CXT Challenge and PC trouble

 Hi Everyone!

Quick note. If you haven't had a comment from me it's because my PC isn't playing nice right now. I will be by very soon.

 

Now for the real post.

 Mia, over at Craftartista is hosting a CXT challenge. There are two different themes. #1 Summer Sun and #2 what I need for my craft room. 

Check out all the details at the link here

 For my Summer Sun I created an AI image.

Summer Sun to me is a big, shinning, sun that is emanates heat even at sunset. 

There will be voting June 21 and 22.

Have a nice summer day

Nicole
 

T Tuesday

 Hi Everyone!

Today is Tuesday so that means I'm linking up with Elizabeth and Bleubeard.  

 

I wished for a hot day and I got it! Sunday it was, yep, 90°F. It was heaven! 

I can't be in the sun for too long and not without protection due to lupus. But I did go out and raised my face to the sun for just a few minutes. 

Mr. M. thought it would be a good day to check out the river. 

This part of the river is about 1/2 mile from my house. 

Can't see it very well but these are all foxglove growing on the side of the road.

 

After that very short drive we are there. A few years ago the city came in and put in a new, short walking path along the river. 

 

They fixed the road from pot holes from hell, and put in a retaining wall along with a new walking path. It's pretty nice now. 

 

 This is part of the dunes. In fact, Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area, is the largest expanse of coastal sand dunes in North America 

This is just a small part of it. 

 

 

This is know as the Siuslaw (S I OOs law) river and it is blue, blue, blue. It is also brine and often whales and sea lions can be seen.  But not today.

 

If one keeps gong up the river you will come to the jetty. 

 

Here is the North Jetty beach.

Not my photo. Internet.

 

The tide pools are amazing.

 

This next photo is mine and it's whats left of the old fishery that used to be here.

 

Large coho salmon runs on the Siuslaw River attracted many early settlers to the area. The Duncan Cannery opened in 1877 and was soon followed by numerous canneries which flourished as the fishing industry grew. In 1894 the William Kyle Cannery was established. Cans were made by hand in preparation for the fish brought to the canneries which were cleaned, cut and processed. It was not uncommon for 500 cases to be canned by a cannery in a single day. Cases of canned fish were then shipped out on schooners, which often carried 3500 cases of salmon and 100 barrels of salt salmon for shipment to San Francisco.

 

1876: The first salmon cannery and fishery opened but closed three years later in 1879 when sand blew into the machinery. 

Ya know sand dunes and it's flippen windy here.

1884: William Kyle opened a successful cannery and store in Florence, processing large amounts of fish.

1887: A co-operative cannery was built near the mouth of the North Fork of the Siuslaw.

Late 1890s – 1914: Salmon levels dropped too low to maintain profitable commercial operations, leading to successive closures by 1914.

1919: The last cannery in the area officially shut down, shifting the area's economic focus entirely to the logging and timber industries.  

This is us coming home. The next street is ours but I wanted to get all of the flags flying. Can't really see them in this photo. Sorry

The entire town had flags in celebration of flag day. The Kiwanis club takes care of this. It's actually pretty impressive.

 

I almost forgot to show my drink. I do enjoy and ice cold beer on a hot day.

Have a great day today.

Nicole
 

Monster Monday 6/15/26

 Welcome to 

A few weeks ago I made up many AI pieces. I was just in the mood. I told you before that it takes forever to get one image made now. Like I said I was in the mood and came up with these for Monster Monday. They aren't really monsters just witchy people living in the woods. LOL 

 

 

Now for some pretties.

 

 

That's it for now. 

Have a fabulous Monday. 

Nicole

Sunday in the Art Room

 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.

 

First issue 

BOMB Magazine was founded in 1981 in New York City by a group of artists and writers led by editor-in-chief Betsy Sussler. It was established to publish conversations where artists speak about their work freely and without mediation from critics or journalists.
This is the first edition 

I didn't learn about Bomb magazine until the late 1990s. It wasn't until 2008 that BOMB Magazine expanded into digital publishing and email marketing shortly after a major website redesign.

Spring 2026 issue.

Bomb was launched in 1981 by a group of New York City-based artists, including Betsy Sussler, Sarah Charlesworth, Glenn O'Brien, Michael McClard, and Liza Béar, 

The name Bomb is a reference to both Wyndham Lewis' Blast and the fact that the magazine's original editors expected the publication to "bomb" after one or two issues. Shortly after its founding, Bomb formed a non-profit organization, New Art Publications, Inc., which publishes the journal.

In 2005, the Bomb offices moved from the SoHo neighborhood of New York City, New York, to Fort Greene, Brooklyn. By December 2019, Bomb had published one hundred fifty issues.

In addition to interviews, it features essays, reviews, and original creative writing (fiction and poetry). 

BOMB is also known for initiatives like the Oral History Project, which preserves the stories of distinguished visual artists of the African Diaspora. 

BOMB features writers in fiction and poetry.
Check it out here. 

 

FUSE is a BOMB podcast where two artist come together to discuss their art.

Check it out here. 

BOMB is unique in what they publish and how they publish. I hope you visit the site to see what it really is all about. 

 

I hope you enjoyed today on SITAR.

 That's it for now.

 

I will be joining Gillena for

 

Looking forward to seeing your arty post.

Nicole

Friday Face OFF FFO 6/12/26

 

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 mentioned in a previous post that this week has been busy. I have not had time to create any faces.

It will have to be AI today. 

 

Here are a few features.

 

Dora (AKA) Peppylady

 

Maria I love the face of a flower.

 

Cloudia

 

 That's it for now 

Be sure to join in for 

Sunday in the Art Room  

 

I'm joining Gillena

Now it's time to show me your face.

Nicole