A Sea Serpent in Saranac Lake

Spring has finally made its way to Saranac Lake, and yesterday, I went on an enjoyable photography walk through town. I may post a gallery at some point, but today I am featuring the newly installed Sea Serpent sculpture (say that 5 times fast!) located on Woodruff Street, less than a block off Broadway Street. The sculpture is truly amazing.

The artwork was designed and constructed by students of the North Country School with assistance from their teacher, Larry Robjent, as well as the property owner, Bill Domenico and his sons, Will and Leo. Adirondack Daily Enterprise articles about the sculpture can be found here and here.

Does this sculpture inspire you to make your own art? Have you seen it in person? Please feel free to answer in the comments. Also, if you know of other online photos or articles about it, please feel free to post the link. Thanks!

Easy Bookmarks for my Passion Planner

I am experimenting with different bookmarks for my Passion Planner. Here are 3 made with fabric collage and ribbons and/or bias tape. So far, I'm liking the top two the best in use, as the bottom ribbon (also pictured above) is a bit too thin on its own. Too bad - the peace sign theme is pretty cool.

If you have questions or would like a tutorial on how to make any of these, please let me know in the comments section. 

FRONTS

BACKS

Design Contest Before and After

This is my entry for this week's Spoonflower (Fabric) Design Challenge with a picture of the original drawing I used as my guide. 

(By the way, my tentative plan at this point is to post my work on weekends and use the 5 weekdays to post tutorials/ideas/projects for others to try as well as inspiration for living a creative life.) 

"thoughtful birds"

original drawing