Hello To Fall, Goodbye To The Boogel

Well, yay yay, it is the first day of Fall and I am finding my mind turning seriously to pumpkins, leaves, Halloween, skeletons and mummies. Evidently, others are doing the same since I just sold the art altar I made to the Boogel, pictured above. In case you are curious, a Boogel is a cross between an angel and a Boo. I will miss the Boogel altar, but if I get too lonely I can make a visit anytime to another Boogel who flies over the bar at Poe's Tavern on Sullivan's Island. He's better known as Devil Dude. (pictured below.) He supervises unruly patrons and keeps the spirit of Edgar Allan on tap.

Goats Discover Coffee Altar

An art altar I just finished which pays respect to the honorable goat and his role in the discovery of coffee. You may need to refer back to the post done on Jan. 8 of this year about Kaldi and his frisky goats. I'm waiting on the glue to clear up on the beans before listing it for sale. I might miss this one a little since I do some hard core coffee worship each morning.

April, The Spring Ho

I've never been a huge fan of Spring, being more of a dark, winter soul. I decided to do a gift at Christmas for my friend who loves Spring, thinking it may be good therapy...make me more of a refreshing, Spring oriented person. Well, this is what came out. It's April, the Spring Ho. She's gone to live with Matt. Hope they are having a wonderful Spring.

Goats Discover Coffee

There is a legend that an Ethiopian goat herder named Kaldi noticed his goats were in an unusually frisky and spirited mood after they grazed on a bush of coffee berries (each coffee berry contains two beans). Kaldi, in his boredom, decided to try the magic berries himself and then danced the afternoon away with his goats. He became a fan, of course, and spread the word about the energizing effect of the red berry. The first coffee clutch began.
Notice the nosey voyeur in the picture who can't resist joining the fun. A nice coffee bar in Atlanta (Decatur-W. Ponce de Leon), named in honor of this legend, Dancing Goats. Great coffee, great bakery, and lots of nice art. Give it a try if you are ever near as it is a good one.

This coffee cup with the handsome goat is from Zazzle.com. You can drink and pay homage to the one who made it all possible.

Altar to St. Caffeine

This is a altar I made from recycled items in honor of St. Caffeine. This one sold, but I am working on a few more due to requests. Also in the works, altar to the honorable goat.

Start me up.

A Blue Moon Art Altar

A blue moon on New Year's Eve!

I have always been fascinated by Blue Moons and their folkloric mystery. The term "Blue Moon" has been around at least since Shakespeare's day, but I wonder if his world was as confused as we are today as to what one is. The original definition was the third full moon in a season that has four full moons. This all changed in 1946 due to an article in Sky & Telescope magazine in which a writer misinterpreted a page in the Farmer's Almanac. This mistake led to the later, easier definition of second full moon in a month. The occurrence is once every two or three years by either definition, but according to the old, third out of four in a season definition, we will have another one in November of 2010. An interesting tidbit: ANY full moon falling on Halloween is a Blue Moon.

I created the Blue Moon Art Altar pictured above in honor of all that is rare and beautiful. Most of the items used in the altar were previously discarded, many from thrift stores. For example, the arch is made from the handle of a wooden back massager.. you know the kind with wheels that you roll like a car on a needy back. The luna bleu tiles are polymer clay. This altar was sold a few months ago to a nice lady in Maine. I hope she lights it up tonight.

Look up tonight and celebrate this sky event along with your New Year's Eve. It's a "two for the price of one" evening.