Hello there. Thanks for popping in. Back in England, and the sun is shining today. So I won’t keep you long. This Wednesday Blog is where I delve into the world of Mindfulness. Staying in the Here and Now. Not allowing our minds to drag us into dark, fruitless places. I just want to take you back to last week’s mindful Wednesday, when we talked about the benefits of working with your hands and focussing on the actual job, be…
Hello there. It’s You Tube Tuesday and thank you for popping in! We have just had our 6 year TV birthday, you know. Yep. 7th May 2009. It was a one hour show with Martyn Parker, and I shall never forget it. Nervous? Terrified would be more apt. Shortly after that we moved to Sunday morning Shows, and we’ve been there ever since. We sold out of this little leafy corner within minutes on that first show, so I thought it…
Hi there, Thanks for popping in today. It’s definitely back to business at this end. What a hive of activity we walked into this morning! All good though; the Clarity team is great. Team work makes the dream work, as they say… So let’s get art with today’s blog. Monday’s blog is Flowers and Trees, right? I procured a Gelli background, which I made before the hols using Smurf Fresco paint, 7″ x 7″ Gelli Card crumpled paper and the 6″…
Hi there! I know. Late again. I will get my act together again from tomorrow. But I’ve locked Wurka and Hollick in the suitcase until then. Just spent an amusing hour with Grace and Dave, watching last month’s TV show. I very seldom watch myself on telly. I did do back in the beginning, to see what could be done better. But then I stopped. Not because there was nothing to improve on! Good God! But I just decided not…
Hi there! Thanks for popping in. Not much artwork going on here today folks! Had a looooong trip home from America. Don’t know who was more of a fidget-arse – me or Dave! But look who we hooked up with at Heathrow, and brought home? I love it when it works! Grace came in on a Virgin flight from the Big Apple, and landed an hour before us. Straight in the back door, shoes off, sofa dive and snuggled up….
Howdi! Howdo? Took a while to get to you. Been packing and shutting up the house, and now we are at the Albuquerque Airport, waiting for our flight to Houston, Texas. What a magical place this New Mexico is. The Land of Enchantment. Even the airport is delightful. In fact, they call it the Sunport. Fabulous art everywhere. It’s more like a gallery than an air terminal! What’s even more interesting though, is that although I have been through this…
Hi there! Thanks for stopping by. Thought I’d make a simple stencil picture for you today. It’s getting pretty late for you, because of course, it’s seven hours earlier here in New Mexico, but hey! Better late than never! Our friends here know we are leaving tomorrow, so there is a constant popping in for coffee and to say goodbye. It’s great. So before Nancy shows up, let me write out the instructions quickly! I used : The cottage stencil Thought…
Hi there! Thank you so much for popping in. Wednesday is our Mindful Blog, right? Well. On Monday, we looked at some lovely artwork created using peas, rice, lentils and beans. It occurred to me that it would be a great creative exercise to make something arty out of nothing. What I found, as I was searching outside, was that I was 100% focussed on the activity of searching. In other words, my mind was totally on the task, not…
Clarity YouTube Tuesday has been going for just over a year now, and in that time we have created 11 hours worth of footage for your enjoyment… that’s longer than all three Lord of the Rings films put together! It took them 8 years to make those films! Now, admittedly the acting isn’t quite as good… and the cast is A LOT smaller… and the special effects are rubbish… But I think we’ve done alright and it only cost a…
Hi there, Thanks for dropping in. Monday’s blog flowers and trees, right? Well, let me share something I found in the back room of a little church here in Torrance County, New Mexico. This area is a very poor area. A place of outstanding natural beauty, but poor nonetheless. It was a work of art in progress. Upon closer inspection, I saw that the ingredients were died rice corn, peas and beans. Carefully and lovingly laid and set with PVA…