http://cancun-pages.com/lateda occasional musings Fri, 04 Jun 2010 20:01:37 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I can't seem to get myself to blog all that much lately, but I have been making art and some of it is getting posted online, just not here. Here's some of the places around the web where my art can be found... Various original pieces are available on Etsy. Miche Bag ... http://cancun-pages.com/lateda/?p=233 There were a lot of wonderful things about living in Cancun, I could go on and on, but one of my favorite things was La Casa de la Cultura, which translates literally into The House of the Culture. It was there that I first learned about Alebrijes and made my ... http://cancun-pages.com/lateda/?p=226 As an artist and resident of Georgia I was dismayed to hear that the House Appropriations Committee voted yesterday to eliminate the Georgia Council for the Arts budget for FY 2011 and that GCA will cease to exist. I know that times are difficult and that many agencies are taking cuts, but ... http://cancun-pages.com/lateda/?p=225 When I first decided I wanted to have a blog the idea was to have a place to share via the written word as well as the visual image. I expected to write regularly about what was going on in my life, what I was reading, and what I was ... http://cancun-pages.com/lateda/?p=221 Acrylic on Paper Mache Relief, 9.5x9.5" The last time my mother was here for a visit she let me know that it was not okay for me to be using a fry pan that the teflon was wearing out on. Though I am not a classic tree hugger I really ... http://cancun-pages.com/lateda/?p=219 Recovery: Acrylic on Wood, 8.5 x 12 inches A week and a couple days before I left for Christmas vacation a friend asked me if I would do a painting for her to give as a Christmas present. She wanted a painting to celebrate a friend's recovery from alcohol addiction. When ... http://cancun-pages.com/lateda/?p=217 I couldn't decide which of the 2 paintings I finished this weekend to post for this prompt. Even though they are quite different in tone they both feature a "hatched" creature. I worked on them together off the same pallet so if one wasn't about to be sent off to ... http://cancun-pages.com/lateda/?p=213 "After a while she got so entangled that all boundaries were lost." For Illustration Friday: Entangled Collage of Pen & Ink Sketches This piece started as a simple office post-it doodle on a pink square. It can still be seen on it's corner in the center. Another, purple, post-it was cut in ... http://cancun-pages.com/lateda/?p=212 "The drawback to having an open mind was the way her thoughts kept flying away."   For Illustration Friday's Flying Acrylic on Wood I worked on this all weekend and I am very happy with the way the colors glow. http://cancun-pages.com/lateda/?p=210 "The washing of hands and the use of a tissue may prevent the spread of germs but a bad attitude is still easily spread. " Acrylic on Wood For Illustration Friday: Germs Back in May the Illustration Friday prompt was Contagious. I used some doodles to make a digital collage but I ... http://cancun-pages.com/lateda/?p=208