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"Make a trophy or another Award for yourself" (Yes, more clip art...I'm tired!) Finally! The final project! It's done! I was unable to complete the CS projects once a day after the first two weeks,  then I took a hiatus,  and then I took my time finishing the rest of them;  so I feel a Certificate of Completion is a fitting award this time around. (As opposed to my triumphant Mantispid trophy last time) There were a lot of things that made it difficult to stay on track. Maybe during the next CS Challenge I can keep up :) [July 3, 2016]

"Ask someone you respect to look through your past month's work and select their favorite one. Revise or refine the work they selected for today's task" I asked my friend L to choose one, and being as indecisive as I am, she gave me a choice of two. So I did both of them, since they were relatively reasonable demands. "I think you should either color Day 16 (because I love it) or add a background to Day 26 (to give more of an idea of what's going on)" Re-do Day 16: Something that makes you LOL This one was also inspired by L's text. Fiery searchers are metallic-colored. Hopefully I pulled that off. "They can take away our flag, but they can never take away our freedom!" Re-do Day 26: This Day in History  "Run Miris!" I imagined a screaming horde, outraged at the new flag decree,  demanding the freedom to choose their own flag,  and cheering on the rebel Miris as it runs off with an ill...

"Call someone you haven't spoken to in a long time.Tell them what you are doing and ask them to give you an assignment for what to make today." Cicada Greeting Card I haven't spoken to my friend Moth in ages (beyond a quick "how are you, are you still alive?")  She lives across the pond and our schedules are difficult to coordinate. When asked to give me a bug-related assignment for today, Moth commanded: "CICADA!" So here is a periodical cicada made of colored paper, specifically chosen so I could use Moth's favorite wine red color. Also wik origami paper and gold ink on a 3" x 3" card, ready to mail and greet distant shores. Bumbles says hello. [July 3, 2016]

"Create something in collaboration with another CreativeSprinter Today" One of the Spa's clients For the 27th project, I consulted with my friend and fellow artist AS in New England. She works in a greenhouse and when asked via email what insect first came to mind, she wrote: "I think of BEES because I have been working in beeswax and I love what bees do and produce. Also, my coworker and I made a "Bee Spa" for all the fuzzy bumble bees that pass out on the ground (I think the colder temps make them sluggish?)...and we also have a "Bee Necropolis" where we lovingly put all the bees that have died." I was intrigued by both ideas - the spa and the necropolis, but decided I might have a better chance at depicting the spa. I asked AS what the Bee Spa looked like: "...[it] is a selection of lovely cut flowers with pollen offerings plus potted plants in a protected area where the bumbles will not be disturbed a...