Well maybe not all things here will show creativity but they will at least show an attempt at creativity. Please share your creative work.
This time of social distancing and stay home orders has many looking for something to do. Luckily, I have lots of craft and painting supplies in my art room. It’s just a matter of motivating myself to stop reading and get busy crafting. Recently, a friend asked about a wine cork bird house project that … Continue reading
How Important are Family Traditions? The other day I mentioned to a friend that we aren’t going to have a Christmas tree this year because we’re in between homes. This shouldn’t be a big deal – except it kind of is … Christmas Trees Not putting up a tree (or not decorating for Christmas) will … Continue reading
Please read the special note at the end of the post. My Grandmother Making cornbread always reminds me of my Grandmother. (And make no mistake; we called her Grandmother. Not Grandma, Gramma or Granny. She was Grandmother.) Grandmother made her cornbread in an iron skillet. She believed that cornbread just tasted better if it was … Continue reading
There’s less than a month of school left for most — my teacher friends can probably give me an exact countdown. Which means it’s also the time for award ceremonies again. As an educator, I always dreaded award time. I knew the awards would make some happy and some sad. And I don’t think that’s what … Continue reading
This image is a digital art version of my image “Rose Petals”. Along with some other edits, I used the posterize filter in Macphum’s FX Studio. I love the arty look of the results and think it will make a wonderful poster or print to decorate someone’s walls. You can see a more of my digital … Continue reading
Normally, I wouldn’t scrapbook snow pictures; but I’m trying to save memories of our everyday life. AND snow was certainly part of our everyday life during the winter of 2014/2015. Our part of Texas doesn’t always get lots of snow at once; however, last winter there were several storms that brought 5 or 6 inches. … Continue reading
It’s a Learning Curve Here are some of my photos from “The Phone Photography Project 2” class I’m taking over at Big Picture Classes. This class is a lot like the photo challenge assignments I gave my students in Photojournalism and Yearbook. I bet my former students would laugh to see me getting assigned some of the … Continue reading
Here’s a photoshop photo that I worked on today. Pops was standing in the back holding onto Jackson. I decided to to cut out everything but the boys and add the background. It took me much longer than what I thought it would. It was such a cute thing because the pedal would fall off … Continue reading
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