fifi’s grafitti

I didn’t have much energy for art this weekend, but I did experiment by concocting this solution that’s supposed to “rust” objects. I’ve been wanting to do some assemblage and thought a rusted Altoid tin would be a nice starting place.
The recipe is equal parts of vinegar and household bleach. I used white vinegar. DO […]

The first thing that came to mind for this subject was an audio cue, a line from an old Bill Monroe song: “Give me wings, that I might fly away to Glory.”
I thought of the close link between the Spanish spelling of Alas (wings) and Almas (souls). Why that constant association between the soul and […]

Challenge #6: What do you desire that you are lacking and someone else has? If you could have it would you really want it or is it just a notion? How come you want to have it? What can you do to still that desire so that there is no need to be envious […]

I’ve been working on the house lately and have had to sacrifice my “art” time. Posting on this blog is my small way of keeping myself doing at least one small creative thing. I find myself also looking for “assignments” from other blogs and from groups on Flickr. My latest creative boost for photography is […]

Morning has come and we survived another bout with Mother Nature. Traffic was barely creeping along the highway last night as 60 mph winds drove sheets of water across six lanes. I was glad to make it home in one piece. The honeysuckle is pretty perky today but many of the watersoaked roses are bent […]

Hush little baby, don’t say a word;Papa’s gonna buy you a mocking- bird.
The song should end right there, because the following verse, which begins, if that mockingbird don’t sing, is something that just AIN’T gonna happen. I’ve been thinking about the bio-clocks of mockingbirds. I believe I could set my clocks to the mockingbird […]

I think I spoke much too lightly about Greed on Studio Friday a few weeks back. I got two new books from Amazon the other day and they are wreaking havoc with my psyche.
The first book was this glorious Artist Trading Card Workshop by Bernie Berlin that is fully of scrumptious ATC’s and is making […]

My roots more closely resemble those of a honeysuckle vine rather than an oak tree. Like the vines, I’ve stretched so far from my roots that we hardly bear any relationship to one another. Like the roots, my spirit is always alive, but hidden by dirt and no one knows for sure if I will […]

The sky was overcast but bright and it seemed ideal for shooting macros. I shot 3 or 4 different small flies sampling wildflower nectar but this one is just crazy: its eyes take up most of its head. The camera can see so many things I can’t with my faulty vision, and it gives me […]

Challenge #5: Wrath. Anger. Hatred. Prejudice. Discrim- ination. Not…good. How does it show up every now and then in your studio? Do you break things just because you are in its grip? Why? Do you smash your last creation and destroy it? How do you deal with it?
I’m rarely angry because of my art. Maybe […]