Quillling is the art of the day.....  I've been knee-deep in ceramics lately - finished 2 cups, a flower pot, and am half finished with a lovely birdhouse, pictures to follow in a month or so, barring any kiln disasters!. I was glad to see I've had a couple of easy daily assignments lately.

Stone Face   

Western Landscape   

 Today's assignment was to do something creative with rocks, gravel or sand. This was a fun project! I found these two smooth stones in my landscaping rock that had some veining in them.

This rock is kind of mauve and had a profile line down the center, so it became the face of a chief.

The tan one had a white area across the middle that looked like a horizon line so I drew a western farmstead on it

Now  I have two nifty paperweights!

Circus   

Space Station   

Playing with toys was today's project. I put together some very colorful gears and springs. Nathan (5th grade) was here this afternoon. I have included his Space Station which makes me look like an amateur in the toy construction business!

Tangram Design    

This was kind of fun and easy. The assignment was to make a design using classic tangram shapes. A tangram is a Chinese puzzle composed of seven flat geometric shapes to make a variety of images - usually silhouettes. When placed together they form one large square. I  might play around with this is various sizes and would like to try one in black and white someday. It was such a beautiful day today, I'm glad it was a quick project. I had to work in pottery wheel (class I am taking) and fishing in addition to my regular Sunday activities. As summer approaches I will to have to discipline myself to keep going with this!

DNA Puzzle   

Puzzle pieces were to be the basis of today's creative endeavor. These are from a Disney trip puzzle of family. I have been fascinated lately with microscopic pictures of DNA - look them up on-line - they are beautiful in shape and color! So this is my attempt at family genetic connections. I'm going to work some more on this theme....would like to get luminescence in the colors and the patterns precise.

Waterfall    

I guess I should post the good, bad and ugly, as part of this little experiment. This does not fall in the good category. The assignment was to make a chalk drawing on an outdoor surface. Having seen all those wonderful optical illusions that people do, I started out to make a waterfall in a mossy spot in our driveway. I was a little limited in colors due to the fact I was using the kid's leftover chalk, but I'm not sure more color would have helped. Here it is from two different camera angles. So, the assignment is finished and I will not be leaving for Paris to pursue a career in sidewalk art! Hopefully it will rain soon.

Shoes as a subject was today's assignment. I decided to decorate a pair of sneakers for my granddaughter (don't think the grandsons would take to this well!) She likes pink, butterflies and flowers. The painting is done in acrylics with some permanent marker for the little details. The next time I do this I will be a little more adventurous in subject matter and drawing, but this was pretty satisfactory for a start. I think they need pink lace or ribbon for shoe strings. We'll see how she likes them.