Poppytalk
Jen posted a closer view of my Inspired piece for October {seen above}. I am happy with how it turned out. :)Go see Martha's new U N Uniform Natural line and website, it's a m a z i n g! I am a little ga-ga over the bag! Her shop opens Oct. 8.
Feast your eyes on all the Autumn Color from the week over here.
Do you have any weekend plans? I hope to see some art tonight at First Friday in downtown K.C. Hooray for Friday!
Today was my sole full day in the studio for the week, without teaching or a meeting or other thing and I had high hopes for it. I finished one drawing I am proud of {my Inspired piece for October, which you might see tomorrow} but my other attempts failed to please. I think I can salvage part of the unmentionable piece and try a different approach, but still, I'm discouraged. Oh woe is me. I mean, I'm not stuck in earthquake damage {setting myself straight here when I say that}; bless the people in Indonesia.So I am looking ahead, with this new autumnal desktop calendar.
} Martha's thoughts behind her first UN collection, g l e a n i n g are very thoughtful.
} This morning Jen posted my Inspired response to her September piece, including a view of the two together. You may recognize something from the above photo in my piece. ;)
A thistle collection for today, green, Autumn Color Week.
Two links }
} I really liked this news piece this morning on Morning Edition about Madeleine Albright's Jewelry-Box Diplomacy.
} Issue 3 of UPPERCASE magazine will launch Oct. 1, that's this Thursday. Preview it here. It's amazing!
We have had truly beautiful glowing sunsets lately, the kind where you find yourself standing with your mouth gaping a bit. Last night we walked out at the levee again and I actually tried jogging. M. says you just have to get past "that point" {that point of pain I guess} but I say I'll just power walk, thankyouverymuch. But anyway, the setting sun was a blazing red-orange and sparkling through the distant trees. So beautiful.Also I am glad our zinnias and cosmos are hanging on hopefully until frost. Tonight, it is actually supposed to dip into the 30's; I can't believe it. This morning during my walk to work I almost felt like I needed hand warmers because my fingers were cold!
Jan is hosting an Autumn Color Week this week and I think it will be fun to join in. I like to have a simple task each day, something to look for. {Today is yellow, Tuesday is Green, Wednesday is Orange, Thursday is Brown, and Friday is Red.}
I like noticing yellow in spring as one of the first flower colors and in late summer/early autumn the flowers return to this golden hue. And I can't help but think of Robert Frost.
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