LIFE NTERTWINED

3/31/2016 By Catherine Ratliff I have submitted three of my works of art to the New England Institute of Technology in East Greenwich, Rhode Island.  It is an in-house event but information from the website mentions that the public is welcome to view these works of art between the allotted time frame listed below. The artworks I chose to be on display for 3 months are:  Candy Girl Tootsie Sweets Queen Grace Merry Lou   Visit my gallery to see them and other artwork. New England Institute of Technology (NEIT) will host Tech Arts , an art exhibit showcasing the talents of its students, faculty and staff. The works will on display from March 28th to June 4th. The school will showcase arts from many media: Drawings Sculpture Photographs Paintings: Watercolor, Acrylic, Oils, etc Handmade furniture Costumes Many more Tech Arts  has been representing the creativity of its students and staff since 1995. It is a real honor to be acc...

3/25/2016 By Catherine Ratliff I do! I did! I will do! Past! Present! Future! These are the three tenses of my story. My new desk shipment arrived from Target. It's a white Classic Parsons desk with an aquamarine blue drawer. I chose white because it is a fresh color; one in which I always refrained from using. The fact is that the color white and I have had a bad history. I go from spilling gravy to meat sauce to coffee on a crisp white shirt. Imagine what I would do to a white sofa or white desk. Well, times are changing. I'm learning to embrace and live on the edge. I bought my new desk online for around $53.00. It was delivered in only a few days. I had to shift a few things around as I prepped for my yard sale. This will be my very first ever. That's a whole other story. So, I am decorating my plain white desk top with rich blues, some greens, and oranges. It's a work in progress since I plan on incorporating more of these favorites colors in the vic...

At the end of the process, you will have consumed so many nutrients. The benefits are so great that I choose to just add some info links of each ingredient's nutrients here: Bananas Spinach Mango Apples Pears Kiwi Flax Seed Yogurt Strawberries By Catherine Ratliff 2015

7/21/2015 This past weekend, I grew brave. I went down into my media storage bin. Yeah, the one that had a lot of dust on it. I have many pencils and since I have a great eye for photography and the use of oil pastels...I fear the PENCIL. Why? I am still a virgin when it comes to sketching, shading, and capturing the shadows of lead. So, I am self teaching. I figure practice makes perfect.  In the past few days, stress stopped me dead in my tracks. I all of a sudden got artist block. After sharpening my pencils, I decided to sketch what I love first; a woman's face. I think it helps me with learning shading and focusing on features of the human face. So, I began. During this process I will take a picture every step of the way. This is a short  blog so let's get started.   

  By Catherine Ratliff 6/11/2015 The world has changed! We are now doing everything online. Yes, it is very high tech. I have no complaints. Today's brief comment is just a reflection from myself and my feelings about something as simple as reading a book. No, I'm not knocking reading. I am merely recognizing that the way we read now has certainly changed.            I am a true supporter of digital reading, via Kindle, Nook, etc. However, I fear that the physical nature of picking up an actual hard or soft copy might be a faint memory in the not so distant future. Now, do I know this as factual? No! But, I just was taken back when I drove to the local Borders in the neighborhood and it was not there anymore. Okay, perhaps I am just exaggerating the true factors of why it was gone.       It can be a convenient to just open your handheld device and start reading and then closing it back up and sticking it back into your purse...

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