Hand stitched butterfly

Part 1/2- This card is almost ready for mailing to Chantal in France. I think I posted the finished butterfly already but now it is mounted to a card that I made from card stock.  I just have to use my friendly translator on google and pop my letter in the envelope. 

This is my first hand stitched butterfly! 

Part 2/2 - Envelope mail art.  I hate white envelopes!! I had this envelope with some paint from a gel plate session.  Not really satisfied with it so I added my silhouette that I made using a sheet of plastic.  I got a package of transparent film at a thrift store so it came in handy.  The original image is from a fashion magazine that I’ve used on my gel plate.  I haven’t used it in a very long time (I’m glad I didn’t throw it out, I stored it with my plate). 

Funeral for Queen Elizabeth II

Watched the funeral of the Queen this morning.  I finished my journal page as tribute to her and her many visits to Canada.  My page was inspired by Canadian contemporary artist, Charles Pachter, and his painting titled “Love Pat”.  I invite you to checkout his art on line and in particular all his paintings of the Queen.  My favourite is the one where the Queen’s stead is actually a moose. 

I saw on a television address where the Queen was wearing a beautiful maple leaf pin.  For the life of me, I couldn’t seem to get it to look like a leaf.  It reminds me more of an “inukshuk” (a statue of stones in the shape of a human figure).   I have to say that I like that image too. 

I decided that my moose, a majestic gentle beast, deserved to have some glitter on his crown (his rack) in the presence of Queen Elizabeth II.  Thank you your Majesty for your service. There will never be anyone like you. 

Rose of Sharon

Today would have been my fathers birthday.  We have been nursing this Rose of Sharon bush for the last few years.  My dad gave it to me as a birthday gift. It was hit hard this winter and began blooming last week.  The flowers are smaller and weak looking.  This morning it is so cold none of the buds opened up at all.  Anyway, thinking of my father on this gloomy wet Friday.  Hope that the bush will survive another winter.

 

Queen Elizabeth II Lying in state

Paying my respects to Queen Elizabeth II “in my own way” while watching television. The marks are the beats of the drum then the slow “in/out” steps of the coffin bearers; finally the flowing marks to show the choir singing. 

Brown bunny

I saw this brown bunny on the Museum app and it reminded me that we have our own brown bunnies.  If there is one bunny out on the lawn, there will be many others hiding elsewhere. 

Coffee perk or corn pot

This happened yesterday as we prepared our supper.  It worked perfectly. 

We’ve had this coffee perk for a very long time and it has been exposed to many campfires.  This is its first foray as a corn pot.  I’m sure it wasn’t happy. 

I used watercolour crayons and watercolour pencils but I’m not adding water.  Yes, my pot ended up being wonky but I’m okay with it! 

Camp fire

When we are at the cabin there is no television and the internet is less than stellar but we alway have a camp fire if it isn’t raining. 

I started this just after the sunset and got the main drawing done that included the trees. I added a bit of colour to fire then it just got too dark.  I finally finished it today.  I’m looking at another beautiful camp fire just like this one as I post this.

Lyra watercolour crayons.  No pen or pencils were harmed creating this two page spread.

We saw loons fishing

Our family has left for home as they have to work tomorrow and school starts.  We have a couple of days here without them.  We miss them but like the quiet. We went for a walk on a trail in the bush along the lake today.  My husband fished and got frustrated that he didn’t get anything.  We watched 3 loons (the common loon is our provincial bird) fish and I think (know)  they were doing better than him! I used some watercolour (Lyra) crayons that I have had for ages.  Don’t recall buying them but I have had loads of fun using them this summer!  I sketched in using a grey pencil crayon but stopped when I realized it wasn’t water soluble. Now I’m kinda chicken to add water to the crayon drawing. 

Fishing on a hot day

Bancroft Legion

WE have a portable wifi device that usually works everywhere we go in Canada but this summer the delivery was as inconsistent at our favourite vacation spot. My hubby complained to the almighty Bell and tried to cancel the service.  They are sending us out a new SIM card in the hopes we will continue paying them. We’ll see if that works.  The device is only 13 months old and the software is up-to-date.  Quite maddening when it worked just fine last summer. 

My hubby had a report due so what to do, what to do?! We packed up his laptop and drove the 23 kms to town.  We bought a beverage at the local Legion Hall and he worked on his report.  

I read my emails on my iPad and drew some of the locals playing pool.  I don’t know what game they were playing but I imagined that it was “spots and stripes”.  The locals enjoyed seeing my progress! 

I used pen for the drawing, no pencil (just like euchre, a card laid is a card played).  For the colour, I used some cheap woodless watercolour pencils I bought at home sense. 

I enjoyed myself while my hubby worked. 

Silent Lake Log cabin

I haven’t been posting because we were in an area that doesn’t have a consistent strong cell signal.  We returned home from there for a few days now and are leaving again today and heading back to our cabin in the woods in eastern Ontario.  It’s a 3.5 hour drive east because a portion of the road is closed and the detour is long. I’m hoping that it is open this time, if not my navigator (my hubby) will have to pull out the trusty map again.  It isn’t easy using the phone app in this case since we are driving out in the boondocks. 

We are meeting our family again and we are staying in this log cabin (it sleeps 5).  I drew this because there isn’t tv here and wanted something relaxing to do because it began to rain. Pen only and watercolour added throughout the next day. Be assured I’m not one-legged, the other one was tucked up.  

I’m glad these cabins are warm because our furnace was on this morning when I got up. Warm days and chilly nights!  Looking forward to our camp fire tonight.  My granddaughter makes me the very best toasted and gooey marshmallows!!