Happy Canada Day! Happy 150th

Happy Canada Day!

Happy 150th!

Yes, I am proud to be Canadian and would not want to live anywhere else.
But - we are at a crossroads. Too many Canadians have shown a dark side - of racism, bigotry, hate.
We have also not moved forward on the road to reconciliation.
Vancouver has chosen to call this hear -  150+, to recognize the contributions of Indigenous Peoples to the very fabric of Canada. We all need to be on that path of reconciliation, of inclusivity.

ABC Wednesday - X

This week at ABC Wednesday, X gets the nod.

X is for Malcolm X

Check here to see what others around the world have done for X.

ART on Friday

We are already mid June - how time does fly.
Here are a few of the pieces I have created this week.

Colour Me Positive
I am back to creating a journal spread for this weekly challenge at LuLu Art. My plan is to complete all the themes I've missed over the summer.
Week 23:

365 Project
This past week I created collages once again.

ICAD
This daily art project can be found at Daisy Yellow - a fun way to create quick collages in a most non-threatening way. Here are a few favs. from this week:

Sunday Postcard Art
The theme this week at Sunday Postcard Art was "Silhouettes"

Tags
I created this tag for:
Tag Tuesday (theme: Texture)  and Go Tag Thursday (theme: Anything Goes)

I used several motifs that I use a lot in my art - hearts, stars and birds. What motifs do you use often?

Photography
I had to share some of the flowers in our gardens.

Linking as well with:

Paint Party Friday

Inspire Me Monday

Over the Moon Link Party

ABC Wednesday - W and WOYWW

This week at ABC Wednesday, W is the letter of focus.

W is for:

Elie Wiesel

and

Alice Walker

Be sure to check here to see what others around the world did for W.            

WOYWW

                             

Each week, Julia Dunnit of Stamping Ground, asks us to share our work spaces and what we are working on.

Here is my dining room table where I had just finished the cards above.

Here is my art table after finishing my latest journal spread.

ART on Friday

Another week, another sharing of art.

ICAD
This daily challenge from Daisy Yellow has been enjoyable. Simple collages yes, but using the prompts adds a bit of challenge. here are 3 from this week:

Art Journal Journey
The theme this month at Art Journal Journey is circles.
I started a new journal and when I found this quote, I knew it wasperfect for the challenge.

365 Challenge
I haven't been as consistent with this self challenge, but I have started again - making collages with used stamps. Here's the collages from this week.

Linking as well with:

Paint Party Friday

Inspire Me Monday

ABC Wednesday - V and WOYWW

We have marched through most of the alphabet and have landed on V.

V is for Voltaire - the French philosopher and writer whose words still resonant today.

Be sure to check here to see what others around the world have done with V.





WOYWW

Each week at Stamping Ground, Julia Dunnit encourages us to share our work spaces and what we are working on.

I was working on a number of projects on my dining room/collage table and this was just after I finished the card above. It feels good to be back at creating.

ART on Friday

Here we are on the first Friday of June and a return to sharing some of my art. May really was a break from a lot of things - writing and art, although I did read a lot.
It felt good to get back to creating though - playing with paint and paper and glue.

Here are a few challenges I have been working on:

CHALLLENGES:

Sunday Postcard Art
The theme this week at Sunday Postcard Art is hands.

ABC Wednesday
The lerter of focus at ABC Wednesday this week is U.
U is for the United States - and this quote shows what has happened to the government.

Tag Tuesday
The theme at Tag Tuesday is animals.

Go Tag Thursday
The theme at Go Tag Thursday is Road Trip/Holiday. I chose out trip to the Space Coast in Orlando.

ICAD
During June and July, ICAD, the fun daily challenge hosted at Daisy Yellow, takes place. Using common index cards, you have permission to just experiment and play,
Here is the cover and first 2 cards (prompts are provided if you want to use them)

What challenges are you doing this month??


Also Linking with

Paint Party Friday

Inspire Me Monday