Sunday, July 28, 2019

Day 2558: Goats, Cat Hats, and all God's creatures..





Geisha Series #3: old prints, collage and digital.









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Click here for Hugh Masekela, Grazing in the Grass.
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2GN2S:



WonderWoman sent me a photo... or 2 ...



photo by WW.

Did you see their watchdog?

Always eager for news for this silly blog, I investigated.

CITY OF ANAHEIM TO EMPLOY GOAT HERD 
TO CLEAR HILLSIDE BRUSH IN EAST ANAHEIM

Anaheim Fire & Rescue and the Department of Public Works 
will utilize a tried-and-true method to clear brush in the 
City’s right-of-way on eastbound Santa Ana Canyon Road 
between Lakeview Avenue and Royal Oak Road. 
A herd of goats will be Anaheim’s newest guests, 
and our four-legged friends will replace traditional machinery 
to clear the area of overgrown hillside brush. 
This environmentally friendly and cost effective method 
will help firefighters protect homes and businesses by 
creating a defensible space for land and structures. 
Additionally, this approach provides a safer route 
than commercial methods, while giving spectators a fun, 
visual experience as the goats enjoy their meal.



who knew?




2GN2S#2:

Nukege Hats: Hats for Cats, Fashioned Out of Their Own Shed



the very first nukege hat that Ryo Yamazaki made

Several years ago Ryo Yamazaki was brushing one of his 
three Scottish Fold cats. A lump of shed had accumulated 
on the floor and in that moment Yamazaki noticed that it 
kind of looked like a hat. For a chuckle he decided to mold
 it into a pointy hat and place it on one of his cat’s heads 
(photo above). Little did he know, that was the beginning 
of Nukege Hats, a movement that has led to a global 
following on social media, a book deal and a line of stationary.





Nukege is the Japanese word for shed fur or hair. 
And together with his wife Hiromi, the couple have perfected 
the art of molding shed into hats of various shapes and sizes, 
which they give to their cats to wear and then 
post pictures to their instagram accounts.



According to the Yamazakis, their cats don’t seem to mind at all, 
perhaps owing to the fact that the hats are super lightweight 
and smell just like they do. After all, they were part of the cat’s body up until a few moments ago.







Now you know about Nukege hats for cats!





A smile for Sunday ...





Saturday, July 27, 2019

Day 2557: Hawks, Cowboy and a Buddha





Geisha  Series #12: old print, collage & digital









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2GN2S:



"The Young Hawk Learns to Fly"

 

This the time of year when the baby hawks that hatched 
in May are now learning to leave the nest and go out into 
the world on their own. Common to Japan is the northern 
goshawk (ootaka) which, can be spotted almost anywhere.



 

Takamasa Ogawa, painter of hawks



Hawks are the lions of the bird kingdom. 
Graceful, fast, smart and strong they appear throughout 
Japanese culture in many forms including falconry 
(training hawks to catch prey and bring it back), 
as well as idioms: a capable hawk hides the claws. 
A person doesn't brag or brandish the ability lightly. 
For these reasons, the hawk was often the subject 
of artwork. Painter Takamasa Ogawa (1716-1736) 
of the Kano School of art dedicated his short life to 
capturing the gracefulness of these great birds.








 AFGS:


Thanks to Norma, for a feel good story, in a 1 minute video:











A smile for Saturday ...





Friday, July 26, 2019

Day 2556: Works in progress.





Geisha Sriese #18: old print, junk mail collage, color, digital.








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The Fantasy/Travel Journal class at ASW/ Catalyst (here)....
is moving right along after class 2 of 4, Thursday.


Bill


Everybody working on one or more journals, all so different.



Susan
Susan is our jet-setter, in from Detroit, off to Tanzania Thursday!
Susan


Linda


Julie
Julie is our "speed demon" artist, work faster than all of us together.

Julie

Connie

Ann

Ann is our "over-achiever", a metal binding, solder and jewels!

 
Ann

Most of us have finished the journal's exterior ...

jacki

 and are ready to start playing with the interior pages.

 
jacki
It's a work in progress. Like life.





2GN2S:

ultima Thule

PRONUNCIATION:
(UL-tuh-muh THOO-lee)

MEANING:
noun:
1. The northernmost part of the world believed habitable by the ancients.
2. A distant or remote goal or place.
3. The farthest point.

ETYMOLOGY:
From Latin ultima (farthest) + Thule, a place believed by ancient people to be the northernmost, variously identified as Iceland, Norway, Greenland, or Shetland Islands. Earliest documented use: 1771.





For extra credit: Do you know why this seemed relevant today?
A hint?










A smile for Friday ...





Thursday, July 25, 2019

Day 2555: "Honey Bunch and Norman"






Geisha Series #7:  Old print, collage & digital.











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Trying to catch up.
I'm teaching a fantasy/travel workshop. (info here)

 
 ... and my students are ahead of me.
I found and gutted an old 1955 children's book. 


 
"Honey Bunch and Norman - Visit Beaver Lodge."
By Helen Louise Thorndyke.



It was about the right size for a travel journal, 
and it had beautiful fly pages.




I started by finding 25+ different sheets of paper to fill it.
These will be the foundation for writing, drawing & collage. 






This strange photo below shows the pages, before binding.




As of now, this will be the center page fold.





I will probably post again, when I am farther along?


 


85 degrees, Sunny, Santa Ana, CA




Demura Sensei is home from Minnesota.





For FB Throwback Thursday ...





WonderWoman earns her Sho-dan degree, July 1990









A smile for Thursday ...