hot pink and Liebster

Vivienne from Thrifted Shift passed on the Liebster blog award to me. Which was very nice of her. She had a set of questions for me to answer so, here goes.   

Me in Winter 2008

1.  10 x 10 =  ___  + 36 

100 + 36  I knew the answer, but I looked it up to just to be safe.

Me in 2005

2.  "Twas brillig in the slithy toves did gyre and gimble in the wabe." Discuss. 


Ugh!  I had to look this up, because I didn't know

what the ef she was talking about.

 It's the JABBERWOCKY by Lewis Carroll
 I'm pretty sure we had to study it in 10th grade
English class, and I hated it. 

Me same day as above also in 2005

 I do think the  book Through the Looking Glass, is ok.
 It's not my fave book or anything. The man must have

been very creative.  Personally I think he was

 probably on drugs, but I didn't see anything that

 confirmed that.

Me in Spring of 2004, with my natural hair color.
I'm wearing the same blouse as in 2008.

3. What is your favorite outdoor activity? 

Um, watching a concert, but I don't know if that qualifies as an activity, so I say rollerblading and bike riding.
Although, NOT in the heat of a Texas Summer.



4. Define irony.  

My life. I looked this up too. Irony is a contradiction of saying one thing that means the exact opposite.

Like, if I said, I make the best grilled cheese sandwiches. Then I actually burn one, and have to scrape the black burnt stuff off, in order to eat it.

My art journal pages from May 2012

5. Favorite junk food? 

Finally an easy one. Cheetos

 

My art journaling pages from July 2012

6. Water or wine? Choose and defend.

Always water. I don't really like to drink alcohol.
I can act like an @$$ pretty well on my own, without it.   ;)
 I'm the one at the party that everyone thinks is drunk,
 when all I've had to drink is water.

You all know, I'm not at all shy.  

7. Is Puget Sound saltwater or freshwater? 

I had to look up what Puget Sound is because I

 knew it wasn't the sound of someone punching the

 pudgy part of my stomach.

 
Puget Sound is a sound made in water in a section of the Washington sea. So, based on that, I would say saltwater.

However, knowing Vivienne, I bet it's a trick question, and the real answer is probably both freshwater and salt water. 

Vintage Chevron Mini Dress

8. Do you like Tetris?

No, I do not like Tetris. I've never been into video games. I'd rather read, write, do art, play the guitar, connect with people, play a card game, board game, or watch TV. 

Studded Cuff Bracelet

9. If you just made yourself the perfect sandwich, set it on the coffee table, got yourself a beverage, and you came back to an empty plate and a very happy looking dog, would you be mad? 

I would be sooo darn mad! Probably because it took a lot of work for me to make that sandwich, and I'm not sure the food would be appropriate for a dog to eat.

I wouldn't want the dog to get sick. 

Feather Necklace

10. What's under your bed? 

Hopefully nothing, but I'm fairly certain dust.
 Although, I'm too lazy to check. 

70's BOHO Dress

11. Why do "flammable" and "inflammable" mean the same thing?

I didn't know they did. I looked that up too.

My answer is the English language doesn't make a whole lot of sense. 

Go jane Spike Stud Platform Booties

Dude those questions were tough.

That felt like a school assignment.  
I'm gonna break the rules,
 and not pass the award onto anyone.

Therefore keeping the torturing down to a minimum.  ;) (Vivienne I'm joking).

my fire in the light

This outfit is for Style Imitating Art.

My blouse is thrifted.

One of my best friends gave me the bracelet cuff.
It's made from a recycled record album.

Here's the art as inspiration.

From the Plains II by Georgia O'Keeffe

I actually think this top I'm wearing in the photo below matches the painting better.

I donated that blouse years ago,
 because I didn't like the fit.
 This photo is from Our New Orleans Trip in the Summer of 2009.

Necklace made by my cousin
Can you see the bow in the thread? 

 sleeve details

Another photo of me wearing blouse
from Our New Orleans Trip in the Summer of 2009.
I actually donated that purse, years ago, too.

My art journal pages from 7-18-12

Should I fall out of love, my fire in the light
To chase a feather in the wind
Within the glow that weaves a cloak of delight
There moves a thread that has no end.

It says: If I had an extra hour a day What would I do with it? Whatever I wanted. Probably create more, sleep more, write more, practice more. I don't know. Yes, I do. I would spend more time with my love.

Collected stamps from old mail

For many hours and days that pass ever soon

the tides have caused the flame to dim

At last the arm is straight, the hand to the loom

Is this to end or just begin?

All of my love, all of my love,
All of my love to you, now 

Shadow of me and my love 
in Corpus Christi, July 2012

The cup is raised, the toast is made yet again
 One voice is clear above the dinProud Arianne, one word, my will to sustainFor me, the cloth once more to spin

My love, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, August 2012

Yours is the cloth, mine is the hand that sews timehis is the force that lies withinOurs is the fire, all the warmth we can findHe is a feather in the wind

My love playing in the ocean, in Florida.

All of my love, all of my love,

All of my love to you, now

I get a little bit lonely,just a little, just a little,
 
just a little bit lonely... All of My Love by Led Zeppelin

To see how other ladies interpreted the painting check out Vivienne from Thrifted Shift's post here. To see my other Style Imitating Art post go to Frida Outfit Challenge

frida outfit challenge

Today I'm linking with 
Vivienne from Thrifted Shift which is 
Style Imitating Art.

I'm trying to look solemn,
because that's how Frida looked in the portrait.

Here's the art as inspiration.

Frida Kahlo, self portrait titled, "Time Flies."

To see my ode to Frida blog post from 2011, look here.

To see another blog post where I show my Frida inspired art swap look here

To see how the other lovely ladies interpreted Frida's style look here.