Showing posts with label Africa. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Africa. Show all posts

Monday, April 27, 2015

Where did the days go? It's been ages since you saw me!

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 Here are a series of pieces that I've done over the past few weeks.










I feel like I went back to some on my earlier pieces, simple, only three or so bits of collage material.

Of course, a circle was added to make them a series.






















This pieces was done as part of the #CreativeSprint that I'm participating in. We were to create a piece of Mail Art and send it out anonymously, which I did.

It's like the old days for me, when that's what I always did.



#67

This one was made from some paper scraps that were lying on my table. It reminds me of cut paper stuff by Matisse. Well, sort of like that.

I've been busy posting in other locations for #CreativeSprint and for posting the incoming Mail Art for the bicycle blog.
I'm getting some nice entries for that exhibit.

Saturday, September 08, 2007

African Heritage Museum




One of the displays showed traditional African masks and a djembe drum, in another room there were amazing masks that developed later. We saw examples of the barrel drums like the ones being made in the workshop. A small room was devoted to Santeria and this cabinet shrine was set up in a corner. I wish there was a humidity and temperature index attached to this so you could feel how caliente it was. Whew! We headed back to El Convento, where we could relax in somewhat cooler surroundings. We ended up at the plunge pool again, to relax and read awhile. The breeze was very nice.

Here I am, back again after a long hiatus

 No explanations as to my hiatus. It's boring. But I'm back. And here's what I've been making. Lots and lots of these. They...