A last maxim and final medieval...for a time...

I'm going to take a summer holiday from making art and from posting to my art blog.  My sister is here at my home on the east coast of Canada, visiting from the west coast for a couple of weeks.  We'll be tootling around on explorations and adventures and then will fly back to Vancouver together. I'll be out there for all of July and probably into August. (I don't have a return ticket yet!)  Will be visiting family and friends; possibly posting to my "home and away" blog, Décolleté,  from time to time if you want to stay in touch.  I may pop up for visits to see what you're up to, and may even surprise myself with some instant art while away that I'll certainly share with you. I wish you all a happy season,whether it be summer or winter where you are!  See you in September...if not before.

Fed up with the pressures, politics, and petty power plays of her executive job, Candace packs up and sets out to find freedom, hitch-hiking across America.

Maxim:

(S)he who fights and runs away 

may live to fight another day.

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The fifteenth and final college in my Medieval Collage Series

c.2013 L.Ciacco, Dame Nature, collage on paper, approx. 8 x 6 inches

PS. I have posted a separate page of the Medieval Collage Series that you can access from the tabs bar at the top of this page so you can see the whole collection together.

Mo' Maxim and Medieval Moments

Well aware of his girlfriend's tendency to arrive late, Mo hopes he can make his beer last until she shows up.

Maxim:

The glass is either half empty or half full.

c.2013 L.Ciacco, La Séduction, Collage of torn calendar pages,
art papers on vintage book page, 8x6 in.

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Maxim and Medieval Combo

Seems these days I can only manage to post one day a week here so here's another combo for you.

Your Maxim of the Week

Marissa's favourite moment of the day was kissing her baby's sweet little toes after bundling him up after his bath.  Her second favourite was when he went for his nap.

Maxim:

The best things in life are free.

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Medieval Collage Series (#13)
(click on the above link to see the previous installments)

c.2013 L.Ciacco, Mon Seul Desir, collage on vintage book page, 8 x 6 inches

Mon Seul Desir...my only desire...

not sure what the lady has in mind...

Late out of the gate!

I had the best of intentions to get a post up for you to enjoy with your Sunday morning coffees, but was flummoxed to discover that I didn't have a new maxim on hand!  Better late than never?

Connie didn't mind at all being stuck way out in left field.
In fact, she hoped that darned baseball would never
come anywhere near her.  

Maxim:

It's not whether you win or lose, it's how you play the game.

I can relate to that!  I always hated having to play sports at school.

And here's something else I can relate to...

Found this on the web...sorry I can't remember where to give credit...

How about you?

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Also mustn't neglect getting another installation of my Medieval Collage Series posted...

c. 2013 L.Ciacco, Masquerade, Collage on vintage book page, approx. 8x6 inches

Looking forward to getting caught up with your blogs as soon as the dust settles around here...

Maxim, Medieval, Mothers

A triple whammy for you today!  First, here's the maxim of the week...

Although pleased with himself for being able to get into the difficult yoga pose, Graham begins to fear that he may not be able to get out of it.

Maxim:

Another such victory and we are undone.

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I've been working full-time for the past couple of weeks and under such circumstances, time and energy seem to shift dramatically and shrink radically.  Consequently, I didn't manage to post an installation in my Medieval Collage Series this week.



©2013 L.Ciacco, Unicorn Rider, Collaged calendar scraps & commercial papers, on vintage book page, 8 x 5 inches

I hope this will make up for my lapse.

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And last, but not least, here's a little pot of posies

to honour and celebrate Mothers' Day

Your Maxim of the Week

Waiting in line at the thrift store, Lorraine ponders whether she will use her latest find as a cookie jar or to replace the shoebox that presently houses her dead husband's ashes.

Maxim:

Circumstances alter cases.

Your Maxim of the Week

Molly-May wasn't too sure how many more years she could get away with playing the part of the innocent little sister on the popular family television sit-com.

Maxim:

The future aint what it used to be.

Your Maxim of the Week

Arnie wondered if maybe, just this once,

he might leave Fifi's doo-doo

where it lay.

Maxim:

Take it or leave it.

Maxim of the Week

Although most people only saw a mangy alley cat when they looked at Mr.Patches,

Zoe recognized a kindred spirit.

Maxim:

A little body often harbors a great soul.

Your Sunday Maxim

With a couple of drinks under her belt, Nadia gets up at her high school reunion to lead the crowd in a school cheer, just like she did as head cheerleader in the class of '75.

Maxim:

Just because you can, doesn’t mean you should.

Your Easter Maxim

Walking across the parking lot, carrying the cardboard angel wings for his daughter's costume while wearing a fake beard created from a dust mop, a robe made out of an old bed sheet and a staff made from a broomstick, Paul wonders why he ever agreed to participate in the Easter pageant.

Maxim:

The things we do for love.

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(This is a "classic" maxim, brought out from the vault

in honour of the Easter holiday.)

No matter what your religion or faith, 

Go forth and nibble on chocolate bunny ears!

xo

Your Maxim of the Week

Ensconced in the big cushy theatre seat with her oversized box of popcorn and super-sized soft drink, Sara felt like a little kid; even though it was her 24th birthday.

Maxim:

There is nothing so small it cannot be

blown out of proportion.

Maxim and Medieval

What Pat appreciated most about the pets was how they couldn't care less whether their owner was a man or a woman.

Maxim:

All cats are grey in the dark.

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And because I neglected to post one of my Medieval Collage Series mid-week,

here's one, belatedly.



Your Maxim of the Week

Though Ginette had no qualms about showing her painting at the artists' Show and Tell with Potluck Lunch gathering, she felt far less confident about her homemade potato salad.

Maxim:

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Your Weekly Maxim

Rudy felt that the combination of his advancing age and his receding vision gave him the perfect excuse for "accidentally" touching young women's bosoms or bottoms.

Maxim:

It's an embarrassment of riches.

Maxim of the Week #256

Smoking a cigarette while waiting for the bus to take her to Friday night Bingo was part of Elsie's "lucky ritual" and she wasn't about to give it up because of some silly new by-law.

Maxim:

Don't change the rules in the middle of the game.

Maxim of the Week

If trying to get back into shape didn’t kill him,

Wilfred vowed to live a much healthier lifestyle in the future.

Maxim:

Sometimes things have to get worse before they get better.

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(Sorry about the preponderance of men in the maxims of late but the truth is that I'm running behind in making them so have to post what I have.  Wilfred, in fact, is the last one I had on hand.  Hopefully, will get back up to speed this week and get a little supply made to keep us all happy for the next while.

Nothing ventured nothing gained!)

Maxim of the Week

Li Chang was certain that he would eventually master spinning his splendid mustache without using his hands if he concentrated on one side of his face at a time.

Maxim:

Divide and conquer.

Maxim of the Week #253

Babysitting his infant son for the first time, it quickly became evident to Craig that he was going to have to tackle a diaper change sooner rather than later. 

Maxim:

When nature calls, you answer.

Maxim of the Week #252

Having taken his tuxedo out of mothballs 

for the first time in thirty years,

Gustav feels uncertain as to whether or not it still suits him.

Maxim:

Times change and we with them.