Delight-Filled Leaves Art
Today in Canada it is Labour Day, a great excuse to have a long weekend in September. Four years ago, I wished so much that I was in labour, being five days overdue with my first baby, largely so that … Continued
After working on these small canvases for a number of years, I put the finishing touches on them last year. I had been working with that predominant colour since about 2004, as seen in my soybean painting. The colour, as … Continued
I have a box of old letters that I occasionally look through when working on mixed media art. I found this one, written by my eight-year-old Great Aunt about my Grandpa Donald (then 4) and my Great Grandmother. It’s just … Continued
How I Spent Labour Day by Donald E. Duck (my grandfather, written c. 1931). [Helene was his older sister, my great aunt.] On Monday morning I started to make a flower bed of my own. I had to dig sods … Continued
I found my Grandpa’s 1929 composition workbook from 50 years before the picture (previous post) was taken. Grandpa’s 1929 composition notebook, age 9 A Trip by Aeroplane Once upon a time there lived a little boy who’s name was Jack … Continued