Created with Nancy’s Crowabout Collage sheet #64, for The Three Muses…
Now, the Muses asked for “Birds, or birds of a feather” this week and I had decided to try and use every single element on the collage sheet. Trying to do this artistically and make a sort of sense of it, proved to be pretty challenging. So let’s see if you can follow the “fast-thinking”, tortuous paths of my positronic brain!
Lady Waterworks is the main focus of the altered page. In UK English slang, a bird is another term for ‘woman’ or ‘girl’, a sort of ‘ladette’ or ‘geezer-bird’ (geezer being a bloke, lad or chap!). Then we have the ‘geezer’ = ‘geyser’ or big water fountain-thingy? You with me so far? Lady Waterworks, got it? Good, good, keep up!
Then we have the lickle Bluebird of Happiness – and I made a blue bottle of happiness because… blue+bottle = flying bug, yes? So I gave the blu bottle wings and a title, naturally! And isn’t it wonderful to have eggs on tap? That is truly lucky – “If you have an egg, you have a meal,” the old ‘uns used to say! Not forgetting the 2 Bambis… dear deer, no!! I got the giggles sticking them down… there’s no hope for me at all, is there?
That’s probably quite enough blarney for one blog post. Heaven help my English students in the coming weeks – they’ll not make head nor tail of this sort of thing, bless them! I’m in training to become an Adult Education Tutor at the moment and really looking forward to it. I have my own assessment next week and then I shall be in training before completing a Teaching Course. I’m quite excited to be honest!!
Altered Art & Stuff... 
Janny
/ February 2, 2010Love it, great colours and background!
Marie
/ February 2, 2010Rosie, your collage is the stuff dreams are made, a whirl of scrumptious images, seamlessly fitting together to make a rich tapestry. As if that wasn’t enough, you entertain us with your mind-blowing “stream of consciousness” in your writing. I had to stop and catch me breath!! Your brain should be pickled for posterity. You are a legend in your own lifetime and completely unique. I don’t care what your assessment says – go straight to the head of the class.
Diane
/ February 2, 2010This is so fun–I love it!!
Barbara Hagerty
/ February 2, 2010You’re on a roll, Rosie!! GREAT collage!!! This is fabulous!!! XOXO
Janine
/ February 3, 2010Lovely and colourful.
It´s magical.
Lori Saul
/ February 3, 2010Wow- a magical ride – a clever and festive collage of wonderful images Rosie!
Bev
/ February 3, 2010Oh, Rosie, what lucky English students to be exposed to a mind so joyous and creative. This is a remarkable gathering of the components of the Crowabout collage sheet. I love the innovative Lady Waterworks, and the rest is so colorful and well designed. Take a bow, Miss Rosie. This is a treat for us all!
Rian
/ February 3, 2010I’ve had translate your blog Rosie 🙂
But now Í’ve got it ! Olééé
You’re collage is PERFECT in every small detail and as always i can count on something uniques from you !
Can you hear my aplaus ??!!
I wish you LOTS of LUCK with your assessment next week !!
In Holland we would say “TOI-TOI” 🙂
Faye
/ February 3, 2010Rosie, dear, what DID you have for breakfast? This is so creative and totally out of my imagination limits! But I did enjoy reading your thought processes and seeing how you put it all together to get this brilliantly designed piece. I love the look even though I’m not sure I totally followed how you got there.
Betzie
/ February 3, 2010Wow, so much to see…love it…you really put a lot into this and it shows…
Diana Evans
/ February 3, 2010Hi Rosie!!! this is beautiful!!! what a magical piece…I love it!!!
Sandy
/ February 3, 2010Rosie, I´ve missed my words.
Your work is really unique and special. Love it.
Lucy
/ February 3, 2010My goodness! What alot of work and it is beautiful!
johanna
/ February 3, 2010wonderful – so much to see! great collage!
liveartnow
/ February 3, 2010Love your collage Rosie!! The background is fantastic and the doodeling is great!!
Linda
Astrid
/ February 3, 2010Great piece Rosie, love it!
ellen
/ February 3, 2010this is just breathtaking the way you take us by the hand in your mind wanderings.
I just had a giggle again as I read.. i’m in training to become an adult
break an altered leg for next weeks assesments; fingers crossed
Trudie
/ February 3, 2010Whow…the details are so beautiful and so much to see.
It’s really a very beautiful piece.
Jackie
/ February 3, 2010Just fantastic – there is so much detail to look at and it is so creative. Great piece!
JudyNZ
/ February 3, 2010Brilliant, Rosie, good luck with the studies!
Lisa WrightStuff
/ February 3, 2010Say what?
Great collage – worried about your mind though!
PS: what do you call a deer with no eyes?
No idea…
barnie
/ February 3, 2010How cool is this ?! Fantastic collage.
AliMayes
/ February 3, 2010Truly mad and truly great Rosie!
femmy
/ February 4, 2010fantastic collage Rosie!!
Janny
/ February 5, 2010Fabulous collage!
selma
/ February 7, 2010What a fantastic collage. I like it.