Tag Archives: Travel

Aug25

Creative Juice #56

Posted on August 25, 2017 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

This very special edition of Creative Juice features posts from My OBT, one of my very favorite blogs. Every day, Donna shares something beautiful—or not so beautiful. I include at least one of her posts in CJ each week, but I have so many in reserve I thought I’d bless you with a whole bunch today. If you enjoy them, you might want to subscribe to My OBT so you never miss a single one.

Taxidermy with a twist.
Reminiscent of the old masters.
Balloons and more.
Designer cookies.
Some of these tile floors remind me of quilts.
Wielding the palette knife.
Colorful Burano, Italy.
Architectural images in watercolor.
Wooden boxes like you’ve never seen before.
Blowing glass.
Photographs from on high.
This guy includes his dog in his art.
Fun with food.

Aug11

Creative Juice #54

Posted on August 11, 2017 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

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Twelve more sources of creative inspiration:

The guitar in art.
Beautiful modern quilts.
Man’s best friend.
The loveliest GIFs ever.
I always love seeing Suhita Shirodkar’s sketches.
When I was in high school in the late 1960s, I sometimes took the bus into New York City so I could wander through Central Park.
Unique, affordable travel accommodations.
Take a walk in the garden.
Prize-winning travel photos from the National Geographic contest.
A new application for the Five Second Rule.
Pixilation enters the world of sculpture.
Lessons learned at Uffizi Gallery.

Jul21

Creative Juice #51

Posted on July 21, 2017 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

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Your weekly dose of artistic inspiration:

Child photography.
I like to take a peek at quilt group meetings.
An intriguing reading list.
Less than eight months to go:
Nature illustrations by Kim Kurki.
This looks like a fun project.
Topiaries.
Where do creative ideas come from?
What to do with old mufflers.
A vicarious trip to Kauai.
Checking out art at the Whitney Museum, NYC.
Beautiful doors. If you want to see more, consider following Norm 2.0. He hosts a photography challenge called Thursday Doors that a lot of shutter bugs participate in.

Nov24

Guest Post: Bon Voyage!

Posted on November 24, 2016 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

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Just in time for the holiday travel season, guest blogger Donna from MyOBT shares travel journal entries by illustrator Christopher Niemann.

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Christoph Niemann

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Sep2

Creative Juice #5

Posted on September 2, 2016 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

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Let’s celebrate Friday with a bunch of articles to jump-start your creative week-end:

Reading list for the over-60 crowd.
Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio.
You can improve your quality of life by doing these eight things during your off-hours.
Italy—the land of domes.
Be careful what you wish for—and be willing to edit your goals.
Have you ever been to Oahu? Here are some things you could do there.
Buildings designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.
Little quilt masterpieces.
Remember the movie Amadeus? Here is the truth about Mozart’s Requiem.
Presidential jokes.

May14

Saguaro Lake

Posted on May 14, 2016 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

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When we moved from New Jersey to Arizona almost twenty-eight years ago, my biggest surprise was that it’s not sandy, brown, or dead. The desert is alive, with vibrant greens and pops of vivid color in the spring.

When my brother visited from New Jersey in March, I wanted him to experience the desert in all its glory. What better way to see it than from a boat?

Wait–a boat in the desert?

The Salt River (Rio Salado) runs right through Phoenix. You’d never know it, though, because there’s rarely any water in it. Why?

Because in the mountains way east of Phoenix, dams were built to create four reservoirs: Roosevelt, Apache, Canyon, and Saguaro Lakes. These reservoirs keep the greater Phoenix area well supplied with H2O. They are also recreational meccas for kayaking, camping, and fishing enthusiasts.

We hopped aboard the Desert Belle, a double deck cruise boat, for a 90-minute guided tour of the lake. Rimmed with breathtaking rock formations, the lake coaxed more than 150 shots from my camera. Here are some of the best.