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Black Cat's Miaow: January 2015
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A cabinet of curiosities. Saturday, January 24, 2015. When asked to illustrate Australia, my country, I have to stop to think which part of this island to show. Is it the wild and largely uninhabited west coast where crocodiles roam the waters, pearl farms dot the inlets and on land the colours are dusty shades of grey green red and orange but the skies are a burning clear blue? This box begins with a piece of a Fred Williams painting, The Nattai River. And I wonder what other people will create? I live ...
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Black Cat's Miaow: August 2014
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A cabinet of curiosities. Sunday, August 24, 2014. Once upon a time four friends traveled between the islands of the Cyclades, stopping to sample fresh fish, cocktails in the evening sun, and the warm Mediterranean breezes. It was unforgettable. The OG challenge to capture something of the essence of a vacation, real or imagined, lead me to revisit that memorable time and create some ATCs with a tiny bit of the flavour of the time. First a little of the stark beauty that is Thira. Links to this post.
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Black Cat's Miaow: Love is in the air....
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A cabinet of curiosities. Sunday, February 8, 2015. Love is in the air. And as Valentine's Day looms again, and the shops are full of red satin hearts and teddy bears with boxes of chocolates under their paws.its time for some romance. Adding to my collection of ATCs are these two:. Made with a collection of oddments from the desktop. If you're feeling romantic, join in the 202nd challenge of the Opus Gluei. Team and show us how you feel. Love to know what you think. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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Black Cat's Miaow: Australia Day 2015
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A cabinet of curiosities. Saturday, January 24, 2015. When asked to illustrate Australia, my country, I have to stop to think which part of this island to show. Is it the wild and largely uninhabited west coast where crocodiles roam the waters, pearl farms dot the inlets and on land the colours are dusty shades of grey green red and orange but the skies are a burning clear blue? This box begins with a piece of a Fred Williams painting, The Nattai River. And I wonder what other people will create? I live ...
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Black Cat's Miaow: March 2015
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A cabinet of curiosities. Sunday, March 22, 2015. Its so easy to make something eye-catching if you choose black, so the challenge I'm hosting at Opus Gluei (starts Sunday March 22) is all about using my favourite colour and another of your choice. I refuse to enter into conversations about how black isn't a colour, I KNOW that, but humour me. And here's one all by itself. And this is the inside of one. Links to this post. Sunday, March 8, 2015. Which is all green to me. The next one is for a friend who ...
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Black Cat's Miaow: May 2015
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A cabinet of curiosities. Sunday, May 3, 2015. This is one of the eggs I finished (there are quite a few awaiting yet another coat of varnish) and its an example of using feathers as decoration. I think I still have the callouses from cutting these ones out. Its hard to display eggs, and I don't like them sitting up like trophies, so it usually lives in a bowl with a collection of others, not sitting on the mantelpiece in a napkin ring like it is here. Trip over to Opus Gluei. Links to this post. And in ...
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Black Cat's Miaow: October 2014
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A cabinet of curiosities. Saturday, October 18, 2014. Its a good thing that I have friends across the world, they celebrate different things and different days.and Halloween is just one. Once upon a time I would have muttered about how Australia is being swallowed by other countries and their customs, but now I have to admit to liking the richer tapestry it all makes.and that's my philosophical musing for today. Links to this post. Sunday, October 5, 2014. And while I'm here. Have just realised that they...
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Black Cat's Miaow: Treating myself........
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A cabinet of curiosities. Sunday, November 2, 2014. I have a soft spot for alphabets and lettering and calligraphy.hence the paper. The hardest thing to do was decide which part of the paper to cut into. Now I have a place to put all the rulers and pieces of dowel and random tools instead of putting them in a drawer and never finding them again. November 17, 2014 at 1:26 AM. Once again, my apologies for not being here sooner, my friend. I wanted to say how much I love this creation! Made it onto the team!
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Black Cat's Miaow: September 2014
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A cabinet of curiosities. Saturday, September 6, 2014. Over at Opus Gluei. This week , there's request to show off some of the things you love to do, but use an ATC to do it. Think of an ATC as your artistic business card.its about that size after all (three and half inches by two and a half inches)(I have NO IDEA what that is in metrics, and I don't care to know either. Inches are so much more do-able). ATCs can be like windows into your craft - what do your windows show? Links to this post. Received fo...