Birds of a Feather (Creative Tuesdays)

Creative Tuesdays makes it's long awaited return, after a much needed artistic reprieve.  Can't wait to see what everyone's created.  Despite the Theme being Birds of A Feather, I'm 100% confident the creativity will be anything but Fowl :)

Stop on over to Creative Tuesdays and see all the wonderful artistry on display.  While you're there, perhaps you'll feel inspired to create yourself.  Check out the guidelines to get started, can't wait to see what you'll choose to share.

Christmas In July (For Creative Tuesdays)

Over at Creative Tuesdays, the theme of the week is Christmas in July, stop on by and see what presents are awaiting your eyes to unwrap the bliss within.

I have to admit, I had no idea what to do this week.  Perhaps it was a case of being only one week removed from Paradise Island, but the only thoughts I could relate to July were summer, beach, sand, fireworks.  So that said, I thought I'd put a different angle on the beach scene and then I added a volleyball/racquetball net, some towels, and for those wondering, that elongated shape next to the purple towel is supposed to be a horseshoe pit.  Then to solve the Christmas part I added a Tree, that is supposed to be made out of muddied sand, but not really sure that came out in the end and a manger scene just above the tree, which still looked a little bare to me, so I added some presents.

At this point I was content I guess, but still wanted to solidify the time falls in the month of July.  Aside from simply stating the theme, I wanted to include something that would indicate July.  I thought about adding some fireworks, in fact I did put some in there, but each time it seemed like the fireworks display overtook much of the water, which I really liked the way it came out.  So, to solve the matter I put up a sign, and to ensure the viewers eyes were drawn to it, I put an additional towel on the bottom there, and then added some paw prints to drive the eyes to the sign.

Definitely fun working with sand and water, which i didn't have to of course, but honestly, just couldn't think of any other venue to illustrate the theme.  Which in turn is something I'm really looking forward to seeing how the others handled this one.

While you're checking everyone's work out, read the guidelines and keep tuning into Creative Tuesdays so you can partake in a future week.

Paradise Island Retreat (For Creative Tuesdays)

Over at Creative Tuesdays, the theme is Paradise Island.  Boy, could've gone in a number of directions there, but, because of artistic limitations and my desire to keep this site as close to a PG rating as possible, I opted away from some of those other notions and went with a perfect scene at a beach, where you could spend time watching the beauty of the ocean, the alternating colors of the sky, any various animals that pass by your line of sight, sand, a bed (counting on it being rainless of course), fishing for one's supper, over an open fire of course, and naturally a small boat, in order to get back home when you long for that, again, counting on the waves to be gentle that day :)

Stop on over to Creative Tuesdays and see what the others versions of paradise Island prompted them to create.

The Various Shades Of Relationally Based Background Noise

First, a grey cold crystal base was born

An aqua sky then peaked, yet the shadows quickly grew a dark form

The Sky knew it must flood the crackled dark below, in order for new life to grow

But when the darkness seemed to fade, a dust storm stole the sky

Upon the clearing, a new vision formed, dark red offset by florescent life

As time grew though, the sky came under distant control

All sight fell deranged, distorted from the many stages of the one

To which mankind knew not what to do, so he caged them all, as he's been known to  do