This week, Week 7 of the Focus on Life Challenge is all about the beauty of flowers.
My favorite type of flowers are the ones that smell wonderful and fill the house or yard with fragrance. I also love the flowers that eventually become food. We have an orange tree and each year when it blooms I can sit in the yard for hours just to be near the wonderful fragrance. Then this time of year we enjoy multitudes of fresh oranges. Nature is wonderful.
And then there's Kirk's strawberry patch. What could be more wonderful than the delicate flower of the strawberry plant which turns into a succulent strawberry? Life is very, very good.
I also want to talk about Week 4 in this challenge. I started late and missed this posting.
The prompt was Creating Art which leads to all kinds of interpretation. We often think of art as painting. If that was the only type of art, I would be in big trouble. Painting isn't my thing. I can't even paint a wall without lots of problems including getting more of it on me than the wall.
I decided to go with some photos I took of making metal art because that is my favorite to do. Show what you know, is what we are told. Or is it write what you know? Oh heck, I don't know, LOL.
Here are two bracelets that I am working on. I learned the techniques at Bead and Button in Milwaukee and at Art-is Petaluma last year in classes with Richard Salley. Believe me, if you are interested in metal work, Richard is the teacher to go to. He lives in New Mexico but teaches at lots of major shows in the US. Check out Richard's web site for his show schedule.
Everyone have a fantastic holiday weekend and be careful out there.
Those strawberries look divine! I can only imagine how wonderful the orange blossoms smell!
ReplyDeleteYes, isn't it wonderful. The best things are all around us if we stop to appreciate them.
ReplyDeletei'm sorry, i cannot focus on any picture other than the adorable kitty!!! it has to be one of THE cutest pics ever... what is s/he called?
ReplyDeleteYour strawberries look amazing! So wonderful.
ReplyDeleteI want those strawberries :-) That bracelet is beautiful.
ReplyDeletePretty little strawberry blossoms. I'm in Florida so I know what orange blossoms smell like and it's heavenly for sure. I loved seeing your metalsmithing area and the bracelet you created. It's beautiful and certainly qualifies as art. And I ADORE the cat photo. A co-worker has a similar one but instead of the stuffed toy, her cat is snuggling her new daughter (the co-worker's daughter, not the cat's).
ReplyDeleteThank you all for your kind comments.
ReplyDeleteI wish I could claim the cat photo. I love it too. Our cat, Reggie, who was top dog in our house for 17 years died a couple of years ago so now I just collect cat photos from the internet. I like to end each of my posts with a cat photo. Unfortunately, most of them have no photo credit so I can't give credit where credit is due.
Yum! Had strawberry's a while ago in my yard. Your's are making me jealous. Love the pic of the cuddling kitty!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Marlene. I really love your collages. What a fantastic idea! My favorite is the one of the fruit trees. I can just about smell the citrus. Great job!
DeleteMmmm strawberries! But I have to tell you I AM IN LOVE with the bracelet you made!!! I love taking classes with Richard Salley, he is a wonderful teacher!!
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing!!
Thank you, Sally.
DeleteI am having so much fun with your challenge. My husband even said it was a great idea and he doesn't do blogs. LOL
Yes, Richard is a one-of-a-kind and that's in a good way. I must take more classes from him but he isn't going to be at Art-is Petaluma this year which just happens to be where I live. I will have to track him down somewhere in the US. I am determined.
Have a great day!