High Handed RAA

High Handed RAA

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Uh-oh… Looks like Arty Life took a little vaca-shun this week. Like, you know, I forgot to write any posts.

I’m. NOT. Kidding.

Seems I got me a serious case of the summers. Long days. Sun addled brains. Lazy girl panties with ‘Arty Life’ embroidered on the butt. Languid afternoons floating around the crystal clear pool…the blue diamond sparkling pool of clarity, sippin’ G&Ts and readin’ ro-mance novels.

Bwahahahahahah…. In. My. Dreams.

Aside from the day job, aside from painting the walls and ceiling of the new! improved! Studio-Grande-under-construction, aside from scrubbing winter pond scum from the algae green depths of the pool where the mer-trolls dwell  (after the day job when I could’ve been writing. Or painting.)… ASIDE FROM ALL THAT…it seems I ignored you, my sweetums. My best beloved readers….

But NOT on purpose. Swear to big G in heaven above. Really. Really really really REALLY. Not. On. Purpose.

Now I’m back. And I have much to tell you. Like about today. And how it was a jumping up and down clicking my heels together kind of day.

Today was the day Catholic Girls Wear Plaid went to her forever home with new friend Betty.

Aren’t they a lovely couple? Betty fell in love with CGWP a few weeks ago when I posted a work-in-progress photo. Every painting should come into the world so appreciated.

Betty and I have known each other on-line since taking a hot wax class with Judy Wise. But we’ve never met in person…until today. We live a little more than an hour away from one another and decided to meet somewhere in between. We decided to meet at High Hand Nursery, a combination conservatory, restaurant and art gallery housed in historic fruit sheds in the hills outside Sacramento.

And since Betty is a member of the RANDOM ACTS OF ART group on FaceBook, well, it was only natural for our meet up to include some RAA. RAA rules are simple…make a little arty something, leave it in a public place for someone to find, take a photo of the hide and walk away. I call it spreading the love one arty token at a time.

We share our photos in the FaceBook group. Check it out. If you like the idea, ask to join. We’re friendly folk and you don’t have to be an artist to create RAA. Really. I just make heart rocks. They’re easy to make, easy to have on hand, easy to hide.

High Hand is the perfect place for RAA. Gardens. Old buildings. Art. Ahhhh…..

A garden bench.

A little old lady frozen in time.

A hanging candle holder.

And my favorite, because I get all kinds of giggles hiding RAA in galleries…

In the gallery on the pedestal with an assemblage sculpture.

Those were some of my RAAs today. Not all of them. And Betty has some of her own which I’m sure she’ll post on the FaceBook group. Watching her position one of her little watercolors in the gallery and take a photo looking for all the world like she was supposed to do that…oh man, it was like watching my kid graduate…it was that good!

So go on over to the FB group and check it out. And come back here on Monday. I’ll be back, I will. I mean, I can’t keep forgetting to post now, can I? So I’ll be back and I’ll have some interesting photos to share. Monday it’ll be all about texture.

Yumm…I loves me my texture!

Ohhhhh…and I loves me my comments too! In other words, don’t be shy. Say hi and join in the conversation.

 

 

 

 

Random Acts of (All Sorts of) Art

Random Acts of (All Sorts of) Art

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Somewhere in the vast reaches of CyberLand I stumbled across Kelly Rae Roberts. Yes, THE Kelly Rae. Artist. Entrepeneaur. And this week, inadvertent contributor to RANDOM ACTS of ART WEDNESDAY.

RAAW, for those of you who are new here, is the act of leaving little bits o’art out and about in public places. Anonymous little gifts to brighten up a stranger’s day. We are making people smile in Australia. The USA. Europa. We are taking over the world with luvvvvv. One arty token at a time. And taking it one step further by sharing photographs of what we make and where we hide it.

Back up. BACK UP! What’s this about Kelly Rae Roberts? Well, check this out. (Arrow pointing down) Go ahead. Scroll down and take a good look.

Kelly Rae Roberts

Doesn’t that make you want to jump up and down and HUG somebody??? You can read all the juicy details about how she came up with this and, best of all my sweetums, the link to download the PDF so you can print them up yourself and further spread the luvvvv. You can read it here.

I taped this to the staff room door at work today. By the time I went home it was missing a few tags.

On the way home I went out and spread some luvvv. I headed for a hiking trail that runs behind where I work. Lots of foot traffic during the day.

storm drain

But on the way I couldn’t resist this storm drain.

The trail was rich with opportunities. Plain sight hides that may or may not be noticed. Like the Memory Garden.

And this monument to the movers who made the trail possible.

And a little hidey-hole right in the middle of the path. What a surprise for the walker who happens to look down.

And now for a peek at some wonderful little watercolor RAAs sent to me by Betty Thompson. Wouldn’t you just love to stumble upon one of these when you’re out and about?  But if you want to find one you’re going to have to search around Sacramento, California. Betty didn’t say where she hid them…but maybe she will in the comments (That’s a hint, Betty!)

abstract flower

Abstract Flower art card by Betty Thompson

 

Bridge Street Bridge art card by Betty Thompson

'Camellia' art card by Betty Thompson

'Park' art card by Betty Thompson

'Merganser' art card by Betty Thompson

So now it’s your turn. Anyone hide anything this week? Got something to share? This is a blog hop, you know the drill. Just go right down below where it says ‘You are next…click here to enter’ and follow the directions to enter the link to your RAA post. The link will stay open until midnight Saturday. California time.

And if you don’t have a blog, you can send the photos to me like Betty did. Send them to me by Tuesday. Details are good, like where you hid them. If I get too many I’ll just put them in a slideshow.

Can’t wait to see your RANDOM ACTS of ART!