Friday Smiles, calendar pages, and art challenges, too

 
I really don't like to load up on lots of different and disparate blog entries in a single post, but I really had no other choice today unless I wanted to skip a challenge.  First, I'm joining Annie (at A Stitch in Time) and the ladies at Friday Smiles.  No museum shots today, because I have lots of art to share instead.  Here are a few funnies I found in my office when I cleaned it last year.

I hope I haven't shared this before, because here are a few thought provoking questions I can't answer.  Did you ever wonder:

Why the sun lightens our hair,
but darkens our skin?

Why women can't put on mascara
with their mouth closed?

Why don't you ever see the headline
'Psychic Wins Lottery'?

Why is 'abbreviated' such a long word?

Why is it that doctors call what
they do 'practice'?

Why is lemon juice made with
artificial flavor, and dish washing
liquid made with real lemons?

Why is the man who invests all
your money called a broker?

Why is the time of day with the
slowest traffic called rush hour?

Why isn't there mouse-flavored
cat food?

Why didn't Noah swat those two mosquitoes?

Why do they sterilize the needle
for lethal injections?

You know that indestructible black
box that is used on airplanes? Why
don't they make the whole plane out
of that stuff?!

Why don't sheep shrink when it rains?

Why are they called apartments
when they are all stuck together?

If con is the opposite of pro, is
Congress the opposite of progress?

If flying is so safe, why do they call
the airport the terminal?  

Enough of that.  Now for my April calendar that is complete and my May calendar I've already started to write in.

April was all about birthdays, including mine.  It was also a green month because I was trying to go green.  I seem to have cut off the cupcake when I scanned the page and I only got a portion of the bunnies, too.

I've already started writing in my May calendar. 

And because my calendar pages are always so wimpy, I'm joining Erika, aka Bio Art Gal, our host this month at Art Journal Journey with her themes In the air/In the sky.  Today I've once again chosen In the sky.

I'm also joining Try it on Tuesday with their theme this fortnight, Things with wings.  Similarly because I only used one word on my page, I'm also joining Moo-Mania and More, with their fortnightly theme, Just a word.

These birds are flying in formation high above the clouds.

They have certainly taken Flight.

For this page, I began with black construction paper, then added a background technique where I mixed gesso and my handmade shimmering mist I applied using a sea sponge.  I was quite happy with the way it turned out.  Once the background was dry, I sewed the focal image in place using green variegated thread.  Finally, I found these stickers in my stash, sent to me years ago by my dear friend Cindy.  Yes, I've had these at least eight years, I fear.  Time to use the last of them.

Thanks so much for your visit today.  I am always grateful when you drop by.  Bleubeard and I also hope to see you at Friday Smiles, Art Journal Journey, Try it on Tuesday, and Moo-Mania and More. I promise not to double triple up again like this.