Day 4096: Eeyore and a Tiny Treasure.

    

"War Children": photo, junk collage, digital.

 

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It occurred to Pooh and Piglet that they hadn't heard from Eeyore for several days, so they put on their hats and coats  and trotted across the Hundred Acre Wood to Eeyore's stick house. Inside the house was Eeyore.

"Hello Eeyore," said Pooh.

"Hello Pooh. Hello Piglet," said Eeyore, in a Glum Sounding Voice.

"We just thought we'd check in on you," said Piglet, "because we hadn't heard from you, and so we wanted to know if you were okay."

Eeyore was silent for a moment. "Am I okay?" he asked, eventually. "Well, I don't know, to be honest. Are any of us really okay? That's what I ask myself. All I can tell you, Pooh and Piglet, is that right now I feel really rather Sad, and Alone, and Not Much Fun To Be Around At All. Which is why I haven't bothered you. Because you wouldn't want to waste your time hanging out with someone who is Sad, and Alone, and Not Much Fun To Be Around At All, would you now."

Pooh looked at Piglet, and Piglet looked at Pooh, and they both sat down, one on either side of Eeyore in his stick house. Eeyore looked at them in surprise. "What are you doing?""We're sitting here with you," said Pooh, "because we are your friends. And true friends don't care if someone is feeling Sad, or Alone, or Not Much Fun To Be Around At All. True friends are there for you anyway. And so here we are."

"Oh," said Eeyore. "Oh." And the three of them sat there in silence, and while Pooh and Piglet said nothing at all; somehow, almost imperceptibly, Eeyore started to feel a very tiny little bit better.Because Pooh and Piglet were There. No more, no less.

(A.A. Milne, E.H. Shepard)

 

 I've been cleaning, organizing and mainly trying to get ready for the art demo tonight for Huntington Beach Art League at the beautiful Sr. Center 7-8:30 PM. One of the great parts of sorting, cleaning, taking donations is that you find surprises, or treasures that you thought were gone for good. I found this ... a tiny 2 inch glass bottle with a folded paper inside. 

I don't remember ever seeing this before and I don't know who sent it?? Isn't that sweet? I'm so glad I kept it.

 

 

Aunt Martha at 18

Happy Heavenly Birthday Aunt Martha!

Aunt Martha was a great teacher, with her bachelors and masters degree from Butler University. She was a wonderful artist, but maybe her most endearing trait was her great sense of humor. She loved to laugh and did so often. I loved that sound. 

She was kind and generous, as was her sister, my Aunt Vonda, together they changed my life. My gratitude is boundless.

 

 

 

A rare 4 minute video, Bowerbird, here.

 

Just because ...

 

Bateleur

An invitation for you.

 

 

18041 Goldenwest St, Huntington Beach, CA 92648

 

Photos by Dan Kee

I have been asked to do an art demo for the Huntington Beach Art League tonight Wednesday, November 1st.  It will be at the beautiful, new HB Senior Center on Goldenwest off of the 405 freeway. It starts at 7 PM and done by 8:30. HBAL asked me to post this on my blog and invite anyone that is interested. It's free, you don't have to be a member to attend. It's a great group, I've been a member since 1999. I will be working with about 6+ messed-up canvases and try to finish or at least improve them. To show the recycling of canvases using gesso, collage and acrylic.

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