Mama Cormier

…. my journey to a healthy life, making new memories and so much more

A Photo a Week Challenge – Eyes

Posted on December 23, 2018 by Mama Cormier

…thanks to Nancy Merrill for hosting the The Photo a Week Challenge

If the eyes are mirrors to the soul what do these eyes tell us?

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge – Farm Animals

Posted on December 19, 2018 by Mama Cormier

…thanks to Cee for hosting the Fun Foto Challenge

Happy Birthday Frances

Posted on December 13, 2018 by Mama Cormier

….December 13, 2018

I can’t believe that our dog, Frances is already 12 years old. We got her as a puppy from our daughter when she got a new job that made it impossible for her to properly train a new puppy. Frances immediately became my husband’s dog. It was love at first sight.

Over the years Frances has brought us a lot of joy. She’s a strange mix and whenever people ask about her breed they’re surprised by the answer. To the best of our knowledge she’s a cross between an Australian Sheppard and a Dachshund.

Here are a few photos of her over the last 12 years.

Silent Sunday – October 28, 2018

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Cee’s Black and White Photo Challenge – Tongues and Tails

Posted on October 26, 2018 by Mama Cormier

….thanks to Cee for hosting the Black and White Photo Challenge

365 Days of Art – More Quirky Creatures

Posted on October 23, 2018 by Mama Cormier

….days 163, 164 and 165

Carla Sonheim had us make our own sidewalk cracks using a recipe that she devised. I tried making one in London and from that I looked for a critter or animal that I could cut out and fill in with marks and colour. From one sheet of paper I managed to find two ‘abstract’ animals. One is a dog of sorts and the other a sitting elephant.

I’m really enjoying sketching with graphite pencils and blending stumps. I’ve also been inspired by Sophie Favre’s clay sculptures that I saw in London and I created a mouse using her style.

Word of the Day Challenge – Leisure

Posted on September 3, 2018 by Mama Cormier

….if you’d like to participate in the challenge the word is leisure

Children and dogs really know how to relax and enjoy some leisure time.

One Word Photo Challenge – Rhinoceros

Posted on August 11, 2018 by Mama Cormier

….thanks to Tourmaline for hosting the One Word Challenge

Rhinoceros?!!! Who has photos of rhinos? I’ve never been on safari but I have been to the zoo and I just happen to have some heavy duty back end shots of these magnificent creatures.

Developing More Characters

Posted on August 8, 2018 by Mama Cormier

….days 141 to 143 of 365 Days of Art

Over the long weekend I was totally engrossed in creating these collage characters made from art papers. The first thing I had to do was create more art paper because I had left my collage papers at home. Out came the watercolour paper and my watercolour set and I went to town.

Once they dried I cut out random shapes in different sizes and then I started to play. Here are three more ‘characters’ that I created from the cut out shapes.