The one iconic image that comes to mind when I think of the 70’s is Wonder Woman, that mix of feminism and objectification that invites both celebration and scorn. I’m for celebration, of the lovely and vibrant Lynda Carter, and the prescience of William Moulton Marston, who created Wonder Woman SPECIFICALLY to empower the “Fairer Sex.”
Color Wheel (Wield)
Catch the Rainbows–it’s the law
On with Pigments: sis boom bah
Learn to complement & rule
Ogle your Ultima Thule
Rock & Roll as Dualists duel
In the Spring of 1973 I was full of myself, and full of beans as well. (Not much evolvement on either of those fronts has been made.) I was a student at Glendale Community College and my pal Evan Bishop was that year’s editor of its literary magazine, The Traveler. Evan let me inflict my then-meager illustrative talent on the magazine, and I can only hope that not many copies of that misbegotten edition are floating around still. But one drawing, an illustration for a poem about a melting snowman, did have a crude charm. The lady who wrote the poem was happy enough to say, “THAT’S my Snowman!” So I feel as though I achieved some modest success with illustration, even forty-odd years ago.
Today the phrase “snow globe” evoked memories of that snowman, so I brought him back.
Juxtapose to tell a story:
Ancient Tree and gruff Hugh Laurie.
Though it’s fully formulaic
It’s still shards in our mosaic.
Wabi-Sabi, Perfection through Imperfection, is everywhere in the Arizona desert. Dylan Thomas’s “Break in the sun till the sun breaks down/And death shall have no dominion.” comes to mind…
The cacti are gouged into, pitted and marred,
They’re spiky and twisted and knobby.
It’s hardy survivors, so weathered, so scarred,
That demonstrate TRUE Wabi-Sabi.
It’s easy to draw a post. Then put a word balloon that says “Huh?”with it, and it’s more of a clue that it’s a post, as in Deaf As A… Do that on an Index Card, and behold, you have a Post Card.
Or draw a poser on it–Posed Card. Or a lady taking off her dress (ooh!) and putting on another one–Change Of A Dress card.
Open window with breeze wafting in–Draft Card. Storefront–Business Card. One-watt light bulb–guess!
Nope, that ain’t it. But nice try.
Watt: A Card! And what a Dimbulb I am to go on and on about this. I’m getting a racing heartbeat from all the Tacky-Card-ia.
Here’s the Real Deal, my friends:
Brought to you in Family TV black & white.
For Day 14 of this challenge, I decided to get more up close and personal with the subject matter to demonstrate that Salt and Pepper differ more complexly than black vs. white. I used Google Images in searches on “salt crystals” and “peppercorns.” After I did my drawing, lettering and signature, I did a little origami on the card so that within the card the scan would include soft and sharp focus (I raised the lid of the scanner just a bit via the thickness of a pad of Post-Its) for a feel of looking-through-a-microscope. After the scan I used Microsoft’s photoediting software to tint it blue and goose up the midtone darks and the contrast.
Today’s Index Card A Day prompt is Blueberry and Plum. As soon as I found out Carmen Miranda popped into my head. Gosh, I wonder why!
Kiwi & Parsnip!
One with Clay, Image and Text 