Saturday 30 April 2022

DANCE: TRIPPING THE LIGHT FANTASTIC


 This phrase evolved over time. Its origin is attributed to John Milton's 1645 poem L'Allegro which includes lines addressed to Euphrosyne, one of the Three Graces of Greek mythology:

Come, and trip it as ye go,

On the light fantastick toe.

Thursday 28 April 2022

DANCE -- Ginger's garden was her solace and inspiration


 

DANCE - Dancing Stamps

Thaxted May Day Custom...Dancing around the Damson Souffle.


 Ideal choice of theme for May Day Bank Holiday weekend. Thaxted uses the last of their damsons to make a souffle... If the souffle doesn't rise the year will be cursed...as you can see this year the Souffle is perfect. The Morris Dancers celebrate by waving their Damsons in a merry dance.

Wednesday 27 April 2022

DANCE - Dance Banner

From the archives.

This Week's Theme: Dance

“Will you, won’t you, will you, won’t you, won’t you join the dance?” - The Mock Turtle’s Song

Waltzing, Jiving, Twisting, Pogo-ing or simply letting it all hang out to the music. Collage the Light Fantastic.

This is my last theme week in April but I don't mind continuing for May if that's okay. - Ron

Wednesday 20 April 2022

Theme: Normal Life

For this week, I’m going to pinch one of Grayson Perry’s recent Art Club themes and go for “Normal Life”. Collages welcome on the humdrum, the commonplace, the day to day etc. - Ron

Saturday 16 April 2022

Inventors & Inventions: John Spilsbury (1739-1796) British Cartographer is credited with...


 ...coming up with an educational tool in 1766 to teach geography. He affixed a world map to wood and carved each country thereby creating the first jigsaw puzzle! 

Sensing a business opportunity, he created puzzles on eight themes -- the World, Europe, Asia, Africa, America, England and Wales, Ireland and Scotland.

Thursday 14 April 2022

INVENTORS & INVENTIONS: The Grateful Dead did not have much use for Goodyear's discovery


 Charles Goodyear (1800-1860) was an America self-taught chemist and manufacturing engineer who developed vulcanized rubber for which he received a patent in 1844. He is credited with inventing the chemical process to create and manufacture pliable, waterproof, moldable rubber.

Inventors and Invention - The Gladys Pringle Wooly Mind Expungers

Inventions.


 This is the result of a happy accident…page 663 was ripped and revealed the page  behind…they matched up so well I just added a couple  of my ubiquitous light bulbs and Bob’s your uncle….Fanny’s your aunt.

Wednesday 13 April 2022

Theme: Inventors & Inventions

Collages welcome on the above - real or fictional inventors and inventions. Looking forward to your paper & glue “Eureka!” moments. - Ron

Wednesday 6 April 2022

Theme: Pairs

Over to me for April's themes. Thanks to Michael & Hazel for the fine subjects over the last few weeks. For this first week - Collages featuring “Pairs” - that go together well (or not so well)- Thunder & Lightning, Flotsam & Jetsam, Salt & Pepper, Tom & Jerry etc… not forgetting of course - Paper & Glue! Good Luck, Ron.