It’s almost like I blinked and it’s already May. That means it’s time for The Kathryn Wheel’s Calendar Challenge.
Really the only time I have to work in my journal is the weekend, and my free weekend time was really limited this month. Fortunately, I did get a few hours in here and there…and that makes me happy.
Getting through all my Portugal pictures has been a laborious process. One of these days I’ll post about the trip, until then, I finished up a few pages in my sketch book that I started while I was there. In every city I visited, I was absolutely fascinated by the tile used architecturally both inside and out. It is gorgeous. 
Anyways, with a third of the year over (gasp!), Happy May!
I love artists.
ReplyDeleteSo, that means I love you : )
I am glad you make time for art.
Ah, thank you. It's good for my well being. :)
DeleteStunning!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! Amazing what you can do in "so little time!"
ReplyDeleteHappy May Day!
Happy May Day to you too! And only 4 days til cinco de mayo. :)
DeleteThose designs show you just how long the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umayyad_conquest_of_Hispania were in Iberia.
ReplyDeleteI like all the pages.
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DeleteYah, the influence could be seen here and there throughout my visit. I hadn't realized the tiles dated back that far.
I don't know if the tiles themselves, individually, go back so far. But for certain the designs do.
DeleteIt was the link. Google hates links. And I read if you have more than two in a post the bots won't include you in their search engines.
Ahhh, the link. Got it.
DeleteThe design elements are definitely there. However, they didn't mention it much. They mentioned the Romans a bit, but everywhere we went they talked about the Celtic influence over and over again. I hadn't realized there was much, but they were VERY proud of it.
From about 1890 there was a Celtic revival across Europe. After 1960 with the advent of Radio Carbon Dating and other methods showing the cultural connections the traditional 'control' histories had to be jettisoned.
DeleteControl histories are those based on colonization. Roman, British, French, Spain in the new world, any of them where there is a takeover and attendant belittling of the native culture.
Meaning they had minimized the influence in Portugal?
DeleteMore like erased.
DeleteWow Kimberly, those sketches are amazing, and your journal pages are unbelievable. I know I came to see your calendar, but got mesmerized by everything else as well.
ReplyDeleteOf course, I had to laugh at your Victoria post. I've owned a couple of those bedazzlers, too.
Thank you!
DeleteThat drawing/cartoon was so funny because it's so very true.
wonderful journal pages(poppies are my absolute fave flower:)!! your filled in April is beautiful and the tiles-wow!
ReplyDeleteOh, thanks. I like the poppies too. This year the fields were not blanketed due to the limited winter rain. But that popped up just as pretty here and there in early April.
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