Mermaid Montage

Welcome!

I have tried to blog all week, 

But alas, poor Yorrick,

my body doth fail.

All kaleidoscopes by inkspired and KaleidoCam 

A pinched nerve to arm and hand just have not been

Cooperating.

Today, I’d like to share

Mermaids!
(A favorite, did you know?)

Artist Laurel Burch, taken too soon, but leaving us with such beauty

By Percy Tarrant

 By Victor Nizovtsev
(Another favorite artist of mine!)

‘Seaweed Snack’

By Frank Rogers

‘Mermaid Seductress’

By Sara Burrier

‘Finding Sea Treasure’

I have looked and looked and cannot find the artist for this.
Do you know?

SOOSH@VSKAFANDRE

Card front/back & inside by inkspired

Disney’s “Silly Symphony Mer Babies‘

‘Mermaid’s Night on the Town’ original by inkspired

 ‘The Mermaid Dance’
Unknown artist

‘Mermaid Shoe Envy’

Andre’s, 1959, Habana, Cuba

Mae Chevrette collage quote

 Vintage book illustration

That’s all for today.
I do hope you have found a mermaid
you’be never seen before,
or a new favorite artist.

Sending you all mermaid best wishes,
‘Til next time,
inkspired

Leaves and Leaves and Leaves!

Welcome!

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‘J is for Jack Frost’ From “The Fairy Alphabet”
By Fanny Young Cory
1877 - 1972

I got to crunch some leaves today.

Big, dry, crunchy leaves!

I kind of forgot how fun that was.

When is the last time you crunched some leaves?

Unknown photographer

This kaleidoscope always makes me think of Indian corn colors.

Kaleidoscope by inkspired

I came across a very interesting Leaf Craft, 

While browsing through Pinterest.

Aren’t those cool looking?

Anybody can ‘doodle’.

I would use a juicy white paint pen, so as to not tear the leaf.

The top photo shows more ‘zentangle’ type decoration,

While the bottom photo appears to be more doodling style.

W. Wordsworth quote

Unknown artist

I am saving a zentangle post for later.

People do quite a bit more with leaves and art also.

Sam Larson draws tiny silhouette scenes on his leaves:

Leaf art by Sam Larson

This Indonesian artist uses strong coffee to paint leaves with:

Ghidaq al-Nizar aka ‘coffeetopia’

Wow!

Take a look outside.

Take a short walk, even if it is just down your driveway

Or around the block.

Unknown credits

Enjoy the Leaves!

A Coles Phillips ‘fade-away’ girl painting.

October 1917 magazine cover art

Why not invite someone else to go on the walk with you?

October 1917 magazine cover

‘Til next time,

inkspired

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