Today, I went to the Orange Poppy Art Studio, located on Baseline Road, across the street from St. Stephen Roman Catholic Church, on Grand Island, for a pumpkin workshop. This workshop was all about decorating a paper mache pumpkin. There were two choices for decorating the pumpkin: paint or decoupage. I already had a pumpkin […]
part one The pictures here are from days one through seven of Inktober. The prompts are moustache, weave, crown, murky, deer, earring, and starfish. In the days when bears and humans spoke the same language, there was a boy who was best friends with a bear cub who was known only as Baby Bear. The
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What could be better than getting ready for my favorite holiday? It’s all about bright colors and fun. It’s about apples and winter squash and celebrating autumn, as well as getting to be any character you want to be. The only down side to Halloween is that it can be really cold and, as someone
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It’s time for the autumn version of the Ultimate Blogging Challenge. This month, I am going to share stories about some of the adventures that I’ve been on recently. In addition, I’m going to share pictures from the Inktober challenge. In this challenge, I draw a picture in ink every day for the month of
Last Friday, I went to St. Timothy Lutheran Church to paint wooden ornaments. These ornaments were made by Paul, a local wood carver, and they will be sold at the Erie County Fair. All proceeds from the sale of the ornaments will go to the Make a Wish Foundation, which grants wishes to children with
Last October, I completed the one-month Inktober project for the first time in three tries. Drawing in ink every day for a month helped me to like the medium. And so, I decided to continue year round with Inktober’s second challenge, Inktober 52. It’s a really great idea and it’s been an opportunity to grow
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It’s Silly Saturday, so I decided to share some silly AI images that I conjured up on my phone. Through the Facebook Messenger app, I can provide prompts, and AI will create an image for me. The goofier the prompt, the more absurd the image. So, I am sharing a few fun AI images with
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It’s Wordless Wednesday, and it’s also the last day of the Ultimate Blogging Challenge and the A to Z blogging challenge. I’ve really enjoyed these challenges, and it’s hard to believe that they are over. They’ve taken me from the coldness of April 1st to the loveliness of spring. So, to celebrate, I decided to
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Yes, you can. Yes, I can. Do you really want to do something? Are you committed to practicing and putting the time and effort into making it happen? Well, then yes, you can do it. Notice, I didn’t say you will get rich at your new skill. Because, for sure, I haven’t figured out that
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There was once an Orange King, who had a tiny kingdom near a big sea. He was not content with his tiny kingdom. “I want more,” the Orange King roared. When he roared, his people jumped back in fear because, even though he did not look frightening, he had guards who were big and mighty.
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