imagine if war could be settled this way

It would mean, instead of men marking their territory like dogs, the smartest humans would settle wars. Men & women could use with their brains. But, that’s silly, right? We like it when men behave as beasts pounding their chests, bellowing, “I’m right & you should die” I would think God is shaking his head…

Details matter

Some of downtown Birmingham’s buildings shine, even though time should have dulled them. It’s because the details stand out. Someone cared enough to put a face in stone on a border that stands six stories high, just because they could. Now to have a building built…quick & cheap is more important then making a lasting…

art project for very young children

These colleges where made by children ages 3-5. I started with yellow construction paper, I dropped green paint at the top of the paper & gave them a painting tool, similar to a comb & asked them to comb the paint down, I then asked them to flip the paper upside down. I had cut…

Most Americans came from somewhere…

Almost all of us are descended from immigrants. The people who believe themselves entitled to this country & have nothing to prove to anyone, are the people who make us fall behind the rest of the world, in education, health, pride in making our stuff.  People have always been wary of strangers, every generation hated…

Yellow & Blue make Green

art for 2-3 year olds. I used white card stock. Dropped blue paint on one side of the paper, yellow on the other & told the wee ones to use their fingers & see if they can find green. I bought the foam stickers at the dollar tree & picked out all the green animals….

Art is Magic…

This was an idea I had for of the days of Creation. Sun & Moon. I have it wrong however, because the Moon is female & the Sun is male…forgive me. I started with the Sun, we used a coffee can top as the template for the circle. We used black oil pastel for the…

Joseph’s Coat Rose

This is my very first rose, it is very small, but is stunning in color.  I planted the roses this spring.  The “vase” is about 3″ tall, it was a sample of Vermont Maple Syrup.