-Cheri
What a Cat! Crooning a Tune!
Category Archives: Creativity
What a Cat! Working the Nursery Rhyme Beat!
-Cheri
Daily Squiggle
-Lynne: I used marker and colored pencils on this squiggle. I used three shades of gray and a black for her hair. I mixed the complements. Blue and orange with the red and green accents of the skirt and shoes.
She looks like she has set sail. Who knows where the trade winds will take her…
What a Cat! Down Came a Spider!
-Cheri
Daily Squiggle
Lynne: I wanted a blue-green and red-orange complementary pair for this squiggle. I used only colored pencil. I put a base of yellow on the complete figure. I added red to the shirt for orange and blue to the pants for green. Then I shaded with green and orange pencils.
I think everyone should do cartwheels, even if just in your imagination.
Beatles Diorama: The Cavern
-Cheri: As I have mentioned before, I really like to make dioramas. They tell a story and it always amazes me of how detailed you can make your creation. So when I decided to pay homage to The Beatles, I felt that a diorama of them at The Cavern in Liverpool would be a fun idea.
I spent about a week drawing out my characters and getting them colored and cut out. I looked at a photo of The Cavern to get a good idea of what it looked like and how I would make the stage and the equipment that would be there.
After I had that all designed it came time to glue all of my items in their place. This is always the best part of the project and is where I really start to tell the story of the scene.
After I had all the pieces glued in I looked at the outside and felt that it should be included in the story. I really didn’t want to make a copy of the streets of Liverpool, so I decided to make a yellow submarine diving through a strawberry field. I never get tired of looking at this diorama, I hope you feel the same way.
What a Cat!
-Cheri
What a Cat!
-Cheri
What a Cat!
-Cheri
Goblin Ball Halloween Costumes Pt. 3
Happy Halloween (again and again) to all our readers who celebrate this weekend (and Monday)!
This year as stated in my previous posts here and here we decided to be attendees to the Goblin Ball, from the movie Labyrinth and here is an excellent video of the ball scene (and yes, that is David Bowie as Jareth, the Goblin King).
I have talked all about the creation of our fun costumes, now for the unveiling.
We stopped at several friends houses and my M-I-L’s house before heading out on the town. My M-I-L took the above photo. There should have been some more photos by her, but my camera died just after she took one photo. So, we waited until after the night was over to take some more, and, as you can see, the costumes held up really well.
I do have to say that my feet really hurt in those shoes. I don’t wear pointy-toed shoes and my poor toes just did not like them, but it was endurable and they did look quite perfect with the dress. I had not planned to wear any jewelry, but that necklace just finished the outfit off perfectly. It is also courtesy of my M-I-L (she also supplied the shoe buckles).
My SO looked great. He had a lot of comments about his mask. Several people thought he was supposed to be a plague doctor (they wore these long filtered masks that were supposed to keep the germs out). He put two of my unused feather ornaments in the cuffs of his jacket and it was just the right touch. I made him a sash from the same velvet as my shawl and purse. We looked pretty good together.
I was really happy with how the costumes turned out and we had a great time last night. Bloomington is a great town to be in for Halloween. Now what are we going to be next year?
P.S. Massive kudos and thanks to Mom (Lynne) for her magic work on the photos. They look wonderful!
