STARS ... "When you wish upon a star...

 ...makes no difference who you are,

anything your heart desires will come to you."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_dl4ANDlZ4

Star Signs ...........................................Star Catchers

Too big for the scanner hence the rather wonky photo.

Star Signs.............................Star Studded Line Up

star-signs: Gemini Dog Stars in Space

Stars

 The Hollywood stars book was very chopped up and this face was partly missing already…so I tried something new.The seven faces are the Seven Sisters..the daughters of Atlas and Pleione…long story short they were transformed into doves and then into stars.Tayget, Electra,Alcyone,Sterope,Celaeno,Maia and Maia.

Theme Of The Week........................Star Signs

Gemini, Leo, Pisces, etc. ? Astrology or astronomy? Stars in all their many forms. Have fun!

BUCKET LIST ... A Viking River Cruise

 

My husband and I have often talked about a European Viking River Cruise.

I am going to admit I went through almost every art book I own looking for a VIKING!

No luck.

I remembered cutting out this lady at some point but could not find her either!

Then I discovered her in a collage I already made (which also happens to have a river).

So there!

So, from the archives and honestly about the ONLY bucket list item I truly have.

Bucket List........................................Holidays

From the archives. My work room is upside down at the moment due to faulty radiator. Took me all day to move stuff from my work table so we could get access to the radiator which is under the window. Hazel fixed it with a little help from You Tube video plumber - clever girl! Hopefully get all this stuff back again by Friday!

bucket-list: Bucket Hats (Can U Kick It?)

I don’t really have a bucket list but I did enjoy the film with Jack & Morgan.

So, I’ve gone for a variation on bucket hat fashion seen a lot during the summer with the Oasis reunion.

Bucket List.................................... Bucket Lisp

|Todays sketchbook page.

Bucket List........................Snatching Neptunes Only Gems

As you probably know I do like a silly list and this is no exception!

Bucket List

 I don’t have a bucket list…but if I did I would like to visit the cheese caves on the moon.

(No one said the list needed to be possible..)

Theme…Bucket List

 Bucket List..a common phrase used to describe a list of things you wish to do or achieve before your time runs out….swimming with dolphins etc..(not that I would want to do that!)

Do you have such a  list and could one of those things be achieved or expressed in collage. Or what else could a bucket list mean?  As usual, have fun and surprise yourself.

PHOENIX NIGHTS

 Initially I just had a bloom demonstrating regeneration -- the natural cycle of

winter

 followed by the vibrant bloom of 

spring. 

But this piece didn't seem finished.

So I removed the bright blue sky behind the mountains and replaced it with night.

Done.

Phoenix Nights...................................Fire Bird

Sketchbook page.

Collage Rising

Regenerating paper pieces into new creations is a bit like we collagists do.

Phoenix Nights...................................A Bird On Fire

Arising from the ashes.

 

London was very damaged during WW2…even when I moved there in the mid 1980s the was signs that London was still recovering….plots of land that were old bomb sites….swiftly put up council housing on land that a few years early would have been bomb sites…even the house we lived in in Lambeth Walk felt like it had tilted during a bomb blast (over the road had been levelled during the war).

Rebuilding is a slow and steady process….

Also added a Portland frog..all hail the frog.

phoenix-nights: ATC - 1st Dr Who Regenerates into....Ken Dodd?!?? (1966)

Theme Of The Week .................................Phoenix Nights

The mystical bird that rises from the ashes or anything to do with regeneration or rebirth. Not had this theme before so a new challenge! Have fun!

The Elephant In The Room................................... Zoo Zoo Petals

An A3 size collage that won't fit under the scanner lid. So I had to take a wonky photo.

elephant-in-the-room: Trunk Rock!

Theme: THE ELEPHANT(s) in THE ROOM

 

The Elephants in the rooms

 

Elephant In The Room.................................Elefantasy (Unlucky For Some)

Theme Of The Week.......................The Elephant In The Room

What is the elephant in the room? The elephant may not be your usual jumbo - maybe something obvious we don't want to mention in case it upsets some folks? Have fun!

Iceland

 Geysers, woolly jumpers and weird landscapes…a few things that remind me of Iceland.

ICE..........................Aeroplane Aviator Drops Snowballs On Polar Bear

ICE -- A Polar Plunge

The Polar Plunge Chicago is an annual event where thousands of participants take an icy dip into Lake Michigan to raise money for Special Olympics Illinois, an organization that provides year-round sports training and athletic competition for people with intellectual disabilities.

Have I ever? No way!! Happy to donate money and stay warm and dry!!

ice: Al Bowlly On Ice.

ICE hockey (from the archives)

 Don't let that cookie crumble or you will lose!

(Actually made for a Holiday Card I never sent out 

with a caption about achieving goals in the New Year!)

Ice

 Putting the theme on early to hopefully pop up on the day..as we will be away in Iceland for a few days.

Although Iceland isn’t covered in ice but Greenland is…weird…we decided to have Ice as the theme.

So think of anything cold and icy, ice Queen, ice hockey, ice cream…and even ICE is in the news ..but we don’t want to think about that…!!

Keep warm…

Bath Time...............................Bathrooms and Racoons

bath-time: Wild Bathing in The Beautiful Briny Sea

BATH TIME -- featuring a bevy of bathing beauties!

 

Bath time (in luxury)

 I hate getting cold and wet….but I love a hot bath…

Added some chocolates, nice smelling potions and a couple of bath toys..heaven.

 

Bath Time In The Aquarium

The scanner isn't working so had to make do with this poor photo with reflections. Doh!

Theme Of The Week............................Bath Time (or other ways of getting wet )

Splish splash! Have fun finding old bath tubs and shower units!

A Sign of the Times -- Pay Attention!

 

sign-of-the-times: A.I. Dating Agency

Sign Of The Times...................Down With This Sort Of Thing

Sign of the times

 When I did this I came upon the “dead king” image..

It reminded me of the amount of Americans on line actively wishing to hear Trump had died and saying they have champagne on ice ready to celebrate…

I wouldn’t wish for anyone to die…but I do wish he would go away and shut up…vile man.

****king Trump.

Also…blooming Union Jacks keep appearing on lamp posts all over the place..another sign of the times..

The little collage is made of the leftovers glued into my diary notebook.

Sign Of The Times.....................it's yours! FREE!

Theme Of The Week ....................Sign Of The Times

Wave those placards - put up those posters! Signs of dissent - signs of commerciality? Make up your own signs - have fun with words!

What's Happening At The Back.........................Twofer

Imay have got these mixed up - the front has got a tape recorder in the bottom left hand corner - always useful for recording your over sized gerbils.

First the Front and Then the Back of a Collage from the Archives

 

 

What's Happening on the Back ... BUT What's Happening on the Front?

I didn't post images as large as I usually do but if you click on each image it does get larger.

I created this collage from things that were just sitting on my work table.

 

Four Backs From The Archives.....

These are from 2020 during lockdown.