"New Aquatic Species Discovered...

...swimming around

in the vast zen ocean of my Muse's mind!

Officially named

"The Spirit of the Moon",

she supposedly can cast a spell of inspiration

on any "idea challenged" Muse who peers

into her eye.

Hee, Hee! :)

So, get into the "spirit"...

and let me know if it works...LOL:)

"Many men

go fishing all of their lives

without knowing it is not fish they are after.”
~Henry David Thoreau

"My Four Contributions..."

...to the Louis Comfort Tiffany
Stained Glass Window ATC Swap

at Illustrated ATCs.

Domestic landscape triptych with hollyhock detail.

"Landscape with Birches"

"Rest"

One of 5 window panels depicting the four seasons

Battel Chapel...Church of Christ

Norfolk, Connecticut.

Wisteria transom detail...

Tiffany's personal residence...Laurelton Hall

Long Island, New York.

Lastly...the whole ATC swap package...

totally signed...sealed...and delivered...well ahead

of today's April 30th deadline.

Whew! :)

I will post my swap returns as soon as I receive them.

I cannot wait!

“People are like stained-glass windows.

They sparkle and shine when the sun is out,

but when the darkness sets in,

their true beauty is revealed

only

if there is a light from within.”
~Elisabeth Kubler-Ross

"A Bit of Mish Mash..."

A two page spread in my red Hand.Book journal...

which was actually

started in a restaurant in Tucson in 2009...

then

worked on while "waiting" this week

(see key...right hand corner)

and

finally completed last night while watching

National Treasure: Book of Secrets

on TV.

Oh, and of course...

digitally flipped just before posting...:)

Images enlarge when clicked upon...:)

"Where the Wild Things Grow..."

Groggily she awakens from

being sequestered between the stark white pages

in the depths of my Zen Journal.

Seeded from the black ink of a trusty Pitt pen

and

shimmering with wild metallic highlights

she reappears here...

impetuous...flipped in persona and hue...

rebellious...

all passionate, mysterious

and dramatic!

:)

“Every woman is a rebel,

and usually in wild revolt against herself.”
~Oscar Wilde

"Taking an Artistic Dip..."

...into the clear blue seas

for a focused and flipped...frilly and frivolous,

far fetched and funky

take on an Illustration Friday prompt.

:)

Illustration Friday: "Dip"

“When you shoot an arrow of truth,

dip its point in honey”
~ Arab Proverb

"Beautiful Bling From Tiffany's..."

...didn't always fit into that signature

turquoise blue box. :)

Some of the best treasures to me are the legendary

Tiffany windows

so meticulously designed

in gemlike colors of stained glass.

So...in light of that fact...

I present here

a Louis Comfort Tiffany inspired piece

made as a precursor for a multiple card ATC

"Tiffany Window Panels" swap

at Illustrated ATCs.

What an artistic family!

Louis Comfort Tiffany was the son of

Charles Lewis Tiffany (1812–1902),

known as the "King of Diamonds" and

founder of Tiffany & Company,

the fancy goods store

that became the renowned jewelry and silver firm

with the most spectacular diamonds

and

the famous blue boxes.

♥

Happy Blooming Tuesday! :)

"Fluffy Pink Cotton Candy..."

from the "Hearts with Flava" series...:)

Have a sweet Wednesday!

"Seize the moment.

Remember all those women on the Titanic

who waved off the dessert cart."

~Erma Bombeck

"Four Black Squares..."

...mounted in my square white zen journal

drawn lead free

while trying out some new metallic pens

on black paper.

Question:

Has anyone else had trouble scanning

black paper??

(Check out all the streaks especially in the lower right square.)

Drats!

Any suggestions are welcomed!