roots

roots
Originally uploaded by Kim's Suitcase.

click on to read what carl jung has to say...
i got this quote from the inspirational site of the lovely and talented Keri Smith. She can be found with all sorts of wonderment at www.kerismith.com.

tropical

tropical
Originally uploaded by Kim's Suitcase.

sad tale of toe

sad tale of toe
Originally uploaded by Kim's Suitcase.

my husband fell...begins the "sad tale of toe"
click on the picture and make it big at flickr for the
complete and compelling toe tale.

Yep, all kinds

after the man looking for the biography of the influential philosopher Ludwig Wittenstein left
(which i actually found after he left in fiction of all places,)
the man with the faded tattooed knuckles came in
they read on one hand "love"
on the other hand "hate"
it wasn't that he joked with me in that way that wasn't funny
trying to be clever and trying to make a joke out of me
or the fact that I wasn't taken with his choice in reading material
it was the threat to the parrot
"squawk at me again like that and i'm gonna slit your throat"
it was the conviction in his voice that prompted me to
consider asking him to leave,
(really threatening the parrot for pete's sake)
i responded with this thought bubble, but kept my silence
"really, what gave you that idea?"
the man looking for Wittenstein wore around his neck a bird in flight necklace
and asked if we had any spoken word on c.d.
the man with the knuckles tried to play nice
but couldn't
they both were older,
the philosopher king in his 50's
the tattooed knuckle man in his 60's
i told my boss this story
"Yep, it takes all kinds"
he said

reading buddies

reading buddies
Originally uploaded by Kim's Suitcase.

for www.illustrationfriday.com
this weeks theme is "black and white"

if i win the lottery i will give you some

upstairs i come to find him standing there
in black and white, bespecled
like the guy from the payolas,
a little bit rock a billy,
probably a little bit crazy,
curly blond hair, hornrims
and a belly paunch
he surveys the videos,
consuming them
remembering them
and asks if he can have me hold them
okay,
i will be in in 10 days thats when i get paid
he stacks videos in a neat pile,
some good titles some questionable
from pretty woman, citizen cane to the lion king
he asks about the cd on the film angela's ashes
and tells me he is irish too,
then runs out like he has left a pot on the stove
muttering something about his forgotten dad,
it is fathers day after all
will this guy ever come back?
he says he will in half an hour
will he get paid in 10 days?
half an hour later he is back
continuing to stock pile
a temptations cd
the bag i am filling with his name on it
Jeff, will collect in 10 days
is over flowing
he is happy to have the items held,
the 20 or so videos are just what he has been searching for i am certain
he tells me he plays the lottery once twice a week and if he wins
he will give me some
thanks thats great says i
keeping pace with the fast double dutch of this encounter
i can't hold any more for you
he eyes the bag
no more bags eh, i will bring you some
i will see you in 10 days,
he says
flying out the store
dad at the window,
and some how i do believe i will.

coffee cake

walking in with a gym bag
and immediacy
he unloads his wears
several paper backs with potential
he regards the cook books as the most special offers
i notice one on coffee cake,
and chance to guess
"do you like coffee cake?"
i ask the slim kinda wired fellow with the sunglasses and beaded
choker
"oh yeah"
his eyes light up
"and did you try any of these recipes"
unsure where he is getting these books
"oh yeah, not just coffee cake, special chocolate raspberry coffee cake"
he dosn't say "can you dig it"
but it is implied
just the thought of this guy cooking anything let alone coffee cake, fills me to the brim
how could i not buy it
for a moment in time
we meet,
a safe, savoury moment
full and fragrant
of imaginary kitchens
and dreams of coffee cakes

K

orange knitting yarn
maira kalman
ketchup potato chips
on the kennedy bound subway home
k

summer scene

summer scene
Originally uploaded by Kim's Suitcase.

for illustrationfriday.com, this weeks theme is summer.

iced water

iced water
Originally uploaded by Kim's Suitcase.

H

7 days ago I woke up with the idea of eating the alphabet, albeit trying to maintain a balanced way of eating. On the first day I ate foods beginning with the letter A and moved ahead accordingly, I also thought about that letter and words beginning with that letter. I have a new consciousness regarding letters and food. I am really motivated to cook too. So far I have made some lovely black bean burritos, and a delicious dahl. F day kind of fatiqued me and the day that was E I found had an enlightened energy. Today is H it is hot and humid....Happy H day to you.

snack time secret note

snack time secret note
Originally uploaded by Kim's Suitcase.

if you see this before my daughter does don't tell, okay?

dream home

The house of belonging
Originally uploaded by Kim's Suitcase.

i am building a dream house
in my mind
so far the door is painted mauve
and a little bird bath sits outside the door.

truth serum

i won a cup of truth serum
it was delicious
and i quickly drank it down

digital

digital
Originally uploaded by Kim's Suitcase.

for www.illustrationfriday.com
this weeks theme is 'digital' which i must say really baffled me...

brussel sprouts

as overheard in the fruit market
"those brussel sprouts look anemic"

i had to see for myself

they did

it was clear to me the sprouts
were neglecting looking after themselves
clearly should be in rehab
unappetizing
and certainly not obtaining enough iron
those sprouts looked anemic,
and some thing had to be done...and Now!

hi

hi
Originally uploaded by Kim's Suitcase.

we are

we are
aren't we
walking along
introspective
sending messages
sooner or later
there is a fall
whether of breasts
of chin
we are
delicate and strong
each singing the song of us
whether we know it or not
the sharp edge city
comes into harsh focus
in the bright sunlight
nothing can hide us
each clinging to something
someone
each taking one more step
towards, away from
we are
and sometimes i wish
we were not
but
instead just sat with our selves
comfortably,
wrinkly,
off,
not quite 'right'
and in unison shouted
YES

sun

today is my jay's birthday
my friend libbie too
the other side of the gemini

i am learning to get along with the sun
my daughter is teaching me gently

i like it especially from the shade

it is easier with sun glasses
and sun hat
and sun block 45

i think i am an autumn
enuff said

window

window
Originally uploaded by Kim's Suitcase.

i found this moment today
a place that i looked out of
a window in another land
a window from another time

cake envy

cake envy
Originally uploaded by Kim's Suitcase.

for www.illustrationfriday.com
this weeks theme is 'envy'

genius

genius
Originally uploaded by Kim's Suitcase.

gingerly

gingerly
Originally uploaded by Kim's Suitcase.

walking gingerly she avoided all the sharp yet invisible points outside, those barbs that sometimes stick and get under the skin while walking in the busy city.

aboard

aboard
Originally uploaded by Kim's Suitcase.

aquatic

aquatic
Originally uploaded by Kim's Suitcase.

illustration friday, at www.illustrationfriday.com
this weeks theme "aquatic". A "School of Fish".

bookmarks

found ribbon
Originally uploaded by Kim's Suitcase.

in between
in between the minutes
in and out i breathe
open the window
and feel
the air on me
in between
the pages
of second hand books
bought and sold
i find treasures, momentos, maps, and photos
in between the frozen minutes
when we didn't move

envelope

i send thoughts of large wildflower bouquets
i hope you are open to receiving
and i am conjuring bowls of metaphysical oatmeal
i am hoping you might taste
i am putting bandaids on all the cuts i can't see
and wishing you a day full of grace

yellow dresses

yellow dresses
Originally uploaded by Kim's Suitcase.

dear old books

i take comfort
in the smell of old books
embraced on all sides by quiet words
closed all around by bound messages
all willing
all willing to be let out
into the open
and read

nourishment

nourishment
Originally uploaded by Kim's Suitcase.

for www.illustrationfriday.com, this weeks theme is "nourishment". It is so nice to once again be able to participate!

unicycle tea jugglers

unicycle tea jugglers
Originally uploaded by Kim's Suitcase.

Welcome and Bienvenue to the official reopening of Kim's Suitcase. Under the big top this morning I present you a rare sight Ray and Clifford Luxemborg, from the south of France, juggling a cup of Darjeeling tea (black) without the use of any saftey net. Are you not amazed? Welcome one and all to Kim's Suitcase.

Working out technical bugs

While working out technical bugs,
I have set up a blogsite to work on my
feelings and dreams of actual bugs, that is insects, it is called
"Wigs for Earwigs"
and can be found at http://wigsforearwigs.blogspot.com
please come and read my words.

brown case, shadow wall

brown case, shadow wall
Originally uploaded by Kim's Suitcase.

in which the suitcase will be closed for a while, in which time i hope to work out my technical bugs and learn to breathe fresh air, and steep myself in warmer days, time to slowly step out of the borrow and return once again refreshed

Ernest Borgnine and Redd Foxx Play Marbles

last night
in the back alley
I think I saw
Redd Foxx
and
Ernest Borgnine
playing marbles
Redd was upset that he had missed
lost all his allies to Ernest
Ernest was sympathetic to this
and offered half the marbles back
Foxx was sobbing uncontrollably,
something about not again, not again
Borgnine trying to console him
was in turn shouted at by Foxx
"You Gotta Wash Your Ass"
Ernest quietly collected his marbles
and turned down the alley
leaving Foxx ranting,
"You Gotta Wash Your Ass"
Upon entering the light of the street lamp
I saw that Borgnine was wearing a t-shirt
with the words
"outta my mind, back in five minutes"
any way I think it was them...?

to Christian

youth
hostel
hostile youth
at the youth hostel
in Shodoshima an island
off of the main island of Japan
I saw you sitting
thin
dark hair
white t-shirt
high forehead
straight posture
and I knew we would be friends
in subtle ways I moved
wanting you to notice
but you didn't
my words lost on you initially
my leaves shed
but new ones unfurled
and I caught your eye
and engaged you
you thought I was German too
like you
with a few words
hearing the sound of my voice
you knew or did you know?
as did I
we would be life long friends

words that draw

ambition
means
seeing the target
taking aim
firing
nothing to do with fire arms
but fire in the heart

sob

more technological tears
maybe that is why my scanner is not working
the water got it frizzled...

i want the dear thing to work
but like all relationships
just wanting it so is not enough

unlike blood and guts and human emotions
no amount of talk will get it going

i will now lay down in the road
and lick my wounds...

flowery wheels

flowery wheels
Originally uploaded by Kim's Suitcase.

The finished piece is a little brighter. This is my entry for ' Community Bicycle Networks Poster Project', and guess what it is one of the 12 that will be printed large and displayed! I couldn't be more thrilled. This themes posters are "women and bicycles". For more poster art check out this site,
http://www.geocities.com/posterproject2005/

Barbie's Custom Made Mop

my mother cleaned a lot
i made barbie a custom made mop
straw
yellow sponge
cut into strips
and taped

today
girl falls on playground
examine the gash
bea says to convince herself
your not gonna die

kid is annoyed by this
ridiculous passionate hopeful response

i buy a canvas
paint a painting
with Buddha in the corner
on the number 10 of clubs
wind blows through open window

wash the floor and clean the cat box

and think fondly of my custom made barbie mop

Magnificent Climb

Windsor Castle
in the company
of her Majesty,
the Queen of England,
Sir Edmund Hillary
ascends
the
grand
staircase,
with a cane.

three women with pets on their heads

three women with pets on their heads
Originally uploaded by Kim's Suitcase.

earnest

earnest
Originally uploaded by Kim's Suitcase.

daring darlings

daring darlings
Originally uploaded by Kim's Suitcase.

Here is my contribution for www.illustrationfriday.com, this weeks theme 'daring'
featured here are nine daring darlings but oh dear only six of the darlings can be seen...

unsticky wicket

i have unglued my gunk
sprung for fun
backin the saddle again,
yah hoo
and it is so nice to be unglued
all is well in blog land
all is well

Help!!

angst by bea
Originally uploaded by Kim's Suitcase.

This is a picture my daughter did. I think the angst look on this figures face represents how i am feeling regarding NOT being able to post directly or edit on my blog at blogger....Luck has it I am able to post through flikr. If anyone out there can help me please do!!

reinvent

reinvent
Originally uploaded by Kim's Suitcase.

for the www.illustrationfriday.com stretch of the creative, this weeks theme 'reinvent'

first craft

making smokes
Originally uploaded by Kim's Suitcase.

there i am at the dining room table
1970's danish modern
bold geometric in olive, orange, brown, sunburst yellow
this is the backdrop
the table cloth
at the long windows olive green net
first floor
no one can see in
Here i sit
straight back against teak
feet rest on rust carpet
placemat placed
and
box of tubes with filters
turquoise blue ribbed plastic box
square, white lid
tabacco
Belvedere Light? Maybe.
and the machine to make them
cheery red, dark, lux
metal. like a luxury automobile
knob round black
i put the tabacco inside
the little metal ditch like chamber
put a tube to the mouth of the
machine
and let the knob into my 9 year old palm
following the river
towards cigarette making
Mum checks my progress
as I drift off in delicious smells
of cold fresh tabacco
rust, yellow, earthy,
"is this okay?'
i ask
"hmmh a little too loose"
oh, too loose
and this-too tight
and this-not even enough
until i get it just right
how many?
20
hows that?
thanks
my first craft
ceremonous cigarette making
in which i never test the product
happy to be making
sitting
focusing
working with hands
raw material
making something
intimate
that matters
a good smoke

tattered insides

tattered insides
Originally uploaded by Kim's Suitcase.

i can not enter through the front door,
so i go round to the back
i am experiencing technical difficulties
no need for upset
before you rip your dress open
look outside
see the sun shine down
see spot run

good morning

breeze
Originally uploaded by Kim's Suitcase.

isn't the breeze lovely?

friday, friday

in the words of my sister,
'friday, friday keep your nose tiday'
and to all a happy weekend.

Actor, Rose Mona Rosewater

Actor, Rose Mona Rosewater
Originally uploaded by Kim's Suitcase.

A very famous actress from the early 1920's, from a parallel universe, Rose Mona Rosewater gained especial notariety for her award winning perfomance for the stage play"Where the Knit Begins". Seen here posing for a publicity still.

weee...bicycle!

weee...bicycle!
Originally uploaded by Kim's Suitcase.

fallen

as i walked yesterday
i saw a man
take a fall
in the road
i stopped
while lines of cars waited
as we picked up his change

injured or not
jolted back to another time
1986
a motorbike accident
had left him
crushed
trache scarred
broken
in a coma

i am not sure how he was before the fall
but he needed to tell his words
took help easy
wanting someone to do something
this life he is having hard
pavement hitting shoulder
hard
i hope i added a tiny spot
of comfort
a ten dollar bill,
a cab ride
and an ear

even

today so even
minutes pass
one at a time
not leapfrogging
but tasting

Perfume

my Dad loved perfume
love is not too strong a word
although the perfume often was
he liked the perfume counter in,
shopper's drugmart, the bay,
eatons-indiscriminate really
he was happiest in his own bouquet
of scents sprayed rapidly mixed together
exclaiming 'beautiful, ah beautiful'

i think, thinking back
from this adult perspective
he had unfortunatly had the opportunity
of smelling bad smells
sad smells
stenches of death

in this new north american life
he found a more pleasant nosegay
sweet smells
security
family
love
and of course, the opulent perfume counter
he didn't get into detail
about the past

but once remembered
a happy time too
a tea cup i had
full of a popourri
called
spring rain
(the photos destroyed, the memories not)
this is my holidays
my summer holidays
an inn, in childhood
that was sweet smelling
before the stench

an olfactory sandwich
in which the bread of it
sweetly perfumed

my suitcase

my suitcase
Originally uploaded by Kim's Suitcase.

alone

alone
Originally uploaded by Kim's Suitcase.

for www.illustrationfriday.com, this weeks topic "alone"
suddenly while home alone there was a knock at the wooly door...
no one appeared to be there,
just a table outside with a whole forest full of trees
'was i really alone' i asked myself
'sometimes
i like the headiness of hunger and being left alone'
i thought to myself...

unclutter

"


















"

strep throat

cupcake girl
Originally uploaded by Kim's Suitcase.

i have it
and have to whisper sometimes
'cause it hurts

strep throat

i have strep throat
i have strep throat, and sleep alot and whisper sometimes 'cause it hurts

travel

travel
Originally uploaded by Kim's Suitcase.

for www.illustrationfriday.com
the theme is 'travel'
please click on to seem the impending travel plans of bear and rabbit!

winter not yet soothed into sleep

this day,
of snow
and slush
and wind.

old man winter,
reflux
another bout
winter not yet soothed into sleep
more to give
in power and individuality an anarchist
ignoring the dates of the calendar
that proclaim
First Day of Spring

apartment

apartment
Originally uploaded by Kim's Suitcase.

welcome this snowy, yes snowy saturday to my apartment, click on the image for the virtual tour, step inside, i will be making a book for the edible book fair today. for more info on that check out
http://2X4totheforehead.com/ediblebooks

april fool

yesterday,
crunchy bits
belly aching
off the top
too many almost like chocolate eggs
feel bloated full pimply pms-ing
sore throatish again
must be angry
angry about pms-ing
and sore throating,
achy
oh yes
deep and shallow
old feet
achy bunions
bigger than before
greasy
not really attractive
feel bottero in a bad way
stout
short
encumbered
cummerbunned
burnt out
hodge podge of weather
where is my goddess
the gods chatter in the trees
lost us again, eh little kimmie
oh really miffed when they call me that
humour on holidays
at the north sea
somewhere nice
big self doubt
double triple chins of my mind
too much, and not enough
more complaints
okay
toys they don't make em like they used too
metric
itchyness
disturbed
uncushioned
too cushioned
full
empty
at odds
hormonal
not normal
irritated
irrational
agitated
allergic
stop that
i hear them giggling
laughing full out
chattering in the trees
the gods
the passionate ones
and that naked muse
with the book of poems
the plants whispering
the new blooms
in the old vase
and the unscratched lottery ticket
you know
tommorrow is another day
(and indeed it is)

plant shop

pink hat guy
Originally uploaded by Kim's Suitcase.

plant shop
florist, blooms
oh yeah
buying a
crocus
for
Catherine
i drank in
the preview
of spring
domestic
plants and
flowers on
leashes
luscious
seeped into
soul
left me
hydrated
in
scent
in colour
in
atmosphere

buried treasure

my poetry lives,
buried,
a buried treasure like those ice cream bars of the same name
buried treasure,
how many licks does it take to uncover it?
(they were my favorite, orange and vanilla delicious)
how many licks does it take?
blows,
to the ego
and self,
sweet sensations,
sticky fingers,
what will you do when you get to the treasure?
save the stick
wash off the stickiness
put it with your collection
or will you discover
all the delicious licks
was really the treasure
and the plastic stick
just a lure
of anticipation

resharpened

resharpened coloured pencils
Originally uploaded by Kim's Suitcase.

rebirth of pencils
resharpened to a point
delicate with potencial
i think of my colour blind animator friend
hi sean where are you now?
upon asking how do you get such nice color
in your work if you are colour blind
says he
i read the titles
on the pencil crayons

flower and list #35

flower and list #35
Originally uploaded by Kim's Suitcase.

flower bike

flower bike
Originally uploaded by Kim's Suitcase.

a little crowded

a little crowded
Originally uploaded by Kim's Suitcase.

for www.illustrationfriday.com
see more 'crowded' images there!

please click on image to see the bigger
"a little crowded"

double dutch

join it
-or not
the double dutch rope is moving.
count
2,4,6,8
now
now
now
jump in!
jump in
now
-or not
miss a beat
fall
collapse
watch
hesitate
now
now
now
jump in now!

and you do
and the beat
keeps up
with you
you!
you!
you!

easter debate

easter debate
Originally uploaded by Kim's Suitcase.

Bea and Theresa argue philosophically, chicks or ducks, who is more"Easter"

tilted

i have always drawn from emotion,
rather than logic
even in life drawing class
i tilted my head to the side
in a show of empathy
to understand better

the teacher
found it charming
but wrong
and adjusted my posture
so i could see
the way he thought
i needed to.

bloom

bloom recycled
Originally uploaded by Kim's Suitcase.

for illustration friday, a little presto change-o from an old illustration friday theme entitled 'cling' seen here with my current felt flower making blooms.
for more blooms this week do check out www.illustrationfriday.com

spring foot

spring foot
Originally uploaded by Kim's Suitcase.

Happy spring!!
an old photo, of a younger foot.

In the midst of the doodlebug

In the midst of the doodlebug
Originally uploaded by Kim's Suitcase.

orange writes

you know that stuff about green
well ignore it
it is untrue
it didn't erase
enough said

palette

palette
Originally uploaded by Kim's Suitcase.

green

green and orange are my favorites
but just for today
let's say it is green
only don't tell orange
or the rest of the rainbow

green

green and orange are my favorites
but just for today
lets say green is my favorite
only don't tell orange
you know how she gets
really i love you both
green
orange
it is green's day today
yes orange tomorrow can be your day
really i love you both

list

go to Italy
really cook a meal
smell the roses, again and again
kiss lots
smell the head of a child often
be peaceful
celebrate radishes
remember mangos can be blue
bounce
become unglued
look both ways
giggle
belly laugh
sob
wail
breathe
mostly
love

deeply

Fragile also

Fragile also
Originally uploaded by Kim's Suitcase.

for illustrationfriday.com
fragile existance
dedicated to all those lovely relatives i havn't had the opportunity to take an earth walk with in this life, thank you


please click on image to see it a little clearer.

fragile

fragile balance
Originally uploaded by Kim's Suitcase.

www.illustrationfriday.com for more 'fragile' illustrations this week. please check back soon as I am experimenting with a full colour full view of this detail...

Dear, dear sirs

it has been brought to my attention
that your hair is on fire,
please do not panic
simply place your head under the tap
and wash away the flames
gently wrap your head in a towel
sit
sit
sit
there isn't that better?

bolster

bolster
Originally uploaded by Kim's Suitcase.

note from the laundromat

i meet a nice woman at the no good laundromat,
i think there is hope...

this is a note i found on the bulletin board today,

"BARBAKW MARK
FIESTA FOR SALL
$30 BASSICOL FOR
MEN $45 COUS
SACRIFICIO tel 12 A14 9PM"