Photo: Sky, River, Rocks, March 30, 2011
Beading: silver-tone bookmark #22, green, with green stone drop
Puzzle: The Great Garibaldi by James C. Christensen
Size: 500 pieces
Dimensions: 40.64cm x 50.8cm
Producer: Ceaco
Artist: James C. Christensen
Painting: photo
Notes: “Paintings grow out of many things, and this one is from my love of things not being what they seem. The inside scoop is that the Great Garibaldi is the fish (the gold perch is called a “garibaldi”), not the impressive-looking mountebank or the little sycophant. – JCC” [Gallery One site]
Photo: Low Tree, March 30, 2011
Beading: silver-tone bookmark #21, blue and black, with black stone drop
Puzzle: The long road ahead
Size: 750 pieces
Dimensions: 86.36cm x 30.48cm
Producer: Sure-Lox, Panorific series
Notes: When you’ve fallen
on the highway
and you’re lying
in the rain,
and they ask you
how you’re doing
of course you’ll say
you can’t complain –
If you’re squeezed
for information,
that’s when …
Photo: Blue Sky, Branches, March 30, 2011
Beading: silver-tone bookmark #20, black and amber, with amber drop
Puzzle: Field of Dreams
Size: 750 pieces
Dimensions: 86.36cm x 30.48cm
Producer: Sure-Lox, Panorific series
Notes: A meadow is a field vegetated primarily by grass and other non-woody plants (grassland). It may be naturally occurring or artificially cleared. It may be cut for hay or grazed by livestock such as cattle, sheep or goats.
A transitional meadow occurs when a field, pasture, farmland, or other cleared land is no longer farmed or heavily grazed and starts to overgrow. Once …
Photo: Slanted Trees and River under Snow, March 30, 2011
Beading: silver-tone bookmark #19, amber, wood, and red, with amber drop
Puzzle: Floral Vista
Size: 750 pieces
Dimensions: 86.36cm x 30.48cm
Producer: Sure-Lox, Panorific series
Notes: The tulip is a perennial, bulbous plant with showy flowers in the genus Tulipa, which comprises 109 species and belongs to the family Liliaceae. The genus’s native range extends from as far west as Southern Europe, North Africa, Anatolia, and Iran to the Northwest of China. The tulip’s centre of diversity is in the Pamir, Hindu Kush, and Tien Shan mountains. A number …
Photo: Black Branch, March 30, 2011
Beading: Gems and Roses bookmark, silver-plated
Puzzle: Neal’s Yard, Covent Garden, London, England
Size: 1000 pieces
Dimensions: 51.12cm x 66.52cm
Producer: Big Ben, MB Puzzles
Notes: Covent Garden is a district in London, England, located on the eastern fringes of the West End, between St. Martin’s Lane and Drury Lane. It is mainly associated with the former fruit and vegetable market located in the central square which is now a popular shopping and tourist site, and the Royal Opera House, which is also known as “Covent …
Photo: Black and Blue Trees and Sky, March 30, 2011
Beading: Red Pink Candy bead bookmark, silver-plated
Lessons learned by the 6 month mark
I have not written much on procreation since my one-month postpartum post. The primary reason for it is that I am, naturally, very busy taking care of the baby and trying to keep all my projects going while at the same time working part-time. However, it is also very hard to decide what deserves to be a subject of a post without being a reiteration of the information widely available in baby books. And so, I decided to write now, as I’m nearing 6 months postpartum, about my experiences and how they might differ from what I would have expected …
Puzzle: River of Life Triptych by Steven Michael Gardner
Size: 1500 pieces (3 puzzles of 500 pieces each)
Dimensions: 91cm x 91cm
Producer: MasterPieces
Painting: photo
Artist: Steven Michael Gardner is a native of San Diego, California, and I really loves all animals, the beauty of nature and the wonder of life itself. His love of the animal kingdom and passion for preserving our environment has given him the inspiration and basis for the subjects of his artwork. He …
Photo: Slanted Trees, March 30, 2011
