I have been busy playing with paper mache...and now enjoying photographing the hands.
Interaction between the two....interaction between us here....
Helping hands, give and take;
Reaching for ideas....bouncing from one hand to the other....
Open hands....open hearts....
AND thanks are in order as I have recently been honored by these three bloggers with You Make My Day awards.
Thank you Lakshmi at Backpakker who has an incredible travel site where she shares beautiful photograph's and history;
Susanna of Susanna's Sketchbook who generously shares her great talents of photography, drawing and encaustic painting...
and Kate of Thru my lens lightly who is currently in Mexico making beautiful journal pages...taking yummy photographs of her colorful Mexican surroundings and sharing this all with us.
To know that people out there enjoy visiting rodrigvitz style enough to bestow these awards is so gratifying!!! I cannot possibly pick from the many many wonderful blogs I visit daily so am handing this over to each and every one of you...
from my hand to yours.....
you all deserve the recognition, hands down.
yay for paper mache!
and i love your new header.
i've been meaning to email you to see if you have tips for making headers as the last time i changed mine it was a mega-headache leading me to avoinding trying again even though i have a photo i want to use.
i look forward to seeing what your hands become!
Posted by: risa | February 19, 2008 at 10:37 AM
I can't remember if I told you... my daughter is a teacher; now working for AmeriCorp in a domestic violence shelter teaching children. She has just begun this job and was looking for projects for the kids; and I saw your paper mache and thought 'now there is something that would work'. I think she has it on her calendar for next month. See how you inspire!
Posted by: AscenderRisesAbove | February 19, 2008 at 10:43 AM
(agreeing with risa on the whole header thing... I have had a huge blank area on my site for next to forever for the same reason. When I pop something in there - no matter how well I measure it; it becomes bitmapped and creates gnashing of the teeth)
Posted by: AscenderRisesAbove | February 19, 2008 at 10:46 AM
A well deserved award. Your hands are such fun and the words that go with them is so very true...I have learned so much from my bloglandia friends.
Posted by: Mo'a | February 19, 2008 at 11:13 AM
Your paper mache hands are great. I have never seen any like them. I imagine them lying flat with different things in their palms. OOOOOOH, you are so cleaver and creative. Will you fill them with something to make them stronger? Or is the fragility
(is that a word?) part of their beauty? Geesh Steph you knock me out.I love hands and have a shrine in my bathroom to washing hands. Love them!
Posted by: Jenny F | February 19, 2008 at 11:15 AM
Papier mache is such a fun medium to work with and it looks like you've had fun with the photographs as well.
Posted by: carolyn | February 19, 2008 at 12:51 PM
Congratulations on your three awards Steph! You certainly make my day too!
Truly appreciate what you've done with the hands! Especially that first photo! Just great.
Thanks for stopping by today!
xox
Constance
Posted by: rochambeau | February 19, 2008 at 01:51 PM
Love the hands :)
Posted by: Felicia | February 19, 2008 at 02:21 PM
a day of hands - just sent out "handy" mail art - on that serendipitous flow with you - love these hands - hands down! - and you certainly make my day too
yes - well deserved...
xox - eb.
Posted by: eb | February 19, 2008 at 04:22 PM
ohhh that is SO Kool. You make my day , that is for sure !
I love the hand ! I like the give and take - the ideas shared. The GIVING....Bouncing ideas one to the other. I wanna do a hand !
That photo is fun too.
Remember last year ? making snowflakes from magazine pages? Is that some , there in the background on the window ? SOO Beautiful. Something so simple....just perfect.
xo-S
Posted by: Art Tea Life | February 19, 2008 at 10:57 PM
Hmmm....what comes NEXT with Those Hands ?
Posted by: Art Tea Life | February 19, 2008 at 10:58 PM
Congratulations, Stephanie - your blog makes my day too, whenever I come visit your bright and shining space in the blogosphere.
Lovely, expressive hands - giving and receiving - and inspiring~xo
Posted by: tinker | February 20, 2008 at 06:18 AM
I was roaming around today; looking for some links for an upcoming post and ran across this item and thought about you and your hand... wondered again what in the world you were going to do with your hand?
http://www.elsewares.com/commerce/inchOfferinch-Wall-Mounted-Hand-Hook_MPD905.html
Posted by: AscenderRisesAbove | February 20, 2008 at 08:49 AM
Hmmm... I tried to leave a comment but I dont think it took it because I left a link to a site using a hand similar to yours; lets try it this way:
elswares.com -> space+place -> harry allen -> offer
Posted by: AscenderRisesAbove | February 20, 2008 at 08:52 AM
Congrats to you for the well-deserved recognition! xoxox
Posted by: Paris Parfait | February 22, 2008 at 07:39 AM