Carla's Blog

My Moleskine

carlatsaunders — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 15:10:36 +0000

I just found this cool site called moleskinerie. It’s all about moleskine books that I am totally hooked on.

People use them for different reasons. My son’s books are filled with words, numbers and letters. My books are filled with pictures. My drawings are neater than my handwriting so I prefer not to put both on the same page. Looking through my pile of moleskine notebooks I came across one page where I do have my handwriting and drawing on the same page. I was in the Pope’s hospital in Rome with a broken femur and a broken wrist. It just goes to show I can integrate the two.

My artwork on Apple Homepage

carlatsaunders — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 14:02:32 +0000

http://homepage.mac.com/carlatsaunders/artwork/

Click on the above and check out two of my shows.

Keep going

carlatsaunders — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 12:50:41 +0000

Get up, keep learnin’ and become more independent!

Sometimes this computer business drives me crazy!

carlatsaunders — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 16:02:16 +0000

The server I was using for my blog conked out on me. The web? From where I sit the possibility of getting a connection to the internet is iffy. I need to learn how to do this myself. My extremely patient teachers will be pleased to hear this. I can’t take credit for these photos. The three halloween pics were sent to me from my son-in-law. This witch knows more about the computer than I do!

I’m back!

carlatsaunders — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 14:52:36 +0000

My Grand daughter’s Post

carlatsaunders — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 23:38:54 +0000

A while ago

Soft as silk

There lived a goose

The color of milk.

No worries

Flying high

No cares

In the sky.

The goose was as young

As the morning dew

Clean and sweet

Soft and new.

Seattle

carlatsaunders — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 02:43:07 +0000

My iphone came in handy to take this shot of Frank Gehry’s Rock Temple. It’s shining undulating candy colored forms were quite a contrast to Seattle’s public library where Rem Koolhaas designed a stacked multifaceted form out of steel and glass. The weather was spectacular - clear and sunny. We ate salmon. We spent time on the water. We had nice walks and talks. Life couldn’t have been better.

Happy 4th of July!

carlatsaunders — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 05:47:44 +0000

3:20 AM

carlatsaunders — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:29:18 +0000

We met at a cocktail party that I didn’t want to go to. He told me about leaving home at fourteen, being in South Africa where he was a lifeguard, meeting twin girls in polka dot bikinis and waiting on tables in New York. (The Mafia and Marlene Dietrich came in for breakfast at 4 AM.) He drove me home in his British racing green Austin Healey. We ran out of gas on the Bay Bridge. As we walked across the bridge he said, “Stick with me kid and you’ll never be bored.”

The Queen’s Swans

carlatsaunders — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 03:59:43 +0000

Last weekend I finished an Artist Book about the mute swans in Windsor, England. A couple of years ago when I was visiting our daughter in England my grand daughter and I went down to the river Thames with a handful of folded Rives paper ; Earlier I had used water color to create a background for our line drawings. We spent the morning sketching the swans. The book is finished now with some stamped text. I’ve added a swan from my other grand daughter’s barbie collection. I plan to enter The Queen’s Swans in Book Works 2008, Pacific Center for Book Arts Triennial Members’ Exhibition.