Zen Cat Art

My pages in Linda's book...

Several years ago I took a jewelry making workshop with Nina Bagly at  Squam Art Workshop on Squam Lake in New Hampshire.  I had a fabulous time, with some grand women and I wanted to keep it going so I suggested that we do a round robin art book in which each artist would do a page for each other's books.  I didn't realize how hard it would be to get everyone on the same page (pardon the pun) and keep the books moving.  It was a bit like herding cats.  But they all went around and back to their owners except one:  Linda's and it has been sitting here on my book shelf for months.  I had pretty much finished the pages and then life got in the way and well...so Friday I packed it up and mailed it off with all the trimmings.  

You can see some of the other books and pages here.

the sketch book project...

This definitely comes under the "how cool is this category?!"  Any artist (or wanna be artist) can join the sketchbook project.  Just go to their home page and sign up by Oct 31st and have them send you a sketchbook.  You have to choose a theme.  There are some fun choices.  It's just a jumping off point for your art.  I chose SECRET CODES.  ohooo! 

Then fill your sketchbook and send it back by January 15th and in March they go on tour.  The thousands of sketchbooks will be exhibited at galleries and museums as they make their way across the country.  They will be visiting sites in Brooklyn, San Francisco, Austin TX, Portland ME, Atlanta GA, & Chicago IL.  

 
After the tour, all sketchbooks will enter into the permanent collection of The Brooklyn Art Library, where they will be bar-coded and available for the public to view.  You can have your sketchbook scanned and be able to view it digitally.  If you go to their site there is a CNN video about the project.

So I'm going to keep you posted with my SECRET CODES sketchbook.  It will keep me inspired and hopefully on target... and now all I have to do is come up with some codes to go with my secrets! 

I'm such a foodie...

I have been reading Judith Jones, The Pleasure of Cooking for One. 
Judith is the woman who had the foresight to publish Julia Child's first book Mastering the Art of French Cooking, along with other's almost as famous.  The recipes in this book are delicious.  I haven't made the souffle on the cover yet, but it's coming.

Here's a picture of an individual pineapple upside down cake that I tryed out before making it for company.  It was delicious and the larger version was a success.

I set the table, made tea in a pot, watched the snow come down and was rather pleased with the afternoon tea & yums.  

 
 

eb's book... ta da...

Another in our wonderful round robin book from our Artist Dozen.
 
I love the cover and the potential in the word "if"
 
 
Mary's page, I love the photo...

 
Kim Bohem's page, with a lovely drawing and her own poem!

 
Kim Dubay's page with a Child's Garden of Verse, wonderful!

 
Terry Fryer's page, with a picture from Squam!!

 
These are the grand pages of from Heather, the pockets and poems are marvelous! 

 
And my own page... always a bit of fabric and paint and my own favorite "if" question.  

What would you do if you knew you could not fail?