THREE THINGS Issue 14

THING ONE

Talk about starting off 2024 with a bang!  On January 1, I jumped (well, drove) onto a ferry and made my way to the little town of Lake Cowichan on Vancouver Island.  There I found the Blue Art House where I spent the next TWO WEEKS. Below is my happy, whimsical take on the place :)               

I walked, painted, wrote, talked with the other arty residents and spent time thinking (a treat!). Actually the whole thing was a gift and was just what I needed.

Lots of strolling around town.....                         

Here's a little peek into the art I did while I was there. Some of them aren't totally finished yet but I have lots to build on now that I'm home. (Just so you know, the photos of art aren't proportional to each other - some are very small sketches or paintings and others are medium or larger sized :)                                                            
                                                      
I also worked on my Slow Art kid's book project (here is a tiny snippet).

                            

Getting into the Flow . . .

If you had to choose, would you rather be rambling in the rainforest or riding on the river?
Make up a little story about these kayakers and their adventure.   

Piece of a Poem

“River, river, little river
Bright you sparkle on your way;
O'er the yellow pebbles dancing,
Through the flowers and foliage glancing,
Like a child at play.

From “The River” by Caroline Anne Bowles (1829)

Creative Journey 
Make a mosaic river with paint chips and a bit of paint!

Overall, the artist residency at the blue house was a great experience and definitely an awesome way to begin the new year.

THING TWO

Here's another arty house you might be interested in.

Raymond Isidore (1900 - 1964), resident of Chartres, France, built a simple cottage for he and his wife. In 1938 a shiny piece of broken crockery caught his eye and his creativity kicked into full gear. For the rest of his life he was devoted to transforming his house and garden into a mosaic wonder.  On his walks, he found ceramic, porcelain and glass fragments that he added to this masterpiece, eventually covering every surface of his property. You can still visit "Las Maison Picassiette", one of the world's most unique homes, today.
https://www.maison-picassiette-chartres.com/


    
THING THREE

This week at my C3 gallery gig (that's Coffee, Cookies and Culture), we made mosaic interlocking tiles on paper. What fun! It's a very slow art thing to do as it takes a while, but was enjoyable and genuinely rewarding when we put all of our pieces together.  You can do it too!  We used cardstock for the background shapes and paint chips for the colours.  Let me know if you need any instruction.


Well, "Three Things" for February is a wrap. 
 Happy Valentine's Day to you in a couple of weeks.  Be sure to be sweet to those you love.  


Artfully yours,
Glenna