Riddle Me Mail - the March edition
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How It's Made
When we had company last weekend, the conversation turned to digital art, and my friend asked me about my collage work. She wondered what computer program I used to create it. When I said it's not digital art, she was surprised, so I pulled out the original panels. I watched as she ran her finger across the cut-out shapes that make up the collage. I showed her how I paint sheet music in different colors, then cut it up. She thought others might be surprised to learn that the collage work is done by hand . . . bits and bits of paper, glued to a sheet. And she thought you might like to see the process. So here is this month's collage in progress. I draw a rough sketch of what I want to create and start cutting shapes. It's a process that comes together through trial and error. If you look closely, you'll see I had started with a much smaller bird, added a flower bud to the lower leaf, and moved the dandelions to the right. Until I'm certain things are right where they should be, I I use a repositionable glue stick to hold them in place. |
The Sound of Peepers
When I wrote my letter, I didn't realize that peepers are found only east of the Mississippi. If you've never heard peepers, I found a sound clip on the Farmers' Almanac site. Scroll down and there's a link and you can hear them. 
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