HuMp DaY Haiku - Red Leaves

Changing of the leaves

Vines on buildings glow with red

Autumn has arrived.

This photo is actually one my son took on his trip to Ireland a few years ago. I'm borrowing, as I've seen similar vines around Bellingham, (not such cool towers though) I have been to busy to go out on a photo shoot... soon!

Happy Hump Day, everyone! 

A year or so ago, I started doing Hump Day Haiku with Carla Sonheim's Silly classes and decided as a challenge for myself, I'd continue. I have found that creating a haiku (non rhyming poem with 5 - 7 - 5 syllables per line) feeds my soul. I especially like creating them to go with my photos and art. 

Would you like to share a haiku you have written? 

You may include a haiku in the comments, OR you may copy your blog post url (featuring a haiku) and add a link to your blog using Mr. Linky. And consider visiting other contributors blogs to see what they've created and say hello. 

Trees bereft of Leaves

While frantically creating and tagging and figuring out the placement of things for my booth, this week I took time out to create an altered page spread for our local Altered Book Exchange. The haiku is mine. It didn't come out quite as I envisioned, (it never does) but I like it. I hope she does too!

Original Haiku by Helen Campbell 

Trees bereft of leaves

Stark branches against the sky

Winter Silhouette

Happy Bird

Another little canvas for the Holiday Festival of the Arts... Happy Bird

This is a 3 x 3 x 3/4 inch canvas, that started out with a bit of a 1960s school workbook as the background. A bit of paint, stenciling and collage later, and I think it's done. 

On another note, I was delighted to hear that a location has finally been secured for the Holiday Festival this year... 1200 Meador Ave. in the Haskell Business Center. Yay! Local to Whatcom and Skagit County folks should come check it out. 

Sharing today with Paint Party Friday, hosted by Eva and Kristin! 

If you have time, do check out what the other artists are working on this week. 

HuMp DaY Haiku - VOTE!!!

We do have a choice!

Working to make our voice heard

is a privilege!

One of my firm beliefs, is that we each have the power to make a difference. Whether you believe it or not, I feel it is true.

Voting is one way we can make OUR voice heard. Reading about the issues, (oh no! I'm suggesting work!) pondering the best candidate for the position, voting for what speaks in our hearts. Does this person resonate with my true beliefs?

Don't follow the crowd, think for yourself!

I firmly believe we need to move forward. How radical to think we can try something new, even if just a little differently than we tried before.

I have voted. We're a vote by mail county, so I voted early. I urge all you to get out and vote, if you haven't already. Make your voice heard!

A year or so ago, I started doing Hump Day Haiku with Carla Sonheim's Silly classes and decided as a challenge for myself, I'd continue. I have found that creating a haiku (non rhyming poem with 5 - 7 - 5 syllables per line) feeds my soul. I especially like creating them to go with my photos and art. 

Would you like to share a haiku you have written? 

You may include a haiku in the comments, OR you may copy your blog post url (featuring a haiku) and add a link to your blog using Mr. Linky. And consider visiting other contributors blogs to see what they've created and say hello. 

Just a little nervous...

I've been working on so many things for my booth at the upcoming Allied Arts Holiday Festival of the Arts! My sweet husband has been designing the booth I want from old shutter-style closet doors. (A huge score this summer in a "free" pile!) It's going to look so cool, in my totally biased opinion. *grin*

I'm still working to make sure there are enough arty things to fill it. I still have so many unfinished and almost finished pieces, it's making me a bit crazy!  It's a good thing is the festival goes for 6 weeks; I can keep creating things as we go along to restock as needed. 

I am getting a bit nervous, however.  

We still haven't heard where it will be located this year. We are supposed to set up the booths on November 13 & 14. EEK! 

Fingers crossed that they have it figure out early this week.  

I guess the worst case scenario is that I'll have a lot of creations for my Etsy shop. 

Faithful Owl

One of my little mixed media pieces destined for the Holiday Festival of the Arts...

2.5 x 3.5 stretched canvas - Faithful Owl

Sharing with my friends at Paint Party Friday...

Also sharing with 

HuMp DaY Haiku - All Hallows Eve

Spooky happenings...

Witch and elves cavort in fun

on All Hallows Eve

Moon is on the wane
Black cat crossing on the path
Happy Halloween!

A year or so ago, I started doing Hump Day Haiku with Carla Sonheim's Silly classes and decided as a challenge for myself, I'd continue. I have found that creating a haiku (non rhyming poem with 5 - 7 - 5 syllables per line) feeds my soul. I especially like creating them to go with my photos and art. 

Would you like to share a haiku you have written? 

You may include a haiku in the comments, OR you may copy your blog post url (featuring a haiku) and add a link to your blog using Mr. Linky. And consider visiting other contributors blogs to see what they've created and say hello.