This Saturday is Erin'sChallenge of Travel blog hop reveal. Its a creative challenge to create a themed piece - in this case the country of your choice. Germany is mine. Not exotic, not a place that is known for a different design aesthetic - like Japan or Aboriginal Austaralia. German is a large part of my heritage (along with Irish, Welsh and Scottish. Full Celt!) yet I have never been there.
Yesterday was the reveal of the Challenge of Music blog hop hosted by Erin of Tesori Trovati. I spent quite a bit of time listening and working to Marillion over the last month as I worked on my piece, and other things in the jewelry studio.
When I signed up at the begining of February to participate in the Challenge of Music Blog hop that Erin of Tesori Trovati is hosting - I knew the devil in me was going to spur me on. To be daring, to be different, to select a song that not only would be an inspiration to me in making a piece of jewelry; but that would represent me in myriad ways to people visiting my blog.
I believe in sharing the love, in supporting causes I am committed to, and to helping out where I can. I dont have pockets lined with gold, and often my 'help' is a donation of artwork. This past week on Friday I had a chance to donate to two organizations/causes that I support wholeheartedly.
Its all over the news. Respectable looking, white bearded men, dressed in coats and top hats, perform a ritual involving a groundhog - named Phil - and weather divination. We have seen it all before... But did you ever stop to wonder?
( Sorry. I was sick last Friday. So this is the first of two "B" entries. I will catch up soon - since I have so many letters and only so many weeks...)
