Tuesday, February 23, 2016

Jumping From One Thought to Another

I'm going to have to be brief today as I have a lot of running around to do. But I do have some explaining to do.

But first, I hope you take in the TwobyTwobyTuesday blog. I would like to grow the audience and the participation for the twinchie art challenge this year. It's every other week and the prompts are already posted for the whole year. The next one up is "Unicorn" for March 8. All mediums and talents are welcome--it just needs to be two-inches square (or even cubed!?)
This week's twinchie word was, "leap," and that got us to thinking...

Ooooh, danger!

My first thought was of Stag's Leap, a vineyard that produces wines that I like. Then I thought of "Artemis," a Cabernet Sauvignon they bottle that is quite yummy. [Artemis is the Greek goddess of the hunt, which would be an appropriate deity to call upon if you were trying to hunt deer]. From there, we thought of Artemisia, a group of plants that sport white or grey leaves. The group includes a popular garden plant (Dusty Miller or Artemisia stelleriana) and wormwood (or Artemisia absinthia, the stuff from which absinthe is made).
And that's how I got to this, a Zentangle-inspired tangle of leaves:


It's kind of a hybrid between Sampson, Verdigoh and Amaze, I guess. I drew upon this source for inspiration.
It's not the craziest nor the most convoluted thinking, as it was a linear path, right?

The other item I'm posting is for the EIM word of the week, "earth." Trillian, the woman in charge there, put it as earth, little "e," so I went with dirt and my little garden trowel that helps me dig the weeds out of same:


For now, that's what I have. There will be more this week, so please entertain the idea of returning!

14 comments:

  1. great idea for your inchie - bet your garden is beautiful - personally I like weeds!

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    1. Thanks, Kia! I learned a long time ago that a weed is just the wrong plant in the wrong place. I just seem to not have any in the RIGHT place, so out they go! c

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  2. love your take on the twinchie I always love the thought processes we take to get where we end up artistically. I also like the trowel idea for earth. I stay away from plants and flowers as my mere presence seems to kill them. Have a great one

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    1. Thanks, Free! This was definitely one of those stream of consciousness things and I just went with the flow! I'm enjoying the sunny days and the dirt under my fingernails. No fancy manicures for me!c

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  3. Great take on your inchie, I love gardening, but not in the cold and windy weather we are having.

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    1. Thank you, Wendy! I'm enjoying this fine Arizona weather--70s or better and sunny. And dry, before it becomes a dry heat of 110s. What's that in centigrade, I'm not sure. HOT!! C

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  4. I have been spending my days removing weeds from little yard on Earth myself. Cute idea for your inchie!

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    1. Thank you, Jean! I've been spending a LOT of time trying to whip the weeds into submission. This weekend I'm calling in reinforcements--two adult children--to help win the war! c

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  5. Terrific artwork. I love the little trowel on the inchie

    Chrissie xx

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    1. Glad you like what I did here, Chrissie! Thank you! c

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  6. Love both, your twinchie and your inchie.

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    1. Much appreciated, Trillian! I know how hard you work on the challenge; the least I can do is to work it! c

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