Happy Halloween!
Monday, October 31, 2005
Friday, October 28, 2005
Happy Aspic!
Happy birthday dear Bloggy, happy birthday to you!
My dear blog turns one year old tomorrow. Happy birthday, you little electronic pal!
My dear blog turns one year old tomorrow. Happy birthday, you little electronic pal!
Thursday, October 27, 2005
365 Reasons Not to Be Bored
This is a calendar that James Spyker and I make. It will be on sale this Saturday at The Toronto Small Press Book Fair. The fair is 11-5pm at Trinity St. Pauls Centre, 427 Bloor St. West. (near the Spadina station). The fair will have for sale,many a literary novelty and wonder. I will also be selling the calendar in my store and James has it for sale at his, at www.2X4totheforehead.com. Hope to see you at the fair!
Wednesday, October 26, 2005
Bea-Lee
super drummer Bea-Lee rocks out!
this is one of a little magnet set of four. to see the others check out my flickr site manh!!
this is one of a little magnet set of four. to see the others check out my flickr site manh!!
Tuesday, October 25, 2005
tag off the top of my head
(see joleen in the links, she tagged me)
1. i am easily tagged because i move slowly.
2. i do not like to be rushed.
3. i never learned my multiplication tables
4. i am a terrible speller.
5. today, i was called a 'rule breaker'., can you believe that!
6. i have loads of laundry
7. my favorite weather is rainy.
8. i have been trying to learn to skate since grade two.
9. is one of my favorite ages
10. it is true i like to watch coronation street, isn't that builder guy going out with shelly just awful!
11. i have an interest in things small and really small.
12. today i laughted out loud at a dog wearing what looked like polo pajamas think 1970's star trek outfits combined with baby sleepers
13. at thirty i developed wicked pms....wicked!
14. sometimes i am self concious
15. i love colours...i almost can taste them
16. the sense of smell is my best one.
17. i have a cosmic twin
18. i live with a beautiful man
19. and a gorgeous daughter
20. i love my cat flora
i tag tania, i tag christian, i tag dave h. i tag rhonda, and i tag rhya.....na nanny boo boo....ha ha ha...love to you all...kim
1. i am easily tagged because i move slowly.
2. i do not like to be rushed.
3. i never learned my multiplication tables
4. i am a terrible speller.
5. today, i was called a 'rule breaker'., can you believe that!
6. i have loads of laundry
7. my favorite weather is rainy.
8. i have been trying to learn to skate since grade two.
9. is one of my favorite ages
10. it is true i like to watch coronation street, isn't that builder guy going out with shelly just awful!
11. i have an interest in things small and really small.
12. today i laughted out loud at a dog wearing what looked like polo pajamas think 1970's star trek outfits combined with baby sleepers
13. at thirty i developed wicked pms....wicked!
14. sometimes i am self concious
15. i love colours...i almost can taste them
16. the sense of smell is my best one.
17. i have a cosmic twin
18. i live with a beautiful man
19. and a gorgeous daughter
20. i love my cat flora
i tag tania, i tag christian, i tag dave h. i tag rhonda, and i tag rhya.....na nanny boo boo....ha ha ha...love to you all...kim
Monday, October 24, 2005
enjoy your life
please click on image, make it large at flickr and enjoy your life.
i tell this story often. i was at a pride day parade many years ago in toronto. watching the outlandish to the wild to the well sublime.
my favorite float of all time anywhere at any parade ever was this one:
the gay buddhists of greater toronto,
a bunch of even keeled looking people nothing spectacular or outrageous with a nice banner that said simply "Enjoy Your Life". it made a huge impact on me, and has inspired me to this day to make art with the theme of "enjoy your life", to send out greetings of "enjoy your life" and to simply try to enjoy my life.
So today i say to you, pick a card any card, one of mine, one of your own and "Enjoy Your Life".
i tell this story often. i was at a pride day parade many years ago in toronto. watching the outlandish to the wild to the well sublime.
my favorite float of all time anywhere at any parade ever was this one:
the gay buddhists of greater toronto,
a bunch of even keeled looking people nothing spectacular or outrageous with a nice banner that said simply "Enjoy Your Life". it made a huge impact on me, and has inspired me to this day to make art with the theme of "enjoy your life", to send out greetings of "enjoy your life" and to simply try to enjoy my life.
So today i say to you, pick a card any card, one of mine, one of your own and "Enjoy Your Life".
Saturday, October 22, 2005
remote
here is my remote contribution to this weeks theme at www.illustrationfriday.com
please click on image to see it bigger and better
thank you.
please click on image to see it bigger and better
thank you.
Thursday, October 20, 2005
Wednesday, October 19, 2005
witches
a bewitching contest, actually a contest to draw a witch over at www.penelopeillustration.com/projects/halloween2005/home
go there to see other spooky and not spooky witches and details of how to enter this contest!
this one is mine!
go there to see other spooky and not spooky witches and details of how to enter this contest!
this one is mine!
Tuesday, October 18, 2005
capless tuesday
excuse me sir in the tweed cap,
off with it.
for today this day this sweet tuesday is capless
capless tuesday,
never mind the head wear, air out your nogin
afraid of dried up markers, pah!
capless, capless, all capless
especially those letters, hey you mr. capital, enough
try a whisper, little tiny lower case
capless tuesday
that means cities too, just for today they are deemed wonderfully ordinary cities,
don't get your caps in a twist
for tomorrow we will wear, punctuate, designate..
but today through caps to the wind
this capless tuesday
(yes i am quite mad, it is true!)
off with it.
for today this day this sweet tuesday is capless
capless tuesday,
never mind the head wear, air out your nogin
afraid of dried up markers, pah!
capless, capless, all capless
especially those letters, hey you mr. capital, enough
try a whisper, little tiny lower case
capless tuesday
that means cities too, just for today they are deemed wonderfully ordinary cities,
don't get your caps in a twist
for tomorrow we will wear, punctuate, designate..
but today through caps to the wind
this capless tuesday
(yes i am quite mad, it is true!)
Monday, October 17, 2005
Friday, October 14, 2005
Evening at the Improv
Dog looked lovingly at Cat and repeated the words he had heard Jay,( a man of fibre and wisdom) say " it is more fun to kiss than to poke eyes".
Thursday, October 13, 2005
Wednesday, October 12, 2005
Tuesday, October 11, 2005
today i am doris...
because you are johnny and i think you wanna be my pal
you work nights and like magazines
and i think you are dreaming awake
doris disappeared into the fruit market
and her life was saved by two ruby red grapefruits
i wore my deep crimson velvet jacket
to the laundromat
i am experimenting with the idea of "tired" and "not tired" clothing...
i need all my clothes to be awake because sometimes i am not
confronted with images of awh and sadness in the paper i put it down silent
drank tea and eat food prepared by theresa at the cafe with the newfound music
walked to the laundromat leaving doris behind
and green eyed johnny on his bicycle
thew all the colours in together
leaving one load for the sensitive wash
folded a mountain
had a ice cream cone for lunch
wheeled my cart, red
velvet jacketed body
blowing pale peach scarf home
climbed the stairs
with laundry in tow
climbed the stairs
with laundry in tow
climbed the stairs
with laundry in tow
then cart
which i hung out back
one day my jay said
" in a past life we lived in a tenement"
i was named doris,
he was so happy about this
1922 a good year
our apartment erected
my Mother born
they made things well that year
suddenly the craving for super optomistic jazz
and sudden glenn gould, chipped beef and cabage
and really amber coloured beer...
you know,
my dead seamonkies have resurrected
i am sewing by hand another friend
and
and
and
sometimes i like everyone.
you work nights and like magazines
and i think you are dreaming awake
doris disappeared into the fruit market
and her life was saved by two ruby red grapefruits
i wore my deep crimson velvet jacket
to the laundromat
i am experimenting with the idea of "tired" and "not tired" clothing...
i need all my clothes to be awake because sometimes i am not
confronted with images of awh and sadness in the paper i put it down silent
drank tea and eat food prepared by theresa at the cafe with the newfound music
walked to the laundromat leaving doris behind
and green eyed johnny on his bicycle
thew all the colours in together
leaving one load for the sensitive wash
folded a mountain
had a ice cream cone for lunch
wheeled my cart, red
velvet jacketed body
blowing pale peach scarf home
climbed the stairs
with laundry in tow
climbed the stairs
with laundry in tow
climbed the stairs
with laundry in tow
then cart
which i hung out back
one day my jay said
" in a past life we lived in a tenement"
i was named doris,
he was so happy about this
1922 a good year
our apartment erected
my Mother born
they made things well that year
suddenly the craving for super optomistic jazz
and sudden glenn gould, chipped beef and cabage
and really amber coloured beer...
you know,
my dead seamonkies have resurrected
i am sewing by hand another friend
and
and
and
sometimes i like everyone.
Monday, October 10, 2005
Sunday, October 09, 2005
lost
this is an oldie, but also fits this themes illustration friday, which is lost...so here she is "lost"
please click to see her bigger and to see more "lost" look at my links for www.illustrationfriday.com and click it manh!
please click to see her bigger and to see more "lost" look at my links for www.illustrationfriday.com and click it manh!
Friday, October 07, 2005
flowers and dreams and things with wings
Curious...
Here is a little piece of a lovely postcard set that Hope of www.thesoulofhope sent to me. To see more beautiful collage work click on the link to take you to her "Paper Relics" shop.
Here is a little piece of a lovely postcard set that Hope of www.thesoulofhope sent to me. To see more beautiful collage work click on the link to take you to her "Paper Relics" shop.
Thursday, October 06, 2005
The Pink Feather
for www.illustrationfriday.com
this weeks theme is "float" to see it better please click on image and go to the flickr page then go to all sizes and choose large.
this weeks theme is "float" to see it better please click on image and go to the flickr page then go to all sizes and choose large.
Wednesday, October 05, 2005
Tuesday, October 04, 2005
empty swirly
ill
a little ill
sick
stuffed up
full
and
empty
puffy
plump
stuffed
encumbered
tied up
tied in
restrained
strained
like peas,
ugh
slumped
unpumped
itchy
irritated
head achy
anoyed
full
and
empty
void
stuffed
puffed
swirly
whirly
read?
write?
sew?
sleep?
draw?
draw on memories
of wellness...
un stuff
de bunk
one foot then the other
and soon
you will be walkin out the door
stretching
smelling
unclogging
debugging
relaxing
breathing
hmmh
sewing a straight stitch
in and out
of the weave
with bumps and lumps
and always love...
a little ill
sick
stuffed up
full
and
empty
puffy
plump
stuffed
encumbered
tied up
tied in
restrained
strained
like peas,
ugh
slumped
unpumped
itchy
irritated
head achy
anoyed
full
and
empty
void
stuffed
puffed
swirly
whirly
read?
write?
sew?
sleep?
draw?
draw on memories
of wellness...
un stuff
de bunk
one foot then the other
and soon
you will be walkin out the door
stretching
smelling
unclogging
debugging
relaxing
breathing
hmmh
sewing a straight stitch
in and out
of the weave
with bumps and lumps
and always love...
Monday, October 03, 2005
Marie-Claire
A little dolly that I made. She is prepared for the cool weather that will soon blow this way. Oh Marie-Claire, do you feel the cool breeze?
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