Sunday in the Art Room

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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, who sought to record and promote public conversations between artists without mediation by critics or journalists.

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 501(c)(3) 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 

Thursday stuff.

 Hi Everyone!

 

OMGosh it's been a busy few days. Yesterday we drove over to North Bend and Coos Bay.

 You have to know that N. Bend and Coos Bay are really one place. You have no idea where one town meets the other. 

It's about 120 miles round trip for us.

 

Early this AM I had a dr's appt. Nothing bad just a check up. 

This is actually a boring post. OK, something with a bit of excitement. 

Last week I binge watched a series on Netflix called, "1899" A light sci-fi that has the best ending. 

It's about immigrants on a steamship traveling from London to New York. They get caught up in a mysterious riddle after finding a second vessel adrift on the open sea that has been missing for 4 months. The story stakes off from there and it will keep you watching. There will not be a second season. For some reason Netflix canceled it. Too bad. 

It's strange that some of this trailer has subtitles. The movie is all in English. 

 I refuse to read a movie. 
Oh and the music is great!

See it on Netflix.

The other series I really enjoy is, "Silo" on Apple TV. Season 3 will begin July 3rd.

If you like post end of the world living you will love this one. 

This trailer has subtitles too. Not sure why.

 

Well I know this was just a mundane post. Hope you weren't too bored.

I really just wanted to wish all of you a happy day.

Nicole 

T Tuesday

 Hi Everyone!

 

It's Tuesday ( actually I'm writing this on Monday) and I'm joining Elizabeth and Bleubeard for T-Tuesday. 

I was going to get photos outside today but it is storming something wicked out. My driveway is flooded, the wind is gusting at 30mph, so we are watching the fence, and it's cold. I had to turn on a heater. 

 

Today you get AI images and a cookies that really suck. 😁
 

First the AI. I made these last night. As I mentioned before, NightCafe change some of the rules for non paying customers. It does take longer to receive your image. Also they removed style selection, so we only get to use models. However, I'm finding that my images are better. More detailed and better reaction to my descriptions.

 

A week or so ago I asked for well wishes for Mr. M. As hard as we try to keep him in good health his body is just not cooperating. His renal blood work came back with all great results. Then, his AIC came back and he is now type 2 diabetic. In addition that same day his cardiologist informed us that Mr. M. now has AFib. This is all do to CKD. We are OK and over the shock of it all. Have you ever tried to create a kidney friendly, diabetic, heart healthy diet? It's impossible! Some things overlap but what's good for kidney is not good for the other two things. 

 We don't see the dietitian until August. 

In the mean time, we are just going to live life. Stop worrying about every little thing we eat or drink. 

With that said, I decided to make diabetic cookies. YUUUUKKKK. This recipe is horrible. I will make up my own recipes like I do for kidney friendly.

These are spice cookies made with splenda. First splenda does not mix will with no salt butter. The dough was heavy and I knew before I ever baked them that they would not taste great. 

They don't! 

Mr. M. said they were just dry. Uhhh I think he would eat anything I put in front of him. LOL I tossed them.

Later, I gave him some fresh cantaloupe. 

OK for heart and diabetes but I have to portion it for CKD. 

 

My drink for today is hot water. This will warm me up. 

That's it for now. 

Have a great day everyone!

 Nicole 

Monster Monday 6/8/2026

Welcome to

 

There is a movie that I enjoy so much that I have watched it many times. It's called, "The Tomorrow War" staring Chris Pratt. It's a sci fi comedy. I know that goes against all of my morbid nature. However, I do like a good laugh that has great monsters and this film dose. The monsters are called, "White Spikes" and they are of course aliens. The war takes place in the future and that's where it gets interesting. You can watch it on Tubi and Prime for free.

 Oh and there is a part 2 coming out this year. 

But back to the monsters. 

I went to NightCafe and describe the White Spikes and here is what I got. 

None of these look like the real White Spikes but I'm happy with how they came out.

 

Now for some pretties. 

That's it for now. 

Have a fabulous 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.

 

  

 An artist by the name of Sherry joined FFO a few weeks ago and I hope all of you have had a chance to visit her blog. 

I wrote to her asking if I could share some of her art on SITAR. She graciously said yes.

Sherry told me she is a self taught artist who now has more time to create since her boys are grown. She enjoys working with all kinds of pencils, such as graphite, pastel, and colored.

Here are a few pieces 

from her blog. 

Graphite 

 

Colored Pencil

 

and my favorite in graphite.

Sherry also loves to crochet and knit making amigurumi animals, 

Here is the blog for these 

 

clothing, blankets, etc. She also enjoys making primitive dolls and holiday decorations, all sewn by hand. She finds the hand stitching to be very relaxing. Other thing on her list is gardening, reading, cooking/baking, and learning new things. 

As you can see Sherry is quite talented and I hope you visit her.

 

I have not forgotten all of the very talented artists that join FFO and SITAR. Over the rest of the year I want to feature all of you.  You are my inspire and make me want to be a better artist.

Someone that has always impressed me with her tiny art is Christine. 

I do believe that Christine and I met during Paint Party Friday so many years ago. Christine has been bloging since 2007 and has a website where she sells her unique and beautiful art. 
Not only does Christine feature art on her blog but she has some great recipes too. An art in itself.

I hope that you will visit both of these artists.
 

Here is some other art I really like all black artists who didn't get their recognition. You can see the website here.

 

Charles Alston

 B. 1907, Charlotte, North Carolina. 

 D. 1977, New York

 

Untitled 1963 

 

Camelle Bilops

 B. 1933, Los Angeles. D. 2019, New York.

 Betty Blayton

 B. 1937, Williamsburg, Virginia. D. 2016, New York.

 

I hope you enjoyed today on SITAR.

 

That's it for now.

 

I'm joining

 Gillena for 

 

Looking forward to seeing your arty post.

Nicole