My granddaughter, Vivien was quite the little baker! She learned her mother had always wanted a Barbie cake, so she set out to make her one. She was 6 years old. Here’s a photo journal of the feat. She had very little help from me.
To be continued…
My daughter got me this:
Kent bought me this:
And I ordered myself a few little things that I’ll share when they get here!
While Laura and I had a long overdue create date on Face Time, today, I sealed my Tree of Life!
We also laughed till we cried, at least I did, anyway! We have a good time.
Tonight, I am trying to watch a video course from domestika.org on my tv. I have a Roku stick in a Visio tv.
The course is on composition in graphic design. I open my domestika app, and find my course. I click play on the chapter I wish to watch, and these icons appear:
Note the little tv icon with a triangle at the bottom (circled in magenta here.) Tap that icon and this appears for me.
I choose Roku Rocky because that’s the name I gave the Roku stick in this room:
I push play, again, on my phone and look what appears on my screen!
Here are other photos of my tv screen during the playing of the video course:
It is much easier to watch on tv than my phone!
I did a lot of cleaning today, so when I got to sit down, I fell asleep.
When I woke up, it was almost time for Georgie and Mandy’s First Marriage. I needed something to work on while I watched.
I got out these unfinished dish cloths and a huge tapestry needle.
After two hours of tv, I had both knitted dish cloths finished.
Tying up the loose ends on this crocheted rag of many colors, however, is going to take me a couple of full length movies!
The collage prompts for May, in “Makers of Mixed Media Art/Artists,” are
Branches A label
An arrow Scribbles
Food
Now, I have an idea in mind, but last night I was playing with an app called, “Pages.”
I set it to graphics and searched for each of the prompts. I chose the first result that appealed to me.
The optional theme is, “still life,” so I chose a table to put things on. Then I chose a background.
The app layers things in the order you choose them. Moving things is easy. You click on the object and dots appear in the corners. You can use them to move objects and change their sizes.
To change layers you click the object, choose the paintbrush icon at the top, and a slider appears. I needed to move the background to the very back, of course, so I slid the slider all the way to the “back.” I “layered” all my objects using the slider.
This is what I arranged:
I saved to photos and used photo editing to crop and add my tiny signature:
This may be the app I need to replace Microsoft Picture It.
Yep. I had high hopes for this. I pulled paint from the plate with dogwood blossoms.
I added little green speckles with the blossom centers. Then I pulled the print with white paint and wet-strength tissue.
Disaster.
I tried to patch it with a brush, and pulled again with some of the leftover blue paint from yesterday.
It started with promise but ended a dud. Yes, I am still blue.
You bet I am. I thought my friend, Loretta, and sister-in-law, Pam, were having a paint party tonight at 7:00. No, it was at 11:00 this morning. They finally got in touch with me, and I got there in time to paint this.
Actually, I only painted the upper portion. I brought my dollop of unused paint home with me and painted the lower portion.
I even had enough to partially cover this.
I hate to waste paint.
Well, almost. I need to seal it, then I can hang it! Look how translucent and stain-glassy it is!
Earlier, today, I watched Christi Friesen begin creating a beaded background for a couple of sea horses she had sculpted.
Even earlier, I went to church. It wasn’t creative, just heartwarming. I spotted a dear cousin, and sat with him. We were talking, and a voice beside me said, “What are you doing sitting up here near the front?” as she slid in beside me.
“I’m sitting with my cousin,” I replied, “and now I’m sitting with my oldest friend!” It was a great blessing.
So was the birth of my daughter, 50 years ago, today!
It was a small event, but oh, so enjoyable! My hometown of North Wilkesboro, NC., hosted art vendors, all set up along Main and 10th Streets, today.
I met my friend, Connie, for lunch at Roselli’s on 10th.
After a delicious meal, Connie and I strolled down 10th. We saw lots of nice art work and met some very interesting people. I discussed the merits and shortcomings of poplar with a woodworker. We met an interesting lady who had worked for Disney and done Johnny Depp’s make-up and dreds for Pirates of the Caribbean. Connie visited with a potter while I chatted with the owner of a hardware store about a mutual friend from the beach. We strolled back down to the corner of 10th and Main where we heard this young man singing:
I later learned his name was Smith McNeill. He autographed a poster he gave me.
I told him I would keep it and treasure it when I saw him on tv! (I had asked if he was going to audition for the Voice, and he said he was just getting started and hadn’t thought that far ahead.)
We continued all the way down main to the police station, which had this lovely banner posted.
Across the street we visited the wine store and purchased some gourmet treats. Connie shared her blueberry and lavender dark chocolate, and I had to have a bar for myself!
Outside, we encountered this striking piece of art work by Robin Bersinger:
It’s called, “Don’t Sugar Coat It,” and is a statement piece about microplastics. The artist was a very engaging woman who had a lovely collection of paintings she had done from photographs she had taken herself.
Connie also introduced me to the ceramics teacher from the Wilkes Senior Center. I look forward to taking classes there when I return home full time! (They have their own kiln!)
It was just a lovely day. After saying so long to Connie, and running to the drugstore and gas station, I circled back to Carolina Treasures on Main.
I made my way to Allison Pinnix’s craft supply booth where I purchased these Pearl-ex Powders I had had my eye on!
Wendy’s chili, topped with cheddar, topped off a chilly, but wonderful day!