Day 4545: Abubakari II & a Step by Step,

  

"Details": junk collage

  

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After being lost in the sea and reaching America thinking that it was India, Columbus noted in his journal that some of the native people they met there told them that black skinned people had come from the south-east in boats, trading in fold-tipped spears. Columbus also saw the metal goods from west Africa and even got some of them directly from the native Americans. 

Chemical analysis from these tips found by Columbus on spears in American show that the gold came from Africa. The world was already connected. After the fall of Granada, thousands of Moors left Spain that had been their home for seven hundred years to avoid living under Spanish yoke.They migrated to Africa. Some stayed at North African coast and improved their knowledge of navigation. That knowledge may be the one used by Emperor Abubakari II to reach America. Most ancient civilizations had already circumnavigated the globe. They just did not make pf it a big deal claiming that they had discovered it.

Yesterday a reader asked if would do another 

step by step? Okay. I love requests.

1. ink

Started with heavy watercolor paper postcard, 

using an ink brush to draw. I'm sure you noticed 

the unwanted line?

2. watercolor

A quick splash of color from a kids watercolor 

set and strategic collage placement ... 

3. collage

Finished Edna with security envelope liners for the collar, 

junk mail for the background and homemade collage paper 

for the hair & bow. And there is still a trace of my mistake?

All this when I should have been working on taxes.

Shhhh don't tell anyone. ;oP

Help???

Good friend and artist, Norma said "My father-in-law used to say, when asked how he is, "It's a good day, I can buy green bananas".  Do you have and sayings that you can share with me? Please?

 

  

 

A 5  minute video, Torpedo , here

 

 

 

  

 

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