possible, it's a little rough. glue the paper "spring" to the inside of card and to the back of the heart. You should end up with something like what is below:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPqHMzdqLXdvtikwTof2mM5seVDcoC9G15g5OQoeRkAENBksMsrpnMu3TC8Gt7UFpfbCPQwbgKghEAbhvxkJPYZ8YvfNdbYQ6_rHe7_V5kEovBmQJrGR7YlWBdjWjIJDjdEysmscZRkik/s1600-h/6:B.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 352px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPqHMzdqLXdvtikwTof2mM5seVDcoC9G15g5OQoeRkAENBksMsrpnMu3TC8Gt7UFpfbCPQwbgKghEAbhvxkJPYZ8YvfNdbYQ6_rHe7_V5kEovBmQJrGR7YlWBdjWjIJDjdEysmscZRkik/s400/6:B.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434851106120114098" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqJTx0ZQWbRpgbMI_gXVvGgEQxObgSD0WhEznilLM123wY3BTzqeZKLPFMwqizf-Rao4mqQm7d5uFvUvTVx3c1yMYohjpmSdzGTRpMbYeYadPgtBEoLNZKWhnZAfzRSxOydvd_RhbZF00/s1600-h/5:B.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 374px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqJTx0ZQWbRpgbMI_gXVvGgEQxObgSD0WhEznilLM123wY3BTzqeZKLPFMwqizf-Rao4mqQm7d5uFvUvTVx3c1yMYohjpmSdzGTRpMbYeYadPgtBEoLNZKWhnZAfzRSxOydvd_RhbZF00/s400/5:B.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434851024264119650" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>For the third one, you need a little heart pattern smaller than your card. Cut a strip if them out of stiff red paper - It is much better to trace the heart, or cut around it, than to fold the paper first and attempt to cut through it - this will end in tears! To avoid heartbreak, cut the line of hearts out, leaving them attached at the sides, and fold them afterwards. I have collaged old wrapping paper onto them, but you could also write a poem.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhceHpbAh-nP59Ws5hS3BkRynKtLGw_E74pCwz50UJxwU4ispCTOpF2cfwPPQ9VfFjEIyEUkCQbFeXsncG0fW1cKRJ5LV9TOj1q8p12EPj8krUnJMHFoWwRTQeS7v4IKKsGytm5kVoM7GQ/s1600-h/4:C.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhceHpbAh-nP59Ws5hS3BkRynKtLGw_E74pCwz50UJxwU4ispCTOpF2cfwPPQ9VfFjEIyEUkCQbFeXsncG0fW1cKRJ5LV9TOj1q8p12EPj8krUnJMHFoWwRTQeS7v4IKKsGytm5kVoM7GQ/s400/4:C.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434850938572834562" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXPuzzgoL2_mjdWgpiAjoiQY2NDEhN7YXJcVwaut2aHGVwsZMU9LvBADi8PhgZZb4EsJNV-WthqmfsvSC9RKskcsuKbA5_4Q3xf36tH6yqpzoEE8A6mr_OWJwilgphzNTzhpj3yAfa5No/s1600-h/3:C.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 305px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXPuzzgoL2_mjdWgpiAjoiQY2NDEhN7YXJcVwaut2aHGVwsZMU9LvBADi8PhgZZb4EsJNV-WthqmfsvSC9RKskcsuKbA5_4Q3xf36tH6yqpzoEE8A6mr_OWJwilgphzNTzhpj3yAfa5No/s400/3:C.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434850874776790466" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzTP2ksC_OCTNfUOp3AlBPkXwAlGjFIuEAY7EaLyDXd33v53KQueN8Mo6lG5sksZCeR0T4BPxVHD52Dzhab4w3jNJYnJ5ALXuvIOfelIaqtBPAC_9brmWZLz8ReJLJEekj-B8PYBULEQg/s1600-h/2:C.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 364px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzTP2ksC_OCTNfUOp3AlBPkXwAlGjFIuEAY7EaLyDXd33v53KQueN8Mo6lG5sksZCeR0T4BPxVHD52Dzhab4w3jNJYnJ5ALXuvIOfelIaqtBPAC_9brmWZLz8ReJLJEekj-B8PYBULEQg/s400/2:C.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434850811507886082" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQyBUQEMiVQZ2GpvEKSAUtQZX46H_RPsOn-Q0DhJ8jQJYH7oQVyL8BA0sD__b7NuthtGv5teZyr5VzcFRnCF2T_0VjbX6nR0z5r5PjsUvso8kffmLOxOiFadx1G7319IrXoF6Fng3WX50/s1600-h/1:C.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQyBUQEMiVQZ2GpvEKSAUtQZX46H_RPsOn-Q0DhJ8jQJYH7oQVyL8BA0sD__b7NuthtGv5teZyr5VzcFRnCF2T_0VjbX6nR0z5r5PjsUvso8kffmLOxOiFadx1G7319IrXoF6Fng3WX50/s400/1:C.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434850738267160418" /></a>It's my intention to scan in some fun stuff as a sheet for you to print out at home later today.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>And here they are, a few things to copy, print out and play with -</div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb0btRSf762yLWKFip4lDjhemBbS4oBLbwn5v2U-4Opc_W2jhDa6NnFUN0AnxvCE6hkrzuoj6iurDmhnviIanOrgUdK0uXvzaXQOb4mHydky5GkNxCMOyaqIqnjm-drvEn-kwRQLcWGuM/s1600-h/funsheet.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb0btRSf762yLWKFip4lDjhemBbS4oBLbwn5v2U-4Opc_W2jhDa6NnFUN0AnxvCE6hkrzuoj6iurDmhnviIanOrgUdK0uXvzaXQOb4mHydky5GkNxCMOyaqIqnjm-drvEn-kwRQLcWGuM/s400/funsheet.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434953966519218482" /></a>ArtSparkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04875996639432864367noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6968925106911152545.post-1891570566538892772010-02-02T11:34:00.000-08:002010-02-02T11:54:29.964-08:00Ben Hirschkoff's Sculpture<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4pbJ1zY-D9kT5ZM5lhB9OXlHuW_B_e9y-nVXBg7CWsYqlMQCM01QyfAanf9IySCUwAJNV9kDi2sTPxlOqivcc_vtTaK1nnbA8Zpk7bZuB0IOTolu-rVCHkcbtS2sotYZA6a7JkJre0y0/s1600-h/Bullswan.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 47px; height: 47px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4pbJ1zY-D9kT5ZM5lhB9OXlHuW_B_e9y-nVXBg7CWsYqlMQCM01QyfAanf9IySCUwAJNV9kDi2sTPxlOqivcc_vtTaK1nnbA8Zpk7bZuB0IOTolu-rVCHkcbtS2sotYZA6a7JkJre0y0/s400/Bullswan.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433734150362128690" /></a>This is as large as I could get the image right-clicking. It's part of the <a href="http://www.benhirschkoff.com/ceramic%20sculpture.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC6600;">Play Decay series</span></a> of Seattle-based sculptor <a href="http://www.benhirschkoff.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC6600;">Ben Hirschkoff</span></a>. I first saw the piece about ten years ago, when it made a vivid impression. A week or so ago a friend was describing a piece that he had bought in a video store/art gallery which no longer exists, and when I in turn described this piece, he identified the artist as the one who had done the sculpture he bought. Ben also does some intriguing/startling collages with non-traditional materials.<div><br /></div><div>What I like about the Bullswan is its simultaneous absurdity and logic. Hope you will click above to see it larger on his website.</div>ArtSparkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04875996639432864367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6968925106911152545.post-46994999246219921132010-01-26T10:56:00.000-08:002010-01-26T11:04:57.886-08:00Midsummer Night's Dream #2<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3BglwMBGQDfRfI3vP8f-Zu9BH_TXXkz0Qy-WAANRqvJLuL0NIWtI-eKOHK4zNdGjpobZB_-xsF0fM9RMHvBBBPWpFutWSMOWpqAuEJLRjAAoVgidFKhuJd6SliFyW8IOcPIE9nRn9nto/s1600-h/wsweet.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3BglwMBGQDfRfI3vP8f-Zu9BH_TXXkz0Qy-WAANRqvJLuL0NIWtI-eKOHK4zNdGjpobZB_-xsF0fM9RMHvBBBPWpFutWSMOWpqAuEJLRjAAoVgidFKhuJd6SliFyW8IOcPIE9nRn9nto/s400/wsweet.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431125578767477858" /></a><br /><br /><i>...a surfeit of the sweetest things The deepest loathing to the stomach brings</i> <div>---Lysander, Act II, Scene II</div><div><br /></div><div>Between enough and too much, there is <a href="http://gerdiary.blogspot.com/2010/01/give-away-time.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Herzenslust</span></span></a></div>ArtSparkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04875996639432864367noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6968925106911152545.post-3486664128793414792010-01-23T17:28:00.001-08:002010-01-23T17:37:06.086-08:00Journey of cards #2<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGnGV_Q7nGQ7y9nmpxTppKHcPvsZwneIlSZzXuAVxjCIaPJEUX4gVkYV9UP7dH0gpGhWHeDE3vvkKBJ8p6Fhv-Wydv6V3yXO0VYE_Ue_FCZhdVUzI1fyryO1kHOIRiZTM7TLZv0NEpqZk/s1600-h/Cards5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGnGV_Q7nGQ7y9nmpxTppKHcPvsZwneIlSZzXuAVxjCIaPJEUX4gVkYV9UP7dH0gpGhWHeDE3vvkKBJ8p6Fhv-Wydv6V3yXO0VYE_Ue_FCZhdVUzI1fyryO1kHOIRiZTM7TLZv0NEpqZk/s400/Cards5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430112672706114114" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">No, I didn't do it on purpose. But I like it.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmciV0t0UdEt-tLn3OQCArcgZ7xI38VxHzQd2XtlH76EjO7mFiRqpHH-6eZYBTBLRFW-hggKbmDXN9XGHShzc3f99RAQkc2HjNE-o_b4THquRVizcfaQUkcz2JmEfTegvrBdvECa6Zgss/s1600-h/Cards4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmciV0t0UdEt-tLn3OQCArcgZ7xI38VxHzQd2XtlH76EjO7mFiRqpHH-6eZYBTBLRFW-hggKbmDXN9XGHShzc3f99RAQkc2HjNE-o_b4THquRVizcfaQUkcz2JmEfTegvrBdvECa6Zgss/s400/Cards4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430112594464878770" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Down the street from <a href="http://www.waldenpondbooks.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#006600;">Walden Pond Books</span></a> and its guardians.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcK3wSkMjrnSuNlbwgqFePt-ZP0cFbFFzli1l5JeOFBZezoSu2LmVYS4bSw5RX7FLMrcN2-qlLIgZtGjo5P3DqBz6GwdFC20cGQv7b3wceAs7xyzU1dtefpfvLNvSosp5yIKJAyFqLP-I/s1600-h/cards3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcK3wSkMjrnSuNlbwgqFePt-ZP0cFbFFzli1l5JeOFBZezoSu2LmVYS4bSw5RX7FLMrcN2-qlLIgZtGjo5P3DqBz6GwdFC20cGQv7b3wceAs7xyzU1dtefpfvLNvSosp5yIKJAyFqLP-I/s400/cards3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430112524354189986" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The very majestic Grand Lake Theatre in the Background at the Saturday Farmer's Market.</div></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhB4NWtAPJJoApMUSNo0ExZp3T9TI3M6WoXm63B4JMAwjT1m-pN9wpbKpNdEDfZ_CnuxQHIv9u9XSBGQXVR8ArHo8tMFwiWncAw4JuwATWIdw_DmZ-QikzW6r0ADerSbjlSRSSWqbpJ5U/s1600-h/cards2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhB4NWtAPJJoApMUSNo0ExZp3T9TI3M6WoXm63B4JMAwjT1m-pN9wpbKpNdEDfZ_CnuxQHIv9u9XSBGQXVR8ArHo8tMFwiWncAw4JuwATWIdw_DmZ-QikzW6r0ADerSbjlSRSSWqbpJ5U/s400/cards2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430112446811346466" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Left with Oakland entrepreneur Henry Miyoshi of <a href="http://www.korruptlabel.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;">Korrupt Label</span></a> </div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUx9Md6lgvrP-ZVMqioBeoqE7fXgxeod7_CTCAWn3y_NJGfe_jfOYuJPfNpgmp4iqtodEn8HwpXmMg0oRvfKS4lhLBEQYgEKSeTUWRHICyBfCErrDb7FbBlRrY1Og4E1Qs1hrsZhqFTng/s1600-h/cards1.jpg"></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUx9Md6lgvrP-ZVMqioBeoqE7fXgxeod7_CTCAWn3y_NJGfe_jfOYuJPfNpgmp4iqtodEn8HwpXmMg0oRvfKS4lhLBEQYgEKSeTUWRHICyBfCErrDb7FbBlRrY1Og4E1Qs1hrsZhqFTng/s1600-h/cards1.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUx9Md6lgvrP-ZVMqioBeoqE7fXgxeod7_CTCAWn3y_NJGfe_jfOYuJPfNpgmp4iqtodEn8HwpXmMg0oRvfKS4lhLBEQYgEKSeTUWRHICyBfCErrDb7FbBlRrY1Og4E1Qs1hrsZhqFTng/s400/cards1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430112363851266450" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Archeological find.</div><br /></div>ArtSparkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04875996639432864367noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6968925106911152545.post-18547245215174272212010-01-20T07:00:00.000-08:002010-01-20T07:00:05.239-08:00I could not see it then because I did not want to see it<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7MorPZu7IdbVU1x8N4x1NuOBq1RCJKhoQ-SSHKA10Vzoyzlh_EKN-32xyAEJMQLLEt3KByfyx0q8VUDWPfmE0kfA2LUE7ZC85AnNBahc2JE-ri-9i6-9NYoiBUDuTQawn066ZSt1gV6E/s1600-h/6see.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7MorPZu7IdbVU1x8N4x1NuOBq1RCJKhoQ-SSHKA10Vzoyzlh_EKN-32xyAEJMQLLEt3KByfyx0q8VUDWPfmE0kfA2LUE7ZC85AnNBahc2JE-ri-9i6-9NYoiBUDuTQawn066ZSt1gV6E/s400/6see.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428314150626802754" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">A pilgrim at left, the first word, "I" at right </div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOZNhqIcaQgB3_cJuj_OSuEYwJ58ejQEKF6tnUBZ9ETv71BjuGx6QyrfNa5STteSJN8NOUJxvNm7q_H5P0RKuIUDu4x53BqRldjC-0VWL1nxAoY00q1X4XCF_f0NHpR-C00Nn_-6j9KgQ/s1600-h/5see.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOZNhqIcaQgB3_cJuj_OSuEYwJ58ejQEKF6tnUBZ9ETv71BjuGx6QyrfNa5STteSJN8NOUJxvNm7q_H5P0RKuIUDu4x53BqRldjC-0VWL1nxAoY00q1X4XCF_f0NHpR-C00Nn_-6j9KgQ/s400/5see.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428314077475209122" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">"could not see it then" at left, "because" at right</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ1LWmi6nrPgPc-oyuUydBeTAUbyhOiVyCaGpQfxp3uan6si4p4uvJpKaLruadSKwn_sDY-lWs2RwlS9f6JkQHzgpVvHZqqt89RO4VqThzuu7KaiOiRtsWSOQrRsDYfZlRAZW61QsjaTc/s1600-h/4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ1LWmi6nrPgPc-oyuUydBeTAUbyhOiVyCaGpQfxp3uan6si4p4uvJpKaLruadSKwn_sDY-lWs2RwlS9f6JkQHzgpVvHZqqt89RO4VqThzuu7KaiOiRtsWSOQrRsDYfZlRAZW61QsjaTc/s400/4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428313938491659330" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijeo_tEdVCTLJRTqewNtaVmVq1neXGF_k9AI5lDbDS3uR_0Kt7qjLlBLURIKRPVibAzTalHeJkP7D-Z9w_a1XorjC4TqMDuLqdxcwPhtNSUqCexDka8lqqtCgIU7PyQkn3g-f2lOJiUlM/s1600-h/3see.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijeo_tEdVCTLJRTqewNtaVmVq1neXGF_k9AI5lDbDS3uR_0Kt7qjLlBLURIKRPVibAzTalHeJkP7D-Z9w_a1XorjC4TqMDuLqdxcwPhtNSUqCexDka8lqqtCgIU7PyQkn3g-f2lOJiUlM/s400/3see.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428313855397425426" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggWwgWSVVqyiBLKGn738nDYLsQgRxW83lO2k_LWTRdwMpCkCTTtMXw6xlzNo2DDieSOH9WDUxxZvR4qZiyNmH9BXEpbADgJnulzX0weuYXcI1F1idTmWgUQFvkSiFZLrsXyZvsq4AsPRE/s1600-h/2see.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggWwgWSVVqyiBLKGn738nDYLsQgRxW83lO2k_LWTRdwMpCkCTTtMXw6xlzNo2DDieSOH9WDUxxZvR4qZiyNmH9BXEpbADgJnulzX0weuYXcI1F1idTmWgUQFvkSiFZLrsXyZvsq4AsPRE/s400/2see.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428313772699958562" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">A friend asked me recently if we can ever really know another person. </div><div style="text-align: center;">I think one answer is that it's as possible as really knowing ourselves. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Sometimes it's doable, and sometimes we have to readjust our perceptions. </div>ArtSparkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04875996639432864367noreply@blogger.com1