Fungus

Have you ever seen fungus art? Fungus grows on trees and are usually harvested in spring when they are easier to find. My friend gave me this fungus so I took it to art class and painted a picture on it. The fungus had a bump which is right where I painted the rim of the flowerpot so that it almost has a 3D effect.

The Price of Gas

Did you know the price of gas has gone up again this weekend. In Happy Valley-Goose Bay we now pay just over $1.26 a litre!! Somebody sent me this link that I thought was appropriate for the day: http://toccionline.kizash.com/films/1001/178/index.php or at least good for a laugh! We might as well laugh because we obviously can't change it and frowning too much might give us a headache, wrinkles ....or worse :)

Talking Sticks & Wildflowers

After a two week hiatus, painting classes resumed tonight. Our art teacher, renown artist Barb Wood, brought in some ‘talking sticks’ that she had painted and some unfinished pieces. Apparently ‘talking sticks’ are legendary among native circles where the speaker held a stick in front of him as he spoke as a sign for everybody to listen. The stick was then passed to the next speaker. These sticks can be cut in the spring of the year when they are easier to peel and can be alders, birch, etc. They need to be seasoned for a while before they can be painted.

Some of the fine detail is amazing!

Even though I was given a stick to paint, my project for tonight was to paint a picture on a 5" x 7" canvas using only the primary colors squeezed from tubes, as opposed to the variety of paints I had been using from small bottles. Here is the result of my efforts. I’m calling it Wildflowers.

Spring?

With lengthening days - more hours of sunlight - my houseplants are heralding spring. New blossoms are appearing all over the place.

I brought this miniature rose bush in from my garden last fall. It all but died, so I cut it back and placed it on my kitchen window sill. Now it's blooming nicely.

But the prettiest houseplant right now is my Impatience. Just have a look at those flowers!

Yes, I was really getting into the spring mode. Bare pavement was showing, we were stepping out in shoes, and I was ready to open the windows, houseclean and hang clothes out on the clothesline! Then along comes this storm. It's too late to be called Sheila's Brush, but have you heard the old expression about March - in like a lamb, out like a lion? Well March came in very meekly so I guess it went out with a roar. Yesterday we broke all rainfall AND snowfall records for that date. Whoever heard of 24 cm of snow on April 2nd? Only in Labrador you say?