Keep the home fires burning.
A quick little painting for Illustration Friday's prompt: Burning
acrylic paint on masonite 6"x6"
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By: Laurel Gaylord,
on 11/15/2010
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By: Laura Purdie Salas,
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By: Rebecca,
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By: Jessamyn West,
on 4/4/2007
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By: Laurel Gaylord,
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By: Laura Purdie Salas,
on 6/30/2008
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Our whole family spent the weekend with another family at their "up north" cabin. That means we drove 4 hours into northern Minnesota, where it seems that 1/3 of the suburbs' population disappears to every summer weekend. We spent our time boating, swimming, tubing (that's me having a great time above), playing Guesstures, and just hanging out (well, cooking and doing laundry figured prominently, too). It was lovely.
But, as usual, I was working in my head. I didn't take any projects with me, and we had no computer for the weekend. But I was still working. Not in a bad way. Just in that way of constantly sifting through images and ideas and feeling a little ping when an idea seems like a good one. We were out in a boat Saturday morning, just the grown-ups, and we saw birds galore. Pelicans (I didn't even know Minnesota had pelicans!), loons, a heron, some baby ducks of some kind, and a number of bald eagles.
I didn't have my camera, so I didn't take this shot (it's from here). But we did get to see bald eagles circling and hunting, and one swooping down to grab a fish in its talons. Very cool!
And I think writers are like those bald eagles. We're constantly circling over a world of words, looking for that spark of silver that tells us something good is just below the surface. And if we take the time to pause and dive into it, we'll come up with something delicious. It might be a single word that's been eluding us, or an idea for an entirely new project.
In my case, hearing 4 teenage girls interact all weekend (and by interact, I mean giggle, accuse, bicker, snicker, say random weird phrases in Bristish accents, whine, snore, heart each other, draw on each other, stage fights on their animal rafts, etc.) gave me loads of material for a project I'm working on. And the scenery helped me gather details for a project that is in the back of my mind and that I'll hopefully have time to actually write next year.
Hope you had a good weekend, too!
By: Rebecca,
on 12/12/2007
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James B. Rule, author of Privacy in Peril: How We are Sacrificing a Fundamental Right in Exchange for Security and Convenience is Distinguished Affiliated Scholar at the Center for the Study of Law and Society at the University of California, Berkeley and a former fellow of the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University. He is also a winner of the C. Wright Mills Award. Privacy in Peril looks at the legal ways in which our private data is used by the government and private industry. In the article below Rule reflects on an article that claims that the average American is caught on film 200 times a day.
China is gearing up for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing—determined to ensure that no demonstrations, terrorist events or unruly crowds mar the bright face it intends to show the world. To that end, the Party leadership is mobilizing sophisticated technologies to keep track of potentially disruptive personalities. Relying on IBM and other western companies, the authorities are planning to monitor the movements of crowds by computer and to respond instantly to any hint of trouble. (more…)
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By: Jessamyn West,
on 4/4/2007
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There is a theme in today’s posts. I was contacted by a nice lady from the media asking to talk to me about homelessness and libraries, no doubt brought about by this AlterNet post (originally here) written by the retired assistant director of the Salt Lake City Public Library System. I’d seen the link earlier but read about it, and participated in some discussion, on MetaFilter. I pointed people to the American Library Association’s Library Services to Poor People policy, and encouraged a visit to ALA’s Hunger Homelessness and Poverty Task Force website which is full of resources and thoughtful discussion.
When I was in Australia I went to many urban libraries and didn’t see the same homeless populations that I do in most urban US libraries. I also saw a lot of security cameras in the libraries, on the streets, everyplace. I’m fairly certain Australia has a better social safety net than we do in the US, but it was clear that keeping a close eye on the population may be part of that, which I was reminded of by reading Aaron’s post today about cameras in London. All the cameras just made me feel … weird.
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Lo, this is how I want to feel all winter . You s d me both.
You create such a winter scene. The birch trees look so magically simple in your deft hand
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Ahhhh, how soothing, cold but comfy. Lovely painting!
Beautiful! I wish it would snow here, cold, but sunny, and no snow in sight (yet).xoxo
well i love the painting but must say i dont love the snow. well, maybe one or two days of it but not 4 months.
THat fire looks so inviting. This is a nice painting.
I love the birch trees in the foreground! What a wonderful way to set up the piece! Beautiful... and perfect for the topic this week!
You must have been visiting my neighborhood! ha ha. No, really, the scene looks just like Hokkaido, where I live. Except that we have such heavy snowfall, the first floor windows get covered up for five months of the year. I love the birch trees!!
A beautiful winter scene....I can feel the fire and almost taste the hot cocoa (with marshmallows) as I watch the snow flakes drift down onto the Birch Trees....
Lovely, lovely!!!!
♥ LS ♥
This makes me want to trudge through the thick snow and get to the little house where the homefires burn warm and strong!
And there will be hot cocoa waiting for me there too, right?
ciao bella!
Creative Carmelina
*gasp*
I LOVE it lo. I want to live there. Now this is really my favorite. (well, the mocassins too) :)
But this little painting, sigh.
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Very nice and cozy!
This is how I want to feel all winter, definitely. Lyrical use of space.
Ooo, looks so cozy and warm. Let's hope we don't have weather like this until February, though. Very pretty.
It looks wonderful! I would make a great X-mas card.
This is just wonderful. You've captured that cozy feeling of seeing a warm cabin after a long day out in the cold. I love it.
Love it.......the "Butterflytree"...
Yesterday I was bitten by 2 Big dogs out of the blue((:
Then I had to defend myself,and Marja was so proud of Me when I just walked away...
On my head I have a bump,so today I made the most of it even got some meatballs from the pasta :))
Big wet kiss and a big hug from Marja
Absolutely perfect for IF.
Love the new banner with the butterflies in the tree!!!!
Winter there huh? Not yet here!
Cozy - a nicer image of winter than I usually have.
its gorgeous. i love the way you can use color and create warmth and such beautiful birch trees. wonderful
Oh how cosy this looks!
I almost look forward to winter ......because of this
What a lovely little painting with those birches and snow! You are awesome in painting white.
It looks so easy........but I know it is not ;)
Home again having a sick cat on my lap.......
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>M<
Oh here I read B's story
Have to call Marja anyhow today so I will hear how he is doing.
I .... dogs attacking out of the blue :(
Wonderful!Great atmosphere:)What better then a house with fire waiting you after a day out!
This is so peaceful and gorgeous, I just want to stare at it all day and Ooooooommmmmmmm. Aaaah, there I feel better already.
Need to do some catching up. Caught a glimpse of some pretty wonderful stuff I've missed, here at Studio Lo Lo. xoxoxoxox
you nailed it - this is fabulous
Absolutely lovely!
Love it!
How I wish we had snow!!!