This week's Illustration Friday's challenge is "modify".
Modify, I did. this was a collograph print that I made eons ago and then have been working on it in bits and pieces trying to make something of it. Today's word prompted me to use it as a digital file and modify it to satisfy my muse.
I think I like like this better than the original.
Here's the original.
She's my Sun Goddess in case you were wondering...
ABC Wednesday is a word meme with participants from around the world. Our Host, Mrs. Nesbitt hails from Great Britain. Says Mrs. Nesbitt: "Some have been with us from the very first round, others have joined in along the way! What fun! Each week we are taken across the globe to see the varied and exciting contributions people have taken the time to discover and capture! ABC Wednesday is now entering a 3rd year of fun! I'll raise a glass to you all!". We started with the letter, "A" and each week we post something in regards to the next letter of the alphabet. This week's letter is, "B".
Well, yes, sometimes the titles just aren't that clever. This qualifies as one of those times! : )
Bananas and beans at the ever lovely Hilo Farmer's Market (oh, no, I'm not nearly done with posting images from there!). If you plan a trip to the Big Island of Hawaii (I've said this before and I don't mind repeating it for the newcomers), DO plan on a visit to Hilo's Farmer's Market. It's a visual feast and a culinary feast. Every Wednesday and Saturday morning bright and early. Go early as it is coolest then. And, in case you're wondering, those are long beans. An Asian variety. "Dee licious"!
Bells on a performer at the Indian Market in Santa Fe, NM. The Indian Market and the Spanish Market are a big draw for tourists and locals alike. Many art collectors from around the world attend this yearly event. Both are held on different weekends.
I love, love, love this bridge. It crosses a stream that comes down from the mountain and goes out to the ocean. The water under this bridge is that stream and ocean water mixed together. This is by the Honolii Park. Go to the link to get a better idea of where this bridge is in relation to the ocean. Magnificent, isn't it?
Bed in a bedroom at a Bed and Breakfast! Let the obliteration begin! Be brave! Blathering, babbling, bemoaning, bantering and ballyhooing are all allowed!
Tag, you're IT!
I'm trying to imagine what kind of music this guy is dancing to!
Early morning photo taken in Old Town, Albuquerque last Saturday as I was in a group of photographers who were doing the 2nd Annual Worldwide Photo Walk.
It's a pretty cool concept. There are leaders who head up a group and you sign up for it on line. It's free. You sign up for the location you want to participate in. Scott Kelby is the genius behind this. So, everywhere throughout the world on the same day for two hours, many photographers are out taking pictures. They upload their best two shots and a team of judges (local) decide which is the best one which then gets entered into the national level of this contest. It was really a lot of fun to do this. There are prizes and those that make it into the national level have their images displayed in the on line gallery. We all went to a restaurant after the walk and shared our images (looking into our LCD screens on our cameras).
Every week, a group of us from around the world post our shadow shots over at Hey Harriet. Entertain your muse and be amused by stopping by to see what others have posted!
ABC Wednesday is a word meme with participants from around the world. Our Host, Mrs. Nesbitt hails from Great Britain. Says Mrs. Nesbitt: "Some have been with us from the very first round, others have joined in along the way! What fun! Each week we are taken across the globe to see the varied and exciting contributions people have taken the time to discover and capture! ABC Wednesday is now entering a 3rd year of fun! I'll raise a glass to you all!". We started with the letter, "A" and each week we post something in regards to the next letter of the alphabet. This week's letter is, "A".
Adobe Blocks
Have you ever seen them? If you live in New Mexico, you have. But, this is how adobe buildings are made. A very ancient building technique that is actually very energy efficient and very 'green'. Many old buildings here in this state are made from adobe and have historical importance. Our soil here is very high in clay and the mud is made from this clay along with water and straw. Every so many years, these buildings have to get "re-mudded" so that they don't disintegrate.
Adobe House
Apparently, this one did not get "re-mudded" and has fallen by the wayside. Even in a state of ruins, adobe buildings have their appeal.
Anthiriums
They are everywhere in Hawaii and are easy to grow there. As a cut flower, they last for a few weeks. If you grow a good number of these in Hawaii, folks know it and come around asking you if they can have some of your flowers for whatever occasion it is that they need it for. These were at the Hilo Farmer's Market. A must see if you are ever in Hilo. It meets every Wednesday and Saturday. The produce there is to DIE for!
Arroyo
A late afternoon evening as the sun is going down-I love the light on this arroyo. And what about the arugula, you ask? Well, as I was getting this post together, that popped into my mind as I thought that that would've made a good ABC post for the letter "A". Maybe I'll remember to for round 6!!!
Oh, really, this post has nothing to do with that song from way back when called "The Shadow of your Smile" (from the movie "Sandpiper"). The song just happened to randomly pop into my head as I was downloading these images to post here. Because I was smiling at shadows. Then came the song. That's how it works for me at times, does it for you too? You can admit to your indulgences of free association!
Viga shadows at one of the ruins at Chaco. I guess I'm in a quirky mood because this image is really upside down! It just seemed a lot more interesting when I did a 180 on it.
And, you might be thinking that I or my husband wrote our last name in the sand at White Sands Monument, but not so! Someone else wrote this in the sand the day before and I happened to encounter it early the next morning. Yep. I was totally amused. Doesn't take much to amuse me, does it? : )
Every week, a group of us from around the world post our shadow shots over at Hey Harriet. Entertain your muse and be amused by stopping by to see what others have posted!
ABC Wednesday is a word meme with participants from around the world. Our Host, Mrs. Nesbitt hails from Great Britain. We started with the letter, "A" and each week we post something in regards to the next letter of the alphabet. We are now in our second year, round 4! This week's letter is,"Z".
Cue Uncle Remus here, singing The Song of the South aka Zippity Doo Dah. I hope you click on the link as this "Z" experience would not be the same without this song buzzzzzzing in your head!
These are two of the five baby swallows that are just about ready to leave the nest. they are at my friend's house and the five of them lined up next to each other are a hoot, but they were not in that pose when I came over to take these photos.
Zymurgist, or zymurgy. The study of fermentation. It is befitting to use a picture of Louis Pasteur since he got the science ball rolling on fermentation! You see, Louis wasn't all about mold and penicillin!
Zinc, or in this case, a zinc plate. Zinc is much cheaper to use than copper in the Intaglio/etching process. The downside to that is that in order to etch a zinc plate, you need to use a very dangerous acid called nitric acid. This is one of my earlier plates-student work.
Zebu
A type of cattle that is humped, more suitable to surviving the tropics and less prone to disease. This image came from this site here.
And there you have it, "Z". Be sure to come back next week as we begin our new round of ABC Wednesday!
Every week, a group of us from around the world post our shadow shots over at Hey Harriet. Entertain your muse by stopping by to see what others have posted!
Like an appreciative audience jumping to their feet, clamoring for more of what they just witnessed. Excited and restrained all at the same time. These grow in my side yard. Although I planted them many years ago, I am not certain what the name of this grass is. I know that it is a native grass and I think it's called feather grass. But, I could be wrong!
I thought this was hysterical. What first caught my attention was the white bear peaking out from the window of the storage shed. As I began to take pictures, I realized that there was a very annoyed cat looking at me wondering why I had to disturb his early morning snooze!
And I just love the transparent shadow cast by the glass of this bird feeder in my friend's yard. It just speaks of magic to me, but perhaps you don't see it. I can't explain it, but something as ordinary as this, I find great beauty in.
All three images have at least two things in common. The obvious is that they are all shadows. Second, they are shadows cast on walls. If you find anymore, leave me a comment to let me know! I'm always looking for more connections!
ABC Wednesday is a word meme with participants from around the world. Our Host, Mrs. Nesbitt hails from Great Britain. We started with the letter, "A" and each week we post something in regards to the next letter of the alphabet. We are now in our second year, round 4! This week's letter is,"Y".
Hey, I would be remiss and negligent if I DIDN'T post an image of a yucca seeing as I live in the land of yucca, New Mexico! Trouble is, narrowing it down to just one image when I have a kazillion!
These lovelies were hanging outside a fiber art/yarn store up in Taos. I wish I knew the name of the store to post here, but, alas! I don't. Northern New Mexico is known for it's weavers, such as the Chimayo Weavers. Although, I think this store is that of La Lana Wools.
These grow in my garden. Yellow yarrow and white yarrow. I would advise against planting white yarrow in the garden as it is invasive like mint is; best kept in a container! They make for nice cut flowers and serve well as a "filler" an a flower arrangement.
Or, yakitty, yak, yak yak!! Nope, I don't have a yak out in my back yard. This one is from a Google search of images and it appears here at this blog.
Mother Nature gets to take the credit for this elegant beauty. I benefited by having a camera on hand. The shadow from the stamen? An added bonus!
Every week, a group of us from around the world post our shadow shots over at Hey Harriet. Entertain your muse by stopping by to see what others have posted!
You would look upon the American flag with a sense of pride and have proudly flown it from time to time.
You celebrate who we are across the country and go see a local parade and cheer them on. No matter how "rinky dink" or small that parade might be.
We show our patriotism in many ways-many wear representations of our flag in various ways. On our shirts.
Even on our faces.
Our heads! We wear it with pride.
We gather together in groups across the country with the traditional BBQ; bonding over food. Isn't it remarkable that the majority of us on July 4th are doing rather similar activities?
And, if wearing it and displaying it weren't enough (because we are an over the top kind of culture), we even display our flag via food.
Dessert is always a good medium to work in, I say!
We the people, the patriotic people, will spend our day on July 4th celebrating our country's independence by way of our parades, our attire, our food, our fireworks. This freedom was and continues to be hard earned. And it is something that we have to continue to fight for.
And, if you don't consider yourself to be a patriot, do you know what the opposite word is for patriot? According to Webster's Dictionary, the opposite of patriotism is terrorism. Now, that's something to ponder on...
Some insights from Thomas Jefferson can be found here.
I must admit I'm a little late on posting this. It's a submission to the New Mexico Natural History Museum call for photography. The exhibit opened a month ago and will be up all summer through the end of August.
We were supposed to take you to a place in NM that we love to do what we do-photograph nature. The catch was that we were to include ourselves in the photo.
I was laughing so much to myself when I was doing this; grateful that I was out in the middle of nowhere-a wilderness area in the four corners region of the state called, Ah Sli She Pah. Laughing because I was going back and forth to the camera to set off the timer and running into the picture frame hoping that I was placing myself well and then striking and holding a silly pose before the camera went off. I feel awkward posting this image since it contains all of me. Ugh! But, there you go. Goofy herself.
It was a juried show and I got one of three honorable mentions. I'm thrilled. I only submitted one photo! You could submit up to three I think.
To see all the other images in the show and the prospectus, click on this link here.
