The Wonders of the Universe

I know some birds who stared in awe at the wonders of our Universe.  

Families

Two families on their pods.  (Collage with bar-codes, envelope liners, and other scraps.)

Going Somewhere?

They are going.  Who knows where they are going, but they are going.  

Another Tiny Leader

Collage and gouache.  Harmony in greens. 

Follow the Leader

A bird collage.  

The body of the little leader looks like a sideways bookshelf to me.  I like to think of following an educated leader who puts value in books, reading, the Arts, ethics.  

Promenade

An appropriate color theme for the day.
(Collage with postcards, rejected drawings, printer alignment test)

Moon Gazing

Collage in notebook.

Purely for the enjoyment of paper-scraps harmony.  

(Much use here of printer sheets from head alignment test.)

A Day of Marches

 

In support of all the marching birds, today.  

In honor of the right to march in peace.  

In hope of a kinder world.

Birds of All Colors

 

In honor of MLK day:

A Beautiful Speech,

uniting birds of all colors

(8.5x6.25)

Afternoon Stroll

In Honor of National Bird Day (January 5), a collage of birds.  

Two families meeting during their afternoon stroll. 

Follow the Leader

More birds.  It's an obsession, it seems.  At least, a harmless one.  

It is such fun to go through bits of papers and choose the ones that have to go together. 

Fun with Feathers

Pecking

Pen and ink and watercolor on paper

A drawing from a few years ago when I was going through a pen and ink phase.  (One of many over the years.  I do love the feel and sound of the pen scratching on the paper.) 

Tang Museum

Sunday, September 21.  Saratoga Springs.  Gorgeous day.  Visit to the Tang Museum.  

My favorite piece will not look like much in the picture.  It includes motion and sounds so you really have to be there.  But here is the bench you can sit on:  

                     

Here is what you see:  a plastic pool.  On the water many bowls and glasses in tones of white and blue are floating and being propelled by a gentle currant (from a small engine.)  

      

As the bowls gently dance around the pool, they hit each other and create a musical landscape of clinging sounds.  At the same time, coming from the loud speaker is a composition by David Lang (fabulous contemporary composer.)  The whole experience is magical.  

My favorite wall piece:

   

And a detail:   

   

 I enjoyed this too.  Elegant:

  

And this.  Swirly:

  

Going upstairs, a fantastic collection of pieces that recalled the magic of geodes:

 

Anyone remembering some of my drawing-a-day efforts will understand my appreciation of these towers/columns:  

   

And speaking of tall things, this crazy cartoon-like sculpture bade us goodbye:

  

Plus a few Saratoga sightings:

  

Peaceable Kingdom

 

This ancient piece from the National Museum of Handiwork  is a favorite of Mrs. Aplux and has inspired many of her own pieces. 

Early Work

 

Here is a sample from Mrs. Aplux's early embroidery work.  It was inspired from a piece she saw at the National Museum of Handiwork that I will post tomorrow. 

Brief Encounter

 

I go on neighborhood walks.  A lot of dogs do too.  I love watching them.  Here I felt inspired by a very joyful meeting.  

Tiny Mural

 

Here I am indulging in my fantasy of mural painting.  Would it look good on the side of a large building?  

Street Art

 

 Living vicariously through a comics.  Street art is so incredibly inspiring to me.  One of my heroes:  PHLEGM.  Check his work at:  http://phlegmcomicnews.blogspot.com/

Drawing the Sun

 

What happens when the pen is left to its own will.  

Eugene and his Friend

 

Something cozy for the weekend.