Mouse in House Video
Here is a video put together by the wonderful people at Art In House. Watch and see how the show was created, from the painting of the mice to the setting up … Continue Reading →
Category: Mice are Nice?
Mouse Devotion
In a past post, More than Just Mice, I talked about art, mice and symbolism. Surfing the web for interesting mice paraphernalia I came across a web page by Lorna Owen about the … Continue Reading →
More than Just Mice
Art is a very personal experience. One way we can experience a piece of art is through symbolism. Carl Jung from the book Man and His Symbols believes that “Man, with … Continue Reading →
Before and After
Here are two photographs. One is a group of rocks before they are painted and the other is when the rocks have transformed into mice. It took two attempts … Continue Reading →
Rock Work Doesn’t Take a Break
My husband and I took a little break and went up to Manitoulin Island last week. The mouse painting didn’t take a break and I was still painting, but more … Continue Reading →
Three Blind Mice
Look who showed up for the show! Not only do I remember this nursery rhyme from my daughter’s early days, but from mine as well. My favourite memory is singing … Continue Reading →
Cecily Brown and Mice
Contemporary artist Cecily Brown visited Barrie’s Georgian College in 2012 and delivered a stimulating artist talk. She was an inspiration for all us art students. Brown enlightened the audience … Continue Reading →
Mice are Nice in a Poem
Two blog followers have reminded me of one of my favourite mice poems. Thanks Tammy and Bernadette! Mice I think mice Are rather nice. Their tails are long, Their faces … Continue Reading →
Mice are Nice
I think they are very cute, yet I don’t think I could ever hold one (except for the stone ones) and I don’t particularly like to see them skittering around on … Continue Reading →