T Tuesday

 

 Hi Everyone!

 Today is Tuesday and that means a day with Elizabeth and Bleubeard.

 

The other day my friend called and asked if we could meet up the next day. This is my monthly group of ladies. I said sure. I also thought I have nothing to bring. We all bring a little something to munch on.  I checked my pantry and there was a box of white cake mix. 

 

 Perfect. I put that into a bowl then added a pint of my home canned applesauce. I make it chunky. I stirred that up.

 

Then put the mixture into large muffin pan and added some streusel into each muffin.

The girls loved them. 
 

 

This is the way to make muffins. They are so moist and OMG good.

 

Mr. M. has been doing really well so what does he get when he dose well with the CKD eating? You know it, Pizza. I don't put sauce on it just a bit of grapeseed oil over the dough.

 

Last week I got into my car and noticed that there was a crack clear across the windshield at the very bottom of the glass. Are you kidding me? Thank the gods we have glass coverage. My insurance likes to deal with Safelite. Fine by me. Of course the main office is in Eugene but as advertised they came out to my house.

 

 

Getting the glue cut.

 

The young man was very good and so precise. 

 

It took less than 2 hours and he was done. 

 

I'm very impressed with Safelite and will always use them if needed. 

 

We are also getting the house ready for winter. Mr. M. has the gutters cleaned. They gather so much sand and leaves. He also washed the outsides of them. Living on the Pacific coast there is so much moss and mold and icky that gathers on homes. And lets not forget an old birds nest. 

 

Mr. M. got it all spic n pan.

 

My drink for today is,

Good ol' water.

 

 

Have a great Tuesday everyone!

Nicole 

 

Monster Monday

 Welcome to 

The start to a new week. It feels like this month is flying by.

Here are some monsters for today.

 

These aren't mine. I couldn't resist the eyeballs though.  

 

 

Here are some beautiful aliens. 

 

and some alien landscapes. 

 

That's it for now. 

Have a great Monday.

 

 Nicole

Sunday in the Art Room (SITAR)

 Welcome to

SITAR is about ANYTHING art. Your art, someone else's art, writing, photography, the art of cooking, the art of sewing and textiles. Sharing historical art, street art, a story about art. Do you have a question or need help with art? Write a blog post and link it up here. We will all try to help with it. My only rule is that if someone asks for critique it must be done with generosity and consideration. This is a place of learning, encouragement and inspiration. 
 

I was struggling on what I would share today, while working on this years witches hat.

It's no where near finished but I like the way it's coming along.

With so many different styles of witches hats that can be purchased or made these days to wear or use as decorations, I realized I didn't know how witches hats got started in the Americas.

Tall, black, conical hats, the style we all associate with witches were first brought to America in the 17th century by English settlers. In particular by Quaker women who faced intense religious persecution and suspicion from mainstream Puritans. (men) The Quaker women were viewed with distrust as they preached spiritual equality.  

16th century image.

Puritans, both men and women wore this style of hat, historically  known as capotains or steeple hats. They were standard, respectable fashion. 

The Quackers however, were a rival christian sect that the Puritans viewed as dangerous heretics. 

( There is a whole story on Puritan laws and women's dress.) I may write about that at some point.)

For now

In 1692 when the Salem Witch Trials erupted the target wasn't a specific garment, but rather marginalized women who did not conform to societal expectation. Such as the poor, the elderly, or women who inherited property independently.

I will say now that it wasn't just Quaker women who were fighting for equality, there were some Puritan women as well.  

The connection of the "witch costume" came later. By the 18th century the steeple hat was no longer in fashion. However, the cultural memory of those not-conforming persecuted women remained. When artist or printers wanted to draw a "witch" or social outcast, they illustrated them in outdated steeple hats to make them look strange, backward and sinister.  

Most of the images for 18th century art are licensable. So you can look them up on google if you like.

An engraving. 

I have left out a lot of witch history but wanted to give you an idea of how we got to witch hats for today. I find that women are obsessed with making them.

Here are a few. 

Pinterest and Tik Tok have many instructional videos on how to make a witch hat. Easy instructions from paper mache, to cardboard, to foam to crocheting, to sewing. 

 Here are a few from youtube. Once you have the basic pattern you can make any size, out of any material. 

 I hope you try making a witch hat.

That's it for now. 
 

I will be joining Gillena   

It's time to show me your art. 

Nicole 

Friday Face OFF (FFO)

 

Welcome To Friday Face OFF (FFO)

This is the place to show off your face art.

You know, ANY type of face, nature, the face of a flower, photography, drawings, paintings, AI. There just needs to be a face in your blog post, a link back to my blog and please use the image below. 

Thank you.

 

I have two new skull pieces finished for this week. They are pretty basic but I like how they turned out. 

 

The fun part of creating the dead is that any anything can happen. Like have bloody sores. 

 

And scorpions coming out of the mouth. I do like the way his teeth turned out too.

 

This one is pretty plain but I love the way his corpsy skin turned out.

And of course there always has to be a vampire somewhere in the mix.

 

I really like his dead skin. The flat spaces.

 

and then the bumps and folds and ridges of the skin.

 

I had to do some work on this skull by adding more to his jaw with clay. Once that dried I could add the skin.

So much fun!!!! 

 

I'm not quite finished with the hanging skull. I do like how she is coming along though.

 

I have to give her new teeth. I don't really like these.

Here are a couple of cuties for you.

 

Those are my faces for today. How about some features?

 

Andrea 

From the Sol 

 

Erika N

BioArtGAl

 

That's it for now 

Don't miss

Sunday in the Art Room. 

 

I will be joining Gillena  

Now it's time to show my your face.

Nicole