October Bouquet

Living in Walla Walla during the month of October is simply wonderful. The air is crisp and clear, the trees are making their colorful debut, and for a moment one doesn't dread the impending winter because they are drunk with the beauty of the season's colors.

Seeing that my favorite things in the whole world will be dormant for a few months (hint: flowers) I decided to make this month's collage a fall bouquet.

A Friday and Saturday in October was spent hunting the most vibrant and unique trees, taking pics of their glorious leaves, and pressing the little igneous beauties. A couple of days later - WALLAH - gorgeous little leaves ready for my monthly art piece. My favorite the leaves on the upper left with the black outline, what a statement, so bold!

The lines of the vase mirror the veins of the leaves to create a cohesive look. The shapes of the flowers with clearly defined centers create repetitious pattern with the O's in October and the color palette is complimentary. Yellow, Orange, Blue with a little black for some UMPH!

Repetitious and complimentary - hope you enjoy viewing our blog this month with all the new collages!

Ciao,

k.king

Remembering September

Ah yes...September has come and gone, but I was determined to make my post for this (Sep.) month. It was a little tough at times but... WHA-L-A! It is now available for your viewing.

If I think back once upon a time, to last month, on my inspiration for this piece, there is one day that sticks out in my mind. Kandyce and I had decided to go on a lovely little bike ride on a lovely September Saturday. The air was warm and cool, you know the nice kind that is about 75 degrees, and we were walking our bikes on a path beside some trees. Not just any trees though but some Paper Birch trees. Those of you that know me well would not be surprised by my excitement when I saw these trees. If there were people that noticed Kandyce and myself they may have wondered why the squeals when I was pealing off some of that papery bark. I love the stuff. So it so appeared in my Sep. collage. All the other bits in the piece were an afterthought to the superior paper bark! Ahh I may be odd, but isn't just so fun when some of the smallest of things can make you so happy.

New Oct. post soon!! I'm making a vow, (now that I have easier access to a scanner...thank you Kandyce) "Monthly posts will be posted during related month!"

Ciao, Lindsay

This morning I went to the Market and was inspired by all the crisp colors. I went home to put together the two things that sparked my creativity. Those 2 things were color from the market and the saying that you see towards the bottom of the collage. The saying reads: Simplicity is the glory of expectation. - Walt Whitman
Kimberly Bockmann