Tea Biscuits and Doodles

Posted on March 22, 2020 by Mama Cormier

….trying to keep busy and watch less TV

My husband finally got bored watching TV and felt well enough to play in the kitchen. For some reason he’s had a craving for tea biscuits so he started to research for a recipe where we had all the ingredients. I haven’t made biscuits in a long time but I do remember that they were pretty basic with simple ingredients. It’s amazing how many variations of tea biscuits there are out there. Some called for evaporated milk and lemon soda pop and of course there are all kinds of add ons like raisin and cranberries.

We finally decided on a classic recipe. My husband also made his own clotted cream and we had a wonderful afternoon tea break with hot biscuits and cream. The only thing missing were the fresh berries to go on top.

Later in the evening I went on the internet and found a new site hosted by Mo Willems, the children’s book author and illustrator. It is very much geared to children but I enjoyed his show ‘Lunch Doodles with Mo Willems”. Check it out if you like to doodle and/or if you have children who like his books. He demonstrates how to draw Pigeon, Piggy and Elephant.

February Colours Challenge – Orange Sorbet

Posted on February 29, 2020 by Mama Cormier

…thanks to City Sonnets for hosting the February Colours and Numbers Challenge

The colour for February 29th is orange sorbet.

Friday Fun Challenge – Fungi

Posted on February 15, 2020 by Mama Cormier

…thanks to Aroused for hosting the Friday Fun Challenge

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30 Day Creativity Challenge – Day 19

Posted on January 25, 2020 by Mama Cormier

…thanks to Rainee for hosting the 30 Day Creativity Challenge\

I’ve been making art with my granddaughter again and making pizza with her. I’ve always loved her free style but she does have a vision and you don’t want to tamper with that. That was clearly evident when she decided to make her pizza in the shape of a ‘stop sign’. The adults kept wanting her to add cheese to her creation but she refused and when they didn’t listen she had a melt down. Oma and Papa to the rescue. Lots of dough left over so we started again. Here are our efforts from last Sunday.

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Back to Drawing – Days 16, 17, and 18 of the 30 Day Creativity Challenge

Posted on January 19, 2020 by Mama Cormier

….thanks to Rainee for introducing me to the 30 Day Creativity Challenge

Lesson two of 2020: Words and Pictures was taught by a new instructor, Martha Rich. Our assignment is to draw or doodle a page of thoughts and pictures of things we hear and see. We are suppose to use a black brush pen and just go for it. It’s not the quality of the work that matters here but the quantity. Once I got over the insecurity of drawing without being able to erase and using such a bold marker I started to enjoy the process. Here are the first four pages from my sketch book. 7B3DD4E9-CA64-474D-B657-63285C074D0C 81373661-A749-4ECF-848E-A3CE4C936CFD 1E654587-5BE6-4537-BC1D-8F7470671917 997CB484-856A-4000-A65D-2E4D668101EA

Day 14 – Inspired by a Pair of Glasses

Posted on January 14, 2020 by Mama Cormier

…thanks to Rainee for getting me going on the30 Day Creativity Challenge

I’ve just completed my third art piece around the saying ‘This is impossible to read but it was fun to make.’ My inspiration came from watching Lesson two for the 2020: Pictures and Words year long class hosted by Carla Sonheim. The teacher for this class has us doing something very different but I was mesmerized by her glasses and decided to use her as my subject for this drawing. Thanks Martha.

Creativity Challenge – Days 7 and 8

Posted on January 9, 2020 by Mama Cormier

….thanks to Rainee from All About Words for hosting the 30 Day Creativity Challenge

I painted a nautilus shell on day 7 but wasn’t terribly thrilled with it so I tried it again on day 8. C194D2F9-459E-4475-BE9C-355CF5DDDA8A 30F67ADC-61E2-4736-A7C1-AFE400C578B0

Amazing what a difference slowing down can make. I should have listened to Lisa Congdon more carefully the first time I tried this exercise but then for most of us we need to practice and do things over and over again to get better.

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge – Vibrant Colours

Posted on December 12, 2019 by Mama Cormier

…thanks to Cee for hosting the Fun Foto Challenge

Penguin, Penguins Everywhere

Posted on November 29, 2019 by Mama Cormier

…theme for this year’s One of a Kind exhibitor’s competition

Penguin Random House Canada hosted this year’s competition so the penguin was an obvious choice for a theme. There were just too many to show all of them here but I chose some of my favourites to share with you.