Tag: life
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Anatomy of an Umpire
My thoughts for this post hit me immediately when I was browsing through the U words. The choice: Umpire. Now… I realize that the girl in my illustration looks more like a referee than an umpire, but that was intentional. The difference is a lot like “you say tomayto” and “I say tomahto.” No matter…
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The Best Medicine.
Laugh and the World Laughs with You. Whenever I hear the word Laughter I think of Robert Plant. “Does anybody remember laughter?” Rumor has it that he added that line spontaneously (while singing Stairway to Heaven in case you’re still trying to place it) while playing in concert back in 1973. No matter his reason,…
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Kindness is…
Understanding. Empathy. Compassion. Generosity. Selflessness. Consideration. Helpfulness. Unconditional. First of all, Corita Kent (AKA Sister Mary Corita) was my inspiration for today’s word and image. My design is a little more childlike than her work, but the lettering and colors are slightly similar to her iconic pop art style. I’d like to return to humor…
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Juxtaposition
I was mistaken when I said that the letter J would be purely (or mostly) visual. After exploring the word juxtaposition, which I’ve heard many times before in reference to art or photography, the primary meaning I found was “the fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect.” My image seems…
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Hypnotic
I’m killing two birds with one stone tonight. For the letter H, I wanted to use the word hypnotic. It’s such a cool sounding word. I’ve always thought of hypnotic as meaning something that puts a person into a trance, like a hypnotist, OR – when referring to people – a person that is mesmerizing…
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It’s 5:00 Somewhere…
A Boomer Tale. –Gladys and the Gift of Gab– Oh my God, this is awful. Whoever thought that dressing up celery juice to look like a cocktail would make it taste any better was seriously misled. No matter what you drink it out of, it’s gross. Suzanna makes me go on this health kick with…
a sprinkle of faith 