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Thursday, February 26, 2009

Latitudinal Attitudinal









Northern Latitudes













"People in the North call such a boat a kay
ak ...." these words from an old storybook fit perfectly with my Alaskan Pale Ale beer label and "made in alaska" bottle cap ....


This hanging art piece is entirely re-used materials: a canned pineapple lid, beer bottle label, beer bottle cap, electrician wire, an old storybook, cereal box cardboard and beads - but I guess the beads don't qualify (as recycling) - along with the fishing line and glue. Today's theme over at Theme Thursday is something (anything) nautical or beachy. And yes, there are beaches in Alaska - even surfing!


Southern Latitudes

... and here we have the southern latitudes represented by my Dad. He e-mailed this picture to me last week and I love the colors and composition. Oh, to be in short sleeves on a sunny day!


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16 comments:

  1. *jean*February 26, 2009 at 12:22 PM

    wonderful!! what a great piece!! you are so clever!

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  2. Lynn StevensFebruary 26, 2009 at 12:32 PM

    Wonderful art piece. I Love it

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  3. Odd ChickFebruary 26, 2009 at 12:59 PM

    I bet NO ONE thought of an alaskan kayak when they were presented a nautical challenge- your brain is wired in the most magical way!!

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  4. AnonymousFebruary 26, 2009 at 1:20 PM

    Wonderful art piece! I've been to Point Barrow and dipped my toes in the sea there. Not the usual sort of beach, for sure.
    Faye

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  5. TaluulaFebruary 26, 2009 at 1:23 PM

    Wonderful piece.

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  6. stamp and scrapeFebruary 26, 2009 at 2:22 PM

    This is fabulous - love the twisted wire pieces around the edge, and the quote you used.
    Ros

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  7. Shelly HickoxFebruary 26, 2009 at 3:07 PM

    This is just too darned cool! Love the innovation and imagination in this piece!

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  8. BuffyFebruary 26, 2009 at 4:18 PM

    Wow, this is just beautiful. Love all the details.

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  9. Gaby Bee February 26, 2009 at 11:34 PM

    What a fabulous creation. I love the twisted wire around the edges. Very clever!
    Have a wonderful upcoming weekend!
    Gaby xo

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  10. JaneFebruary 27, 2009 at 9:14 AM

    Love everything about this piece!

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  11. ELKFebruary 27, 2009 at 12:19 PM

    so colorful and really unusual ...ELK

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  12. Linda VincentFebruary 27, 2009 at 1:00 PM

    Kimmie this is stunning - I love it!! The colours are fab and I like the way you've used recycled items.
    Most of all though, I love the way you've displayed the text; it works perfectly. Must add that idea to my note book....
    Thanks for inspiring us again!!
    Linda xoxo

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  13. ~*~Patty SFebruary 27, 2009 at 2:30 PM

    Oh Kimmie, you know I admire your recycling art SO much,this piece is brilliant, everything about it is just fantastic! Can you tell I REALLY like it :)

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  14. LyneenFebruary 28, 2009 at 1:10 AM

    that is awesome... you need to visit my site and post on my Going GREEN....

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  15. VirginiaFebruary 28, 2009 at 2:02 AM

    Beautiful!!

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  16. RosieMarch 2, 2009 at 3:44 AM

    Kimmie this is just brilliant - I'm going to save this in my inspiration file because I love what you've done so much!

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