calling missouri explorers...

A Million Little Pictures: Documentary

What is it?
One thousand people from around the world will document their lives in 24 frames using a disposable camera. An exhibition will be held showing over 24,000 photographs.
Click here to read more.
Who should participate?
In a nutshell: you. We're looking for people with different cultures, ethnicities, geographic locations, and lifestyles. This is for anyone. You do not have to consider yourself an "artist" to participate.
Click here to participate.
An exhibition in my city? {i would love for this to come to my town,hence the title of this post!-denise}
We'll be organizing an exhibition at a gallery in the city that has the most participants.
Click here for more information on the exhibitions.

today's reminder

today i will let my words serve my best interests.i will choose them with care.

"i don't let my mouth say nothin' my head can't stand." -louis armstrong

where i'm at

a slice of my studio using a holga filter over my digi cam 2009

today's reminder

this day is a beautiful room that's never been seen before.let me cherish the seconds,minutes and hours i spend here.help me to think before i speak and pray before i act.

courage to change page 64

the 12 steps

cheerful thoughts...

..for the robust,the ragged & the recuperating -orange.art miniature

• we cannot become what we need to be by remaining what we are.-max de pree
• 'taint worthwhile to wear a day all out before it comes.-sarah orne jewett
• make yourself necessary to somebody.-ralph waldo emerson
• keep up appearances whatever you do.-charles dickens
• beware of all enterprises that require new clothes.-henry david thoreau
  

happy new day all!
xo,
d

go to the medium well 4x

seth has posed wonderful questions from & for artists,
and fascinating,surprising,thoughtful responses
from artists as well on his blog the altered page.
have you been keeping up with this..the pulse?!

it is never to late you know! pop over now,why not?

unspectacular quirks...only 6

"Love your blog with the fabulous photos and witty commentary.
Therefore, I have the feeling that I want to know more, more I tell you!
So, lucky you..." -fabulous friend & original artist erika tysse of available space


YOU HAVE BEEN TAGGED
Here are the rules:
1. Link back to the person who tagged you
2. Mention the rules on your blog
3. Tell about 6 unspectacular quirks of yours
4. Tag 6 following bloggers by linking to them
5. Leave a comment on each of the tagged bloggers
blogs letting them know they've been tagged.

alrighty then.

-i have brought cuticle picking to a new level,olympic
proportions,if you will.
-i am endlessly fascinated by my aging body.good or otherwise.quirky.
-i have an insatiable appetite for sunshine streaming in through my windows.
-i am easily entertained by rubber cement.
-i don't like anything lukewarm.
-i would go to the ends of the earth for a clean bathroom.

i will be waiting to hear from these seemingly normalish girlfriends to spill!:
lisa cook
jen worden
fran foster
roben-marie smith
corey dankocsik
marie otero

a special shout out to a sweet missouri sister,steph mc atee
for her compliment to me on her blog! thanks,steph!

shady lady

me and my shadow.
i have enjoyed angela's renditions,her shadow play.
so i had to play a bit myself,using the solar filter in pse
and saturating the colors just a hair,a fun exercise.

in the studio

time to take stock of the studio.
lots of things on the horizon...
list of goals to come.

in obscuro paper brushes

the edge

God on the edge. look at that perfect scalloped edge.
God is in the details.i am so grateful for the small things.

just thought you should know.

"sometimes in full flight from reality"

hmmm "what does she mean?"
"you have to read the book" she said.

the dealio...i was tagged by sweet marie
to write the title to my own memoir

in return, the rules are as follows:

write the title to your own memoir using SIX {6} words.

post it on your blog.

link to the person that tagged you.

tag 5 more blogs.

i want to read your memoirs lisa , carol , deryn , kelly & jen

out to play

holga image/st.louis basilica grounds

"no hurt survives for long
without our help, she said

& then she kissed
me & sent me out
to play again
for the rest
of my life."

brian andreas, Traveling Light




StoryPeople on youTube

a lot of little things

checking in on sarah i found this list....i am a sucker
for lists.and links.
i invite you to play along!

WELCOME TO THE 2008 EDITION OF GETTING
TO KNOW YOUR FRIENDS.
THE THEORY IS: YOU WILL LEARN A LOT OF
LITTLE THINGS ABOUT YOUR
FRIENDS THAT YOU MIGHT NOT HAVE KNOWN. . .

1. WHAT TIME DID YOU GET UP THIS MORNING?
6:45

2. DIAMONDS OR PEARLS?
pearls

3. WHAT WAS THE LAST FILM YOU SAW AT THE CINEMA?
no country for old men

4. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE TV SHOW?
showtime's dexter

5. WHAT DO YOU USUALLY HAVE FOR BREAKFAST?
coffee and bananas

6. WHAT IS YOUR MIDDLE NAME?
marie

7. WHAT FOOD DO YOU DISLIKE?
asparagus

8. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CD?
at the moment...rabbit songs by hem

9. WHAT KIND OF CAR DO YOU DRIVE?
2000 camry

10. FAVORITE SANDWICH?
turkey wrapped in boston lettuce with spicy brown mustard

11. WHAT CHARACTERISTIC DO YOU DESPISE?
deliberate meanness

12. FAVORITE ITEM OF CLOTHING?
my eileen fisher boiled wool coat

13. IF YOU COULD GO ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD ON VACATION, WHERE WOULD YOU GO?
greece...crete

15. FAVORITE BRAND OF CLOTHING?
eileen fisher

16. WHERE WOULD YOU RETIRE TO?
with tom, probably chicago or longboat key, by myself solvang

17. WHAT WAS YOUR MOST MEMORABLE BIRTHDAY?
there are many,but my last is most memorable...50,yep

18. FAVORITE SPORT TO WATCH?
hockey

19. FURTHEST PLACE YOU ARE SENDING THIS TO:
just putting it "out there" on my blog

21. PERSON YOU EXPECT TO ANSWER:
mary fran foster but i would really love it if you all would,
then leave me a comment to let me know! come on!

22. FAVORITE SAYING?
just for today

23. WHEN IS YOUR BIRTHDAY?
october 16

24. YOU A MORNING OR NIGHT PERSON?
morning

25. WHAT IS YOUR SHOE SIZE?
7.5 c

26. PETS?
kitty cat,sissy

27. ANY NEW AND EXCITING NEWS YOU WOULD LIKE TO SHARE WITH US?
i am putting the finishing touches on a special project

28. WHAT DID YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU WERE LITTLE?
a baker & candlestick maker

29. HOW ARE YOU TODAY?
pretty good,thanks

30. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CANDY?
swedish fish

31. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE FLOWER?
peony

32. WHAT IS A DAY ON THE CALENDAR YOU ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO?
tomorrow

33. WHAT IS YOUR FULL NAME?
denise marie kempland lombardozzi

34. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW?
raising sand

35. LAST THING YOU ATE?
tomato bisque and a greek salad

36. DO YOU WISH ON STARS?
mostly

37. IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE?
chartreuse

38. HOW IS THE WEATHER RIGHT NOW?
snowing,icy and cooollllddd

39. FAVORITE SOFT DRINK?
constant comment tea...iced

40. FAVORITE RESTAURANT?
papa milano's in chicago.....no longer there :(

41. SIBLINGS?
2 younger sisters and 4 younger brothers

42. FAVORITE DAY OF THE YEAR?
valentine's day,uh-huh

43. WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE TOY AS A CHILD?
chatty cathy

44. SUMMER OR WINTER:
summer

46. COFFEE OR TEA?
depends on the time of day

47. CHOCOLATE OR VANILLA?
deep,dark chocolate

48. DO YOU WANT YOUR FRIENDS TO COMMENT HERE?
yes,please!

49. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED?
last night

50. WHAT IS UNDER YOUR BED?
a rug

51. WHO IS THE FRIEND YOU'VE HAD THE LONGEST?
judy

53. FAVORITE SMELL?
salt water

54. WHAT ARE YOU AFRAID OF?
being afraid

55. SALTY OR SWEET?
salty

56. HOW MANY KEYS ON YOUR KEY CHAIN?
3

57. HOW MANY YEARS AT YOUR CURRENT JOB?
jobs....2.5 at one,1 week at the other

58. FAVORITE DAY OF THE WEEK ?
Saturday

59. HOW MANY TOWNS HAVE YOU LIVED IN?
4

60. DO YOU MAKE FRIENDS EASILY?
yes,i think i do.

to quote erma

"heap o' oranges" on my kitchen table & at LIFE IT PHOTOS

whaddaya think?
is this a great quote or what?
erma bombeck had her finger on the pulse of the american
housewife..back in the day,and today still,her quotes strike
a cord and tickle my funny bone!

here i am!

i am here AND there! a new member of the art pub studios,
you will want to visit there often for an artful shot in the arm!

warming up.goofing off

"eye thought" photobooth .bulge.

i spent the day warming up.
i have a few important projects
and collaborations looming and
have not spent a bit of productive time
at my art table in well over a month.
warming up is a necessary part of my process,
creatively speaking.
i started my warming up by goofing off.
hence,the wacky self-portrait....deep in thought,
well,sort of. i guess goofing is part of that same process.

my friend and exceptionally talented artist,jen worden
posted a monoprint challenge a day or so ago.
i gathered my tools:

• 11x13 plexi glass
• brayers
• tweezers
• liquitex acrylics
• a variety of papers
• masks

and took her up on it.
i used brilliant yellow green,
alizarin crimson hue perm.,chromium oxide green,
deep turquoise and dioxazine purple.scrapbook paper
and stonehenge were papers at hand and i dragged out
a couple of heidi swapp masks to play with.
a really satisfying exercise...just what i needed to warm up,
thanks,jen!
my renditions below....

just a thought

"perfection is a lonnnng way off, but improvement can be
made to happen everyday". -anonymous

to do today:

1. shun carbs...a one day at a time proposition
   
2. pick up my paintbrush,gluestick & muse
   
3. take a walk
4. call a friend
5. write a letter
6. snap more pictures
7. meditate
8. place my unmanageable loved ones in G's hands
9. visualize warmth
10. take a nap
    

afterglow

an other worldly light casting its shadows
in my kitchen this morning...............
all is calm & o' so bright,all is well today

coming and going

a reminder to self.
take time to smell the mistletoe.
don't dwell on the uncontrollable.
lighten up.
today is all i have!
on with it.
: )

coming along...

feeling better.
thank you for your well wishes!
feeling grateful for my health,
d