Smart Art

Okay, I may get a little geeky here.  I have always thought the Periodic Table of Elements is a little under-rated. Well, look at it... not very interesting at first glance, but it IS made of boxes and letters and numbers, which are certainly interesting.

An image search online will show lots of variations, from vibrant colors to parody tables and goofy versions.

A more interesting Table is one I have in my posession done in calligraphy by the late Ann Van Tassell (mine is a reproduction).

But then I came across this image on Pinterest. The original art is acrylic on a 60 x 36 inch canvas.

I tried to find out more about the artist, Princess Rashid.  Okay, cool name first of all. Second, she studied Physics and Astronomy. Don't we love smart women? Who do art?  I think I may be inspired to do some scientific art in the future.

Check out this video of her at work on another large piece
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcMM9Qvkozw

Book Slide Show

This is a fabric book I made for friend Paula a couple of months ago. This also marks a new experience for me... making a slide show. I have the patience of ten people when dealing with others, but no patience at all when it comes to dealing with myself and wanting something to turn out the way I want it right now! So, here is my first attempt at a slide show... with music...and I hope it shows up the way it did on my screen when I hit the save button! I still have a lot to figure out. I figured out how to add music, but I had more music than pictures, so I added extra pictures of space (some more than once). Here goes!