Munchkin duty and interesting day printing

I was very lucky and got the munchkin for an afternoon!  He loves playing with the point and shoot camera (and gadgets in general).  Wonder where he gets this from?

Junior birdman

His turn with the camera

My turn

Pressure printing with the C&P.  I decided to do nearby road trips this summer instead of traveling to PBI/Penland/Arrowmont/Shakerag or other interesting workshops.  I followed them through people who have blogged about them and one of the more interesting classes was pressure printing at PBI in Michigan.

Mixing red and white to make pink

Pretty patterns on rollers

I used a crochet doily as my texture behind tympan paper (no packing)

Used large wooden block letters and got interesting texture

Final prints, pale ones were second print (no inking) to try for max texture 

Couldn't tell it was crochet, but still got interesting texture.  Then tried small doily with battenburg lace on the edges.

Ink fully mixed

Cool huh?  Center of doily didn't print, just heavier lace on edges

Yep, interesting day printing!

Trip summary

Home again.  Had a grand and glorious trip.  Here is a quick summary of stops and images captured.

Spent two days in beautiful Fairhope, Alabama.  Visited shops and sites to see in the area.  Went to Meaher State Park and 5 Rivers Delta Center, Bienville Square in Mobile, Mobile Museum of Art. Then drove to Monroeville Alabama and toured the courthouse museum (from To Kill a Mockingbird) and the walking tour of Monroeville.  The weather was wet and getting wetter so came home via Andelusia, Florala, and De Funiak Springs Florida.

Exhibit at 5 Rivers Delta Center

Escaped fierce gopher turtles

View from one of the walking trails

Interesting juxtaposition of old and new, downtown Mobile

Bienville book store, the meter was ticking or I would still be there

Back to Fairhope tour of the local Gallery

Rose garden at the Fairhope Pier

Fountain in the center of the rose garden

Courthouse Museum

Famous courtroom

Road Trip, Day 2

No silly filters today. Just a sample of photos taken.

 

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Road Trip Day 1

First stop Pensacola with a wonderful lunch with nephew and family.

Next stop was surprising bustling metropolis of Foley.

 

 

 

Then through lovely farmland to Fairhope. Highlights while driving were bingnets and meatloaf at a diner, Roadkill Cafe in Elberta, cows, bays, and flea markets.

 

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More fun than a ...

Monkey's!

Everywhere!

A gaggle(?) of monkeys were downtown yesterday

This one was playing in the street, but I rescued it

Fabulous mail day

My mother was a great letter writer.  She would write a newsy letter at least once a week.  It was on stationary written in blue fountain pen.  I always looked forward to seeing the envelope with blue handwritten addresses.  Now a days we get so little "good" mail.  Many of the good magazines have gone by the way (Fiberarts (sigh), Southern Living is so bad the articles are nothing but advertising for some resort or product).  I recently signed up for the Gray Fox Epistles and the first issue arrived yesterday in the mail.

Nicely packaged

with wax seal and stamps

I started reading the short story enclosed and was immediately transported into another world with an amazing storyteller.  I signed up for three issues so will be looking forward to more great mail.  If this wasn't enough, these beauties arrived!

mini Louet combs

Love puttering

I have decided I love to putter.  I don't mind cleaning house as long as the task doesn't take more than about 30 minutes.  Love puttering in the yard, weeding and planting and pruning.  Here are a few projects more or less finished.  Putter a bit each day with projects on the drafting table and eventually they get done.

Miniature book, tea bag pages, stingray leathere cover with copper and bead decorations on cover. 

pages with character

Soldered copper bezels with beads glued in

I've made 4 or 5 drawstring bags out of 5 lb coffee sacks