Tag Archives: fun
Minotaur and the Not-Cool Dude
I’m doing lots of reading on labyrinths, and some of the mythology associated with them. This is a depiction of Theseus going into the Minotaur’s labyrinth in order to slay the half-man / half-bull and free Athens from a debt owed to Minos, the king of Crete. Ariadne, Minos’ daughter, had fallen in love with… Continue Reading
Fortune Cookies For Breakfast
The project I set myself today was to make use of the fortunes from the fortune cookies that came with last night’s Chinese dinner. I used them in the painting above. My son and I cracked the cookies open this morning and munched on them while I read out our fortunes. It sort of went… Continue Reading
Muse Missives: Invitation
Dear Muse, You are cordially invited to attend our upcoming creative endeavour. It will be a simple affair with moderate amounts of paint, paper, string, sweet drinks, balloons, and birdsong provided. We have taken the liberty of placing a sturdy chair beside the apple tree. We can also organize a faux-Classical Greek fountain if needed…. Continue Reading