Creative Prompt #256: Moon

Moon, 2009 movie

Selene, moon goddess: “In Greek mythology, Selene (Greek ?????? [sel???n??]moon‘;) is the goddess of the moon. She is the daughter of the Titans Hyperion and Theia, and sister of the sun-god Helios, and of Eos, goddess of the dawn. She drives her moon chariot across the heavens. Several lovers are attributed to her in various myths, including Zeus, Pan, and the mortal Endymion. In classical times, Selene was often identified with Artemis, much as her brother, Helios, was identified with Apollo.[1] Both Selene and Artemis were also associated with Hecate, and all three were regarded as lunar goddesses, although only Selene was regarded as the personification of the moon itself. Her Roman equivalent is Luna.[2]” (Wikipedia)

Mansions on the Moon

Harvest Moon

Lunar deities

Half Moon Bay

Goodnight Moon

Ban Ki Moon

Valley of the Moon, Tucson, Az – Valley of the Moon is a unique area built by George Phar Legler in the 1920s for the purpose of bringing mental and spiritual relaxation for visitors to the site.

moon rise

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Blood moon

Po, Mayan moon goddess: “The traditional Mayas generally assume the moon to be female, and the moon’s phases are accordingly conceived as the stages of a woman’s life. The Maya moon goddess wields great influence in many areas. Being in the image of a woman, she is associated with sexuality and procreation, fertility and growth, not only of human beings, but also of the vegetation and the crops. Since growth can also cause all sorts of ailments, the moon goddess is also a goddess of disease. Everywhere in Mesoamerica, including the Mayan area, she is specifically associated with water, be it wells, rainfall, or the rainy season. In the codices, she has a terrestrial counterpart in goddess I.” (Wikipedia)

blue moon

waxing moon

waning moon

lunar eclipse

Definition: “The Moon is the Earth’s only natural satellite. Although not the largest natural satellite in the Solar System, it is the largest relative to the size of the planet it orbits and, of those satellites whose densities are known, the second most dense.” (Wikipedia)

Google Moon

The Moonies

crescent moon

howl at the moon

new moon

Moonpie

Man in the Moon

Rev. Moon

orbit the moon

Moon Area School district

Shooting the Moon by Frances O’Roark Dowell

The moon and the stars

full moon

The dual slide guitars of Delta Moon carry the listener deep into the heart of the American South, where sinuous Mississippi blues meets the gritty backwoods.

Shoot the moon

You too can become the proud owner of a property on the Moon! The Official Web Site for the sale of Lunar property by the Lunar Embassy.

moon boots

Shoot for the Moon

Blue Moon Brewing Company

Moon – Las Vegas Nightclub

Walk on the moon

First men to walk on the moon

Creative Prompt #255: Notebook

The Notebook, a 2004 movie

Miquelrius notebooks are my favorite

Google Notebook

Notebook computer

Definition: “A notebook (notepad, writing pad, drawing pad, legal pad) is a book or binder composed of pages, often ruled, made out of paper, used for purposes including recording notes or memoranda, writing, drawing, and scrapbooking.[1][2][3]“(Wikipedia)

Moleskine

Evernote

O’Reilly Media Developer Notebook Series

Notebook is a digital magazine of international cinema and film culture.

Inspired by pocket journals from the early to mid 1900’s, The Standard Memorandum is designed to chronicle a year of your life.

Maya’s Notebook: A Novel by Isabel Allende

Letterforms dry erase notebook

COLORS Notebook is a special edition of COLORS Magazine. It is the first issue without filters or an editorial department.

As with many scientists, Linus Pauling utilized bound notebooks to keep track of the details of his research as it unfolded.

The Weather Notebook Radio Show is two minutes of light-hearted weather wisdom produced by NH’s Mount Washington Observatory.

Accelrys Notebook (formerly Contur ELN) and Accelrys Notebook Cloud are flexible, multi-discipline, low-cost-of-ownership electronic lab notebooks.

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Coach’s Notebook, coaching instruction for youth basketball.

The Notebook area provides a place to store cultural and other research notes. It helps document, categorize, retrieve, analyze, and summarize conclusions.

lab notebook

spiral notebook

Rhodia – The French Orange Notebooks with a Cult Following

Trinity College Notebook – This is a notebook Newton acquired while he was an undergraduate at Trinity College and used from about 1661 to 1665 (see his inscription).

Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci

 

Color Group Donation Quilt

Color Group Donation Quilt
Color Group Donation Quilt

You might remember that I finished the piecing of this quilt last fall. I handed it off to Chris for quilting and then she gave it back to me last month, or, perhaps, in February for the binding.

I finished the binding and gave to the Charity Girls at the last meeting for the charity project.

I have done a lot of art quilts, but this is the first quilt that I think looks like a modern quilt. I am not saying that it is modern; I am just saying that it looks more modern than other quilts I have made. I think it was a good use of the blocks and really made them shine.

My Round Robin

Round Robin after 1st Round
Round Robin after 1st Round

I was able to see my round robin start on Saturday at the BAMQG meeting. It was fun to see it, though not much has been done.

Poor Kelly moved after we started the project. My RR got stuck in a box by accident when she had some problems with the move. My piece has only had one person work on it. While it is cheerful and the work done so far looks really good, when compared to the fabulous work another group did on their projects, my piece looked kind of sad.

HOWEVER!

The other group has done 6 rounds and mine has only gone through one round so the potential is definitely there. Also, we only have 4 people in our group. Looking at the piece in photos really makes me realize how bright and cheerful it is.

Round Robin potential for Round 2
Round Robin potential for Round 2

Kathleen is next on the list to work on my piece.  She and I pulled out my piece and talked about what to do on it. At the moment the piece is very vertical. We were thinking that it needed some more horizontal, so we explored some ways of making it more horizontal. One thought was to make the edge a little smaller. In the photo you can see that we folded the edges under so that we could see how the piece would look with squares of color on the edges instead of rectangles.

We also talked about connecting the liked colored edge squares (or rectangles) with lines of the same colors, possibly weaving more than one under the other. You can see that some of the various colors on the bottom right are also on the top left. I am a fan of that idea, but I am not working on it, so who knows.

Kathleen said she might draw something to try and work out a design. I was wondering if I could use EQ7 to import the picture and then draw around it to show what I meant. I don’t know if it will work, but can try it and see.

The other thing I was wondering was if I should see if there are other people who want to work on it – perhaps non BAMQG people? We’ll see what fabulosity Kelly and Kathleen conjure up. 😉

Related Round Robin Posts

Creative Prompt #254: Peak

Pike’s Peak

Another name for rush hour

The highest corner of a four-sided, fore-aft sail (Wikipiedia)

peak demand (energy)

Pike’s Peak Cog Railway

The British English term for the part of a hat known as the visor in American English ( Wikipedia)

snow peak

Frog Peak Music label

Bob Peak – Master of the Movie Poster

NY radio station 107.1 The Peak

Sandia Peak Aerial Tramway

China Peak (near Yosemite)

Geyser Peak Winery

 

Chinese sneaker brand

Mission Peak Regional Preserve (Fremont, California)

Python Enterprise Application Kit

PEAK is an environmental education program designed to empower students with the knowledge to manage energy use in their homes, schools and communities.

PEAKS Rewards is a free membership program for guests at Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, Keystone, Heavenly, Northstar, and Kirkwood.

Peaky and Spike

Silver Peak’s WAN optimization and replication acceleration solutions accelerate data mobility over distance for optimal application performance.

You look peaky

Peak Campus is a visionary leader in managing and developing apartment communities in college markets across the nation.

 

“Peak is the automated way to keep track of what everyone is working on.”

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Twin Peaks (San Francisco)

Wikipedia tells us that there are a variety of ‘peaks‘ in all different areas of knowledge and the world

Creative Prompt #253: Yellow

Definition: “Yellow /?j?lo?/ is the color of most gold, most warning signs, or most ripe lemons.[2] In the spectrum of visible light, and in the traditional color wheel used by painters, yellow is a mixture of green and orange.”

A quilt called Yellow

Yellow is commonly associated with gold, wealth, sunshine, reason, happiness, optimism and pleasure, but also with envy, jealousy and betrayal. It plays an important part in Asian culture, particularly in China.[3]”

Post the direct URL (link) where your drawing, doodle, artwork is posted (e.g. your blog, Flickr) in the comments area of this post. I would really like to keep all the artwork together and provide a way for others to see your work and/or your blog.

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Sneeches are yellow

Yellow Pages

Yellow by ColdPlay

Pokemon Yellow

2012 movie

Yellow Ribbon Project

yellow fever

yellow belly

“Tie a Yellow Ribbon ‘Round the Old Oak Tree”

Feb 23, 2014 – A new study has found chemicals in yellow dye found in common household items could release toxins that are harmful to your health.

Yellow Cab

Project Yellow Light is a scholarship competition designed to bring about change.

The gene yellow is referred to in FlyBase by the symbol Dmel\y (CG3757, FBgn0004034). It is a protein_coding_gene from Drosophila melanogaster.

Historic Yellow Springs is a non-profit organization in Chester County, Pennsylvania that preserves and promotes the history and arts of Yellow Springs village.

Yellow+Blue brings you great certified organic wines in environmentally-friendly packing so you can have the best of both worlds.

Austin Yellow Bike Project

Yellow Ostrich

Yellow Barn Music School and Festival

Daisy Yellow – creative blog and ‘zine

Yellow Rain – mysterious substance that feel from the sky after the Vietnam War

Color Yellow: “This color relates to acquired knowledge. It is the color which resonates with the left or logic side of the brain stimulating our mental faculties and creating mental agility and perception.

Being the lightest hue of the spectrum, the color psychology of yellow is uplifting and illuminating, offering hope, happiness, cheerfulness and fun.

In the meaning of colors, yellow inspires original thought and inquisitiveness.

Yellow is creative from a mental aspect, the color of new ideas, helping us to find new ways of doing things. It is the practical thinker, not the dreamer.” (Color Psychology)

 

I couldn’t believe how much there was on yellow. The above barely scratches the surface. Be inspired!

Sketching #204

Creative Prompt Response #204: Laughing
Creative Prompt Response #204: Laughing

This was a difficult prompt. Somehow I got the idea to show someone making people laugh. The walrus comedian is a poor rendition of a character the Young Man draws. I drew my version as a way to make him laugh, but he just snorted and said that my walrus was not right.

I like it. I think it is entertaining. I also had fun drawing the response.

Draw, color, paint, dance or sing your own response. Take a look at the original prompt to be inspired.

Then, post the direct URL (link) where your drawing, doodle, artwork is posted (e.g. your blog, Flickr) in the comments area of this post. I would really like to keep all the artwork together and provide a way for others to see your work and/or your blog.

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The Creative Prompt Project, also, has a Flickr group, which you can join to  post your responses. I created this spot so those of you without blogs and websites would have a place to post your responses.

Sketching #203

Creative Prompt Response #203: Kick
Creative Prompt Response #203: Kick

I was think of “…getting a kick out of you…” and the kind of kicking that kickers in football do.

Have you looked at the original prompt? I bet an image would come to your mind and you could create something wonderful!

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Sketching #202 v.2

Creative Prompt Response #202: Iris
Creative Prompt Response #202: Iris

I did these responses a long time ago, but I want to get back on the saddle, so I am starting to catch up on posting my responses. I did a response to the Iris prompt out of order,but I could help doing another one with a different kind of iris. I am still paying homage to the iris flower with the purple. Find the original prompt and do your own response. C’mon, it’s fun!

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Creative Prompt #252: Zipper

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Definition: “A zipper, zip, fly or zip fastener, formerly known as a clasp locker, is a commonly used device for binding the edges of an opening of fabric or other flexible material, as on a garment or a bag.[1] It is used in clothing (e.g., jackets and jeans), luggage and other bags, sporting goods, camping gear (e.g. tents and sleeping bags), and other items. Whitcomb L. Judson was an American inventor from Chicago who was the first to invent, conceive of the idea, and to construct a workable zipper.[2] The method, still in use today, is based on interlocking teeth. Initially it was called the “hookless fastener” and was later redesigned to become more reliable.[3]

Modern quiltmakers have taken to making zipper pouches

Zipper Interactive (1992-2012)

“Numerical conformal mapping software: zipper -ZIPPER finds a numerical approximation of the conformal map (and its inverse) of the unit disk onto any Jordan region (bounded or unbounded).” (Washington,edu)

Zipper is a free compression program, and you don’t need to pay anything for it. It doesn’t contain pop-up ads or other annoying things. (Trans4Mind?)

Zippers by the yard

shorten a zipper

Zipper the Dog from a National Geographic game

Zipper is a tool for inspecting and extracting the contents of compressed archives. Zipper was initially written by Dirk Olmes. (Non-GNU.com)

2014 new zipper technology used on Olympic athlete clothing

invisible zipper

zipper cover

PageZipper – Life’s too short to spend clicking “Next”. Ever read one of those top ten lists or photo galleries where every item is on a different page?

Zipper is a little fly character from the animated series Chip ‘n Dale Rescue Rangers.

Zipper foot (for a sewing machine)

Herbert Zipper Concert Hall at the Colburn School.

The Big Zipper is the affordable zipline experience.

Zipper Lacing. This method “locks” the laces at each eyelet pair. Great for lacing skates tightly because the lower sections hold while tightening.

Feb 25, 2014 – For the last few years Japanese artist Jun Kitagawa has been installing these giant zippers in public locations around Japan.

Zipper Press, Inc., is a publisher of high quality children’s books.

Zipper: Coney Island’s Last Wild Ride (movie)

Zipper Braid Updo (video how-to)

“In 1851 Elias Howe received a patent for an “Automatic, Continuous Clothing Closure”. He did not try to seriously market it, missing recognition he might otherwise have received.[6] Howe’s device was more like an elaborate draw-string than a true slide fastener.” (Wikipedia)

Heavy duty zipper

dress, pants closure

The Zipper is an idiom that uses the idea of “context” to the means of manipulating locations in a data structure. (HaskellWiki)

various roller coasters

Film production company known for producing the 2012 Academy Award Winning Feature Documentary Undefeated.

No. 663: Zippers and Design

 

Tale of Two Cities Start

Tale of Two Cities Fabrics
Tale of Two Cities Fabrics

This project has been on my mind since December when Friend Julie suggested it. I am finally making a wobbly start. The start is that I have started to choose the colors.

Julie bought me the book as a gift and after some discussions with her, I decided I would be inspired by the city around me. This, in my mind, fits into the ‘City Sampler” theme that Tula Pink encourages also.

In the winter, the sky is very blue here and, though cold, I enjoy the strong light and clear colors. It should be no surprise that turquoise factors into my choices. I just can’t help myself.

Another appeal of this project is the block element. I miss making blocks on a regular basis like I did for the A-B-C Challenge and the Star Sampler. This project will help me satisfy that craving and, hopefully, will not annoy me.

Finally, shortly after Julie and I talked about the project, Kelly brought it up as a BAMQG small group project. This means I can have fun with Julie and participate more in BAMQG.

I was having trouble getting started. I have been distracted by life and picking a few fabrics (I am sure I will need more) really helps me to get the process out of my head and started.

March CQFA ATCs

March 2014 CQFA ATCs
March 2014 CQFA ATCs

It has taken me awhile to post these, because I thought I lost one and was trying to figure out what to do. It has also been kind of a crazy month and organization hasn’t been my strong suit. It turns out that it was very flat and stuck to the back of one of the others. What a relief.

I am thrilled with these. I love the creativity and the combinations of materials. The upper right hand corner ATC with the flowers (by Maureen) has paper flowers.

The lower left hand corner piece (by Nancy) has text, which adds an interesting element.

These are fun to make and I am thinking about my next group for the May meeting. You can see mine in a previous post.

Disappearing Pinwheel Top Complete

No joke. I worked diligently on Saturday and finished the top of the Disappearing Pinwheel. When I last wrote about this project, I didn’t really feel like I could ever finish it. I may not have conveyed my feelings in the post, but I was feeling pretty low about it. I don’t know why.

Then Friday, I had a lot of paperwork and boring stuff to do (e.g. sign Young Man up for ACT test-bleah!) and didn’t work on any quilt anything. So, Saturday was the day. I had to get up at 5am to get the Young Man to a Drumline competition (do you sense a theme here?), so by 9 I was ready to sew. I spent most of the day sewing the top and got it done.

Disappearing Pinwheel Top
Disappearing Pinwheel Top

I am pleased, though a little disappointed that I ran out of the background fabric. I could have gotten more (thanks to Kelly O! for the offer), but I decided to use what I have and get the top done, so I can move on. I didn’t want to wait for an order, or for a friend to send the fabric.

It turns out that I actually like the way the second background drops out and the first background looks more highlighted.

I plan to have Colleen quilt the second background in a slightly darker grey so that the lightness is toned down a bit. When I talked to her about it, she said OK.

The smaller detail shot shows a close up of the second fabric. It was also one of those I bought with an eye towards using it for the Russian Rubix. Too beige for that project, but it worked ok for this one.

Disappearing Pinwheel detail
Disappearing Pinwheel detail

Vital Statistics:

  • Size: 84”h x73”w
  • By Jaye A. H. Lapachet, 2014
  • For the collection of Pierce Lapachet
  • Pieced by Jaye A. H. Lapachet
  • Longarm quilted by Colleen Granger

I also finished the back. It was a pain, as backs are wont to be, but I wanted to get it to Colleen yesterday, so I powered through. I thought I would get a lot more done on Sunday, but I didn’t. I just got the back done and then I had to clean up my workroom. It made me cranky to work on it, so I am glad it is finished. I continued pulling from my grey bin and a lot of greys you see have been in my fabric closet for over 10 years. I am happy they are finally getting an airing.

Disappearing Pinwheel Back
Disappearing Pinwheel Back

I still have to make the binding. What color do you think would work with this top?

The Disappearing Pinwheel Continues

DPW Block
DPW Block

I had hoped to show you a finished quilt by now, but that is not yet to be. Perhaps over the weekend I will finish. Despite being off of work, I have been quite busy this week and whenever I haven’t been busy, I have been laying on the couch or face planted in bed. Neither of those activities are conducive to finishing the DPW! ERGH!

Still, I have to remind myself that there are no prizes for finishing and the process is important. Blah. Blah. Blah.

Finally, all the blocks I am going to make are finished. I am pleased with the blocks. They look fun, are a bit off and not my usual style. The background adds to that idea. I am wondering if this is stretching my fabric choices. If so, then this quilt pattern was a good one to use to stretch, because I wasn’t in love with it.

DPW Block
DPW Block

Don’t get me wrong. It is a fun project, but I didn’t have a good reason for doing it, so using fabrics I wouldn’t normally use was a good thing. It also used up the Mod Century layer cake which was an impulse buy and not slated for another project. I also used that grey background, which was sort of an unfortunate purchase (online), but worked out for this project.

I really enjoy seeing what other people are making with the same pattern and this project was no exception. There is a lot of variety in the DPW projects the Twilters are making and it is interesting to watch.

I am really glad I had little bits of this fabric to work with. I don’t think it ever caught my attention in a quilt store, but I like the different prints and think the shapes and colors are interesting.

I think the border will be very interesting. You’ll have to wait a bit to see that as the piece is in such disarray at the moment as to prevent me from taking a photo that would be anything but embarrassing. Soon, trust me.

The bad news is that I probably won’t have enough background fabric to finish the borders. I am going to look around and see if I have more. If I do, I certainly want to dig it out and use it, but if not, I will find something else. No, it won’t be the same, but I want to use what I have on hand.

All DPW blocks-March 2014
All DPW blocks-March 2014

Previous Posts

  • March 20: More Disappearing Pinwheels
  • March 2: Make a Disappearing Pinwheel
  • Feb 23: Disappearing Pinwheel Blocks
  • Jan 28: Disappearing Pinwheel

Creative Prompt #251: Ship

Aboard ship

Abandon Ship

Mercy Ships: Ocean vessels providing health care to the poor in port areas around the world.

ghost ship

Definition: “In modern parlance a ship has been any large buoyant watercraft. Ships are generally distinguished from boats based on size, shape and cargo or passenger capacity. Ships are used on lakes, seas, and rivers for a variety of activities, such as the transport of people or goods, fishing, entertainment, public safety, and warfare. Historically, a “ship” was a sailing vessel with at least three square-rigged masts and a full bowsprit.

Ships and boats have developed alongside humanity. In armed conflict and in daily life they have become an integral part of modern commercial and military systems. Fishing boats are used by millions of fishermen throughout the world. Military forces operate vessels for combat and to transport and support forces ashore. Commercial vessels, nearly 35,000 in number, carried 7.4 billion tons of cargo in 2007.[1] As of 2011, there are about 104,304 ships with IMO numbers in the world.[2]

Ships were always a key in history’s great explorations and scientific and technological development. Navigators such as Zheng He spread such inventions as the compass and gunpowder. Ships have been used for such purposes as colonization and the slave trade, and have served scientific, cultural, and humanitarian needs. After the 16th century, new crops that had come from and to the Americas via the European seafarers significantly contributed to the world’s population growth.[3] Maritime transport has shaped the world’s economy into today’s energy-intensive pattern.” (Wikipedia)

Tall ship

airship

The Student Health Insurance Plan is a comprehensive major medical insurance plan, providing medical, counseling, prescription, vision and dental services. (UC Berkeley)

Ship of Fools

shipping

Pack ‘n Ship

Ferry

Ship’s model

ship in a bottle

Mother ship

shipwreck

cruise ship

Short for romantic relationship, popularized in fanfiction circles. (Urban Dictionary definition)

spaceship

Liberty Ship SS John W. Brown.

Solar Ship Inc. builds aircraft to service remote areas. Most of these areas have no roads.

shipshape

Borough of Ship Bottom Long Beach Island, New Jersey.

sinking ship

 

Post the direct URL (link) where your drawing, doodle, artwork is posted (e.g. your blog, Flickr) in the comments area of this post. I would really like to keep all the artwork together and provide a way for others to see your work and/or your blog.

We are also talking about this on Twitter. Use the hashtag #CPP

The Creative Prompt Project, also, has a Flickr group, which you can join to  post your responses. I created this spot so those of you without blogs and websites would have a place to post your responses.