fifi’s grafitti

Pardon the debris.
I was enamored of the colors and style of the theme I’ve been using for the last year or so, but lately I’ve felt it’s too “busy” and hard to read. I will be experimenting so the layout may suffer, but the blog should still be accessible.
I also need to find my thesaurus.

hold your hand to the stars
catch a firefly (but let it go)
cup your hand round your ear
and listen to moon light
wings of owls
not so distant dog bark
mockingbird sonata in the maple tree
touch the night to light your soul

While wandering the virtual shelves at amazon.com, I found this book, Soul Collage: An Intuitive Collage Process for Individuals and Groups>. I read the blurb about it and decided to do my own analysis of my collage. I usually think my collages have to have some ironic or symbolic meaning, but now I’m just putting […]

I’ve been practicing drawing a bit. These characters are about the best I can do when trying to draw human heads. I’ve been copying some faces from the daily comic strips hoping to come up with something with more dimension. It’s been nice to finally find my art pens and some of my journals to […]

Mental blocks can take on an infinite variety of forms and disguises. There are the Barmy Brain Waves, the Dots of Doubt, the Cracqueled Cerebellum, and many more. If you’re trapped in a sealed room with no windows or doors with only a mirror, how do you escape? (corny answer to this junior-high school riddle […]

It was hot last night and the long unremembered scent of mimosa assailed my nostrils, returning me to childhood, to a time when these pink bottle-brush blossoms carpeted the the neighborhoods of South Oak Cliff, to a time before cigarettes, alcohol, broken relationships, and all the other burdens of growing up had not yet spun […]

I’ve been doing “man’s work” today. I’ve learned a few good tips by watching the carpenters who have been working on the house, and today I applied a bit of what I’d learned to install some crown molding in a corner to conceal the bits of plaster that don’t quite line up. A bit of […]

I haven’t done collage for awhile, but I was inspired by the wordplay associated with this week’s theme over at Scrapiteria. Thanks for the inspiration (and a good time), Renzntzman!
Sorry for the less than sharp quality. My office is still in chaos & the scanner’s not set up yet, so I had to shoot this […]

fireflies in the night, exchanging flashes,
fireflies in the night, what were the chances they’d be sharing love before the night was through?
The fireflies are back! About two weeks ago the outdoor floodlight burned out, leaving the yard in nearly pitch darkness. The light is really high on the house and difficult to change, so it’s […]

What is orange?
An orange is orange.
A carrot is orange.
Pumpkins are are orange.
Pomegranate blossoms are orange.
You can’t rhyme with orange.
Turns out, you can’t match orange, either.
My mom decided she wanted orange trim in her yellow bedroom. We brought home numerous chip charts from local paint and diy stores.
We had Orange Ice, Navel, Mandarin, and Jack O’Lantern.
We […]