Been there. Done that.
Actually, that’s the title for
chapter X in Letter Perfect : the marvelous history of our alphabet from A-Z.
I bought this book back in July, after reading a little excerpt
somewhere on the web. The New York Times
Book Review gave it a nice review, starting with “as fun to read as it is enlightening.”
Author David Sacks writes, “As an initial letter, X ranks dead
last. It’s the one that appears last at
the start of English words.” So
that’s why so many of us at AlphbeThursday have such a hard time thinking up
words for X! This is probably one week
that a lot of us in Ms. Jenny’s class will be playing hookie.
But
I’m here! I know I’ve been gone for a
while. I needed a break from the
computer as a whole. Now my bedroom is
painted and the furniture (including the computer) is back. Along with boxes from the second bedroom,
which I plan to paint next. Here’s my
crazy quilt on the bed. Don’t think I’ve
shown it off yet online. My last post
was about sashing…
I
also started 21 Secrets this month
(my art journaling workshop.) And I’m
thrilled. I finished my first project
this past weekend with Jill K. Berry, called
“Map to Happy.” All I needed was lots of
photos, a piece of mat board, and a plan.
It’s actually a gameboard of what makes me happy. The map goes through many themes, starting
with artwork (bottom right), things that make me laugh, and goes through favorite
things relating to my senses. Then good friends,
lots of my artwork, things that I’m proud of, places I’d like to go see, and places
I’ve been. At the end of my map is
family. That’s my grandfather and four
older cousins in the middle. They are
all so young – very cute. X marks the
spot!
Ms.
Jenny’s AlphabeThursday “class” is a blast. So come and visit! I’ll be passing
on more information about the English
alphabet; some historical and interesting tidbits. Join in or just read and make friends.
9 comments:
Your quilt is fabulous! Great job!
love the quilt and the book looks interesting also...
Welcome back after your break! Your art journalling workshop sounds fascinating!
The house could collapse over me, I would never do a break, lol !
Very interesting Letter Perfect: the marvelous history of our alphabet from AZ.!
Map to 'happy' is exquisite! What a beautiful creation ! Great post
Happy Weekend to you!
artmusedog and carol (A Creative Harbor)
indeed X is hard to start a word to .
Lovely quilt, I made just one.
Your quilt looks great!!
I love that you made this into a quilt! It is so fun to see your map, and I hope it has visionary powers for you!
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