Clever eh?

You can't deny the cleverness of this Canadian... CNN.com - Blogger proves one red paper clip can indeed buy a house - Jul 10, 2006

waiting for the robots

Living in a tsunami zone requires a monthly test of our town's tsunami warning sirens (which won't work for the dreaded Cascadia one). The last Friday of the month the sirens go off at 11 am - followed by the all clear chime. I've heard it a million times and although a little un-nearving, no big deal.
Yesterday's sirens were a different story though. I live on a busy street so I hear cars passing by all day long.... the next street over is the hospital, so there's ambulance sirens all time.... and the birds are so loud here, it's crazy (but I like that). So anyway..... it's usually loud in the day - except for yesterday. When the tsunami siren test went off everything was so quiet and it seemed like it bellowed like never before. The sound was just extra creepy and I felt like we would see those robot alien things from War of the Worlds come walking down the street - looking for us. I was totally freaked out.

reliving the race

My husband Patrick was a road racer when I met him. He stopped racing when we got married. I didn't ask him to, so I'm not sure why he stopped. Here's a layout I did for him this morning, remembering his glory days.

things that stir my soul

Studio Friday : Studio Sidekicks

More practice with photoshop, here's my Studio Friday entry. {click to view larger}



Credits:
Shabby Mommy page kit by Shabby Princess
Basics Page Kit by Suzanne C. Walker
Board Blooms by Misty Mareda

Grey Whales

plugging forth

My second and last Tauk Tour art sale is coming up. Since I was overwhelmingly unsuccessful last time - I'm adding a few 'sell out' items. I had a great response to my art from people coming up and telling me they loved it, but I didn't sell any. They (the Tauk tour tourists) bought up all the lighthouse and coasty stuff instead. So, in my big quest to actualy SELL some art, I'm going to make what I hope/think will sell. Is that selling out? I feel like it is - I mean if I'm producing not what I want, but by the demand of the consumer, I'm not following my heart/vision. Oh well, I guess I can't afford to be picky.

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I've made a few more digital layouts... click to see them full size.

This one was taken on Canada day - on our drive home from Lincoln City. The sunset was spectacular.










This one is my sweetie cat, Emma. She our resident fluff ball of love.

music 2 my ears

...and to my heart: Tyler is finally coming home after living with his dad for a year. I'm so happy! I made this digi-scrap'n page in photoshop to celebrate.

my vision - right before my eyes

I've been a bird lover all of my life, but never really collected much until this year - I have so much fun bird imagery & silhouettes that I've never been able to find before. So in my quest to bring more birdy things into my home I have collected little birdcages and I have them all grouped together. My next thing are nests. I've been creating a bunch off collages & mixed media paintings using nests. A few weeks ago I came up with another one, but I had to wait to go into 'the city' to a craft store to get the needed supplies. In the mean time I was cruising one of my favorite artist's etsy page and what did I see? My vision - it was almost exactly what I wanted to create, but was waiting for the supplies. I was half happy to see what a lovely piece of art it was and half heart broken because I feel like I can't create mine now.

Amanda has asked me "when was the last time you created something?" I must admit I haven't created a thing since I saw my vision - right before my eyes - not created by me. I've been struggling with my soldering too - which has pissed me off enough not to make any more. I'm seeing these incredibly lovely soldered items with smooth and thick edges and try as I might - mine are thin and uneven. Off all things of mine to be thin..... :)

Agghh - so I'm once again stuck - afraid of not creating something wickedly fabulous and original. I guess I'll just have to sit down and 'play' - that's when it starts to happen for me anyway........ not when I'm trying.