A Little Paint and The Perfect Tee
A Little Paint
. . . well, a lot of paint. Today I poured some paint on the now-infamous perennial work in progress. I am determined for it to be something completely different from what it was before. Is that allowed? I should be letting it be what it wants to be. Today a little of that energy happened finally. I think. I had made the black and white pours, then dried those a little. On top of that I poured a puddle of some rich and delicious Quinacridone Burnt Orange that had been mixed with some polymer medium. I wanted to flatten out the puddle by pressing it down with a piece of heavy paper. But my results were less than thrilling when I pulled up the paper. But the effect that happened on the paper was wonderful, so I let that dry and then collaged the painted portion face up right into the wet paint. This is the result of my experimentation, and I think I can bring it to a happy resolution after everything dries. I’ll want to tidy up the edges of the paper to make sure they’re adhered well, and then I’ll probably re-work the negative areas. After all that, I’ll apply a heavy coat of self-leveling clear gel.
The Perfect T-Shirt
If you’ve been reading about my squirrel drama for the past few days, you’ll know that I’ve found the perfect T-Shirt. Take a look. You can click on the image for purchase information.
Chewed Cabbage Leaves
The squirrels yanked out two of my young cauliflower plants this morning before I could get out there. They are moving from one bed to another just creating general destruction. I brought the plants in, washed them well, shredded the leaves, and put them in a big pot of vegetable soup this afternoon. In addition, this is what my cabbage looks like.
The soup was delicious. Baby cauliflower leaves sound like a gourmet treat.
I guess the squirrels thought so too.
My husband needs a shirt like that. He has been “at war” with the squirrels for years…..and he NEVER wins. I laugh at him. He comes in with a brilliant idea that will solve THE DAMN SQUIRREL problem but…….NEVER does it work and he was a brilliant puzzle solver at work…..nature humbles……nice to see you back into the paint Martha.
Karin Lynn, I’m very convinced that we will never win when it comes to squirrels. They are more brilliant problem solvers than we are I think!
The damn squirrels are digging up freshly planted bulbs and leaving trails of fruit and tomatoes along the fence. Could be signs of a cold hard winter.
You know Lottie, I hadn’t thought of that. Could be. This didn’t happen to my garden last year and I know there were plenty of the varmints around.
Sounds as though it’s time for roasted squirrel. Sorry, I’m not available to join you that night 😉
I think we are due for a long had winter here. The berries are super-abundant on the hedgerows. I don’t do well when it’s cold.
Looking forward to seeing the progression of the picture.