This is my cat, Stevie, and the view I see of him on my lap and the living room from my “spot” on the couch. This picture is a fun little memory to take home with me in Italy, of all of the times I sat in this spot and journaled or read books, with a purring cat on my lap. It’s funny, Stevie will only sit on my lap if I’m in this spot, with a comforter on and my legs up on footstool. Sometimes, after a vacation when he’s very needy, I have to go sit there with the comforter on (even if it’s hot, and I have a gazillion things to do) because he just wants to be petted but won’t allow it anywhere else. Picky cat! I love him though, and am glad we brought him with us to Italy, even with all of the hassles of paperwork and transport.
So while I’m looking around my apartment and my neighborhood for the last few times, how about looking around some more at the links from fellow participants in the swap? I’m so excited about how many people are participating, and I really want to encourage new connections. I had wanted to do a Scavenger Hunt amongst the links, with prizes and everything, but have run out of time with all that I need to do to get ready to move.
I thought maybe you could help me! Can you visit a link or two and then come back and comment here with what you found at your links? Maybe you found someone participating across the world, or who has an art form you haven’t seen before. Maybe you found someone who loves the same medium you do. Let’s look around together and find something new! Share the link and what you discovered in the comments below.
Links added since the last blog update:
Kat – just wanted to thank you again for this opportunity to share my art with other like-minded souls.
Through your exchange, I found the photography of Jennifer Erbe at her site Small Matters: Taking Time to Notice
http://jennifererbe.wordpress.com/
She has a unique photographic vision and I share her love of the details.
Hi Kat, I visited My Midlife Creativities. She has gorgeous photos, but what interested me was her "walking to Duck" blog. http://www.mymidlifecreativities.org/p/whats-deal-with-walking-to-duck-north.html
It's a great story and has motivated me to start walking again. Thanks Kat for sharing all these wonderful people and their sites!
I want to look at all of these sites, but there just isn't enough time in the day! I can report back on four of them, though.
Jessica of Living in a Still Life does wonderful things with textures and has really useful photoshop tips.
On Fleeting Moments you'll simply find lovely photos.
Brenda of How to Feather an Empty Nest has a very distinctive photographic style. She's trained in graphic design, and it really shows through in her photos. I just love these. In one of her posts she shows how you can use texture to unify a montage of different photos.
And if you haven't discovered Zentangles yet, go to Zentangles & Stuff. A Zentangle is a kind of structured, meditative kind of doodle and they look quite amazing.
So many wonderful links to go through! I know what i'll be doing on the next rainy day 😉
Oh boy Kat – I have bookmarked this post and I will be visiting these blogs soon – This is so much fun! I can't wait! Wheee!!!
xo
Kristin