Kick-About

Kick-About #165 | The Cyclops

~ Ashley ~ 24 Comments

There is so much to learn and so little space in a busy schedule this year.  I knew nothing about the artist Odilon Redon and when I looked his work up I was presented with so many images of flowers, vases, heads and eyes.  Surprisingly, I was able to complete this K-A very quickly; it is a collage of cardboard images of the flowers currently blooming in our little garden.  I even managed to sign it! 

 

 

Here is the link to Phil Gomm’s Kick-About website where you can see the amazing creativity of the other artists:

The Kick-About #165 | The Cyclops

Ashley

Foraminifera: Kick-About #137

~ Ashley ~ 33 Comments

What are Foraminifera?  I had to look them up only to discover that there are thousands of them living in or on the seafloor.  I’m not a scientist so my understanding of them is minimal but they are single-celled organisms; tiny seashells.

Here is a link to the Kick-About organised by Phil.  Head on over there and discover the wonderful interpretations of others who also took up the challenge of the prompt:

The Kick-About #137 ‘Foraminifera’

And just as a bit of fun, the same image but upside down:

I’m not sure that this was a success for me as I struggled with the practical skills of making a mobile with such fine materials.  Doing it again, I would use wood for the Forams and cord to hang them.  My fingers just aren’t as flexible as they used to be.

Having my work displayed in the Kick-About’s is a delight and seeing it alongside such talented artists is a real driver to improving my own artwork.

Ashley

Treasure Trove, Kick-About #129

~ Ashley ~ 39 Comments

The latest Kick-About asked that we think about the term “treasure trove”.  Below is my artwork and a poem.  

There is a world
out there,
that glows and thrives
without my anguish;
if only I could see
without fear of height or hurt.

There is a world
right here,
that glows and thrives,
a home,
a garden,
filled with light and birdsong.

Our home, our garden,
right here!
Our treasure trove.

To see how others have interpreted the prompt, head on over to Phil’s blog at:

The Kick-About #129 ‘Treasure Trove’

Ashley

My first “Kick-About” Rorschach #125

~ Ashley ~ 36 Comments

Finally, I plucked up the courage to enter Phil Gomm’s Kick-About.  My special thanks goes to Phil for his blast of encouragement, and also to Kerfe, a regular K-A contributor.  The subject for February was Rorschach’s Ink Blots and since I missed the January Kick-About when the subject was Self Portrait, I decided to put the two together.  Follow this link:

The Kick-About #125 ‘The Rorschach Test’