A Pair of Elephants

On the Art 42 site, I signed up for an ATC exchange on the theme of those amazing beasts, Elephants. Here is the one of them, as my piece for tonight, July 10 (OK, being after midnight, it is actually July 11, but in my book, the next day doesn't start until I get up in the morning.) This piece is called The Protector.

Here is a second elephant ATC, which I call Starry Night. It is my collage for Friday, July 9. Just in case you're keeping track. Good night!

3SIXTY5 #42 for May 18, 2010: Philosophical Elephant

I decided to do some lettering on this piece, so looked online for quotes about elephants. This one, by British novelist Terry Pratchett (aka Sir Terence Pratchett) reads: "When millions of tons of angry elephants come spinning through the sky, does it--philosophically speaking--make a noise?"  It is a lovely bit of blather--I love the image of those millions of spinning elephants in the sky! I am unfamiliar with Pratchett's books, I shall have to read some of his work. Seems like he must have a neat sense of humor!

In rushing to complete this piece, it appears I glued things down a little awry from how they were laid out--the vertical elements behind the elephant seem a bit askew, and his trunk is bumping into the border. *sigh* The hazards of collage.  Many of the elements are print-outs, I could redo the entire piece. Ha! like that's going to happen any time soon!

Edward Gorey named his house in Yarmouthport, MA, "Elephant House" and collected items that he felt resembled elephants. One of my eventual goals is to visit it, now known as Edward Gorey House and converted into a museum of his work and life. But not this year!

3SIXTY5 #34 for May 10, 2010: Star Charts

Did I forget to post this yesterday? Here it is.

3SIXTY5 #19 for Sunday, April 25, 2010

This is entitled The Letter. Ephemera is such a lovely word, soft and flowing. An evocative, nostalgic word. On a cosmic scale, it seems like a perfect description of human existence itself, as well as of the day to day stuff, precious or otherwise, that we leave behind. I have a bunch of Rainbow's little collar charms that the vet gives to document rabies shots. Thinking about what I will do with them.