Ann Seeber

2 hours ago, Marie-Claire said:

Thank you Corrie. Yes I love him so much, as much as my previous collie. They give so much. Thanks to my previous collie, I came out of a severe depression without any other help.
Now, I fear this will be my last dog, although I fear I will have a hard time without such a friend. But this year I will be 69 years old, I hope Poncho will stay with me for a long time. But then get a dog again?...then I think, what will happen to that animal if something happens to me. Hospital, or not being able to go outside anymore, or what if I were no longer there.

And the love between you and Poncho shows in every photo and layout. I feel the same about my cats. Since I am 82 and they are 13 & 9, who knows who will go first? If I'm ever left alone without at least one of them, I might adopt an older cat. They languish in shelters and deserve some love in their waning years, also. 

15 minutes ago, James Durrant said:

Here is my day 1 page. I had to edit the photo as it was almost a silhouette as the kites were against the bright couds  and then fill the sky with colour

They look either from under the sea or from beyond the stars! 

1 hour ago, James Durrant said:

C = Chicory.  A wartime alternative to coffee but still enjoyed by many people

I enjoyed the coffee with chicory that I tried when visiting New Orleans.

5 hours ago, Cassel said:

I would like to see the image on your Day 2 project to be "straight"

Here is the linocut with no other distractions. This IS straight...and how the artist wants the viewer to see it. Looking at the magazine page I decided to try a revision of the layout. See what you think of this now...

Here is my page 3 DEBRA LENNOX ART - PACIFIC OCEAN. Featured is her etching called Salmon on the Fin. As you can see, the fish is diagrammed for consumption. This is one of my favorites of her work but unfortunately, she sold it and there are no prints left either. ?The title font is still Agency. The background is another of her watercolors, "Finding Magic," that was an impressionistic treatment of the Pacific, and I used a Hard Light layer effect. 

43 minutes ago, Sue Thomas said:

I added a quote from rat, from The wind in the Willows

Sue: I can see there's some text in white on the photo but at forum size, it's unreadable for me. Can you post it separately?

10 minutes ago, Susan Ewart said:

Love the quote!

Me, too! ❤️

My page 2 is now ready. It features Debbie's New Work, and I chose this piece mainly because it fit the portrait format. The pale blue is part of the piece. The font is still Agency. 

These are all beautiful! Hoping to get page 2 done today. syl 

9 minutes ago, Susan Ewart said:

I dont know what a reduction linocut is

I didn't either so I looked it up. (I searched using Bing this time.) My search yielded these facts: "Reduction linocut is a method of block printing in which each colour layer is carved into the same lino block. Part of the design is carved into the block and printed. The process is then repeated for each layer of colour. The design is often printed working from the lightest first to darkest colours last. Often referred to as a ‘sabotage’ print."

I finally hit on a topic that got me enganged so I did the cover. Debra Lennox is my daughter. The font is Agency and the background gradient is one from my files titled Tulips. *shrug* That bright yellow guy on the right under the mushroom is called a banana slug. ?

2 hours ago, Susan Ewart said:

Day 1 

I rotated the template so the camera would look inward.  I couldnt bring myself to put the title sideways.  After all, my masterpiece will be in bookstores near you soon, and in the rack, after the first row you just see the top title of the magazine.  ?. I used a retro font for the word "camera" and in red, a power color in photography.  

Since it's my first time through this workshop I will wait to see where we go with this cover.  

There is magazine covers I see in the forum I wish i could buy in the store!  Great work everyone.

Beautiful cover and camera, Susan. I'd buy that magazine in an instant!

U = Coffee U is a Cafeteria Located in the Facilities of the University of San Carlos de Puerto Bar

P = Poe me a cup...

9 minutes ago, Marie-Claire said:

I'm in, but what will my magazine be about??? 

Mine will be about whatever topic has the most photos. ?

M = Maxwell House - a common American brand. Their catchphrase is "Good to the last drop!"

I do like this kind of challenge. I'll see what I can do.

6 hours ago, Shirley said:

Shenae had so much fun on her 2nd Birthday

Beautiful child, beautiful name and beautiful layout! 

5 hours ago, Sue Thomas said:

Not everything on Google is accurate.

Very true, you need the actual source of the information. In this case it was the Cambridge Dictionary that Google showed me. Here's a screenshot:

35 minutes ago, Sue Thomas said:

I know the meaning of spare.   As you refer to the  extra template in another sentence.  So, what does, the spare, clean look of the format mean.

I was referring to #3 - "clean, elegant" definition, not #1- "extra" definition.

E = Every adventure starts with Coffee

1 hour ago, Sue Thomas said:

Does the doe have a black tip on its tail, or is it  the fence.  I'm only curious.

On closer examination, I'd say that black is the fence; looking between her back legs. 

37 minutes ago, Sue Thomas said:

I do like the sparse, clean look of the format?? You are a proof-reader, I'm not, so you'd know best. "-)

I deliberately used the word, "spare." Maybe it's an American thing? Here's what Google says:

B = Books, a natural accompaniment to coffee! (and a cat! ?)

Y = Yawn, indicating a need for coffee... ?