Celebrate!
Reason to Celebrate? My wife and I recently returned from a trip to Egypt and Dubai. I was so excited about visiting the New Egyptian Museum! I had planned to spend one entire day there. However……the day we had scheduled to go, a very important diplomat was visiting the museum……so…..we
Always Counting Steps!
I have always had a thing about counting my steps. As I kid it helped me to learn to count. As a high school student carrying many books I made sure I knew how many steps to get to the next level so I would not fall. Even when I
DARE TO DREAM
My Prompt for December is….”Dare To Dream” As children we dream of many things…..our first two wheel bike, the Easter Bunny and of course Christmas! As teens we dream of getting our drivers licence, high school graduation, maybe our first summer job or our first date. Then maybe college …a
TOO MUCH CONCRETE!
Two years ago we moved from a large house into a new build apartment. In our home my wife and I each had our own studios. In the apartment my wife took over one of the bedrooms as her studio and I rented a studio in a Church. It didn’t
Building Bridges
There are many types of bridges from all over the world. Some are huge and span miles while others simple offer a step onto another path. Sometimes these bridges fall apart. The cause can be age, poor structure, weak materials and sometimes just bad weather and even war! It does
Building Bridges
Niagara Falls, Ontario and Niagara Falls , New York are separated by several bridges, none of which are very long. At two of these bridges you can actually wave on the Canadian side to someone on the American side and they would wave back! As teenagers many of us had
What a Treeeet!
I have never apologized for imperfections I make in my art. Since exploring this prompt I have seen more imperfections everywhere. Crooked houses, strangely bent trees, even the way people walk sometimes looks….well…imperfect! We do not understand what “perfection” really is! So, that being said ……here we go! Nature is
Stop Being Perfect!
We all love to hear how well we are doing. Whether it is in our schoolwork or just behaving well during those dreaded family outings! Trying to be perfect constantly is hard work. Why should we strive for perfection in our art? Do we seek praise for our technical ability
WINDS OF CHANGE
A Change I Did Not Ask For! I realize that changing something in your life can be a sign of growing or perhaps a way to survive. The changes in the world for reason I refuse to mention have really taken a toll on myself, my family, and even my
WINDS OF CHANGE
“Forces that have the power to change things……..used generally to mean change is going to happen.” In these troubling and uncertain times that are facing the world today including poverty, disease , hunger and political turmoil, one hopes that “a change is gonna come”. A simple change of weather could
The Industrial Revolution
When I heard that “Revolution” was to be our next prompt, it filled me with too many options. It seems that there is always a revolution of some kind going on somewhere in the world. Cultural revolution, political revolution, Art revolution etc. I remembered stories that my Grandmother told about
What Are You Saying?
This prompt was exciting ( at first) then it gave me TOO many ideas! I thought about it right till the last day and finally this is what I decided. The title of my piece should clue you in. I know other artists who use Assemic writing constantly and I