Tangy Zoodle #95

Tangy Zoodle #95

Annual Wiener Dog Races

Today was a day for dogs and I'm all about that. I've heard about the annual wiener dog races in Savannah as part of the Oktoberfest celebration, but I had never experienced it. At least, that is, not until this morning. Perfect weather heralded this canine craziness and I was happy to have had my camera with me. I hope you'll enjoy the photos I snapped while there.

The Scenic Route Through The Affordable Care Act Online Registration

I'm sure you've heard the old saying, "A giraffe is a horse which was designed by a committee."

I'm all for universal health care. As a newly single, self-employed artist, this is like a dream come true. And, of course, I know that all new technological programs come with their share of glitches and bugs to be worked out. I was prepared to be frustrated the first time through the process, but I couldn't help share some of my experience. Fortunately for you, I'm not showing this in real time. This began 8:30 pm on Thursday and I was advised to give it up on 10:30 am Friday. Of course, there was some sleep time involved during that time period. 

The site is actually very easy to navigate. Super easy! It's just overloaded at the moment.

I was finally able to create my user name and password (both are complicated with upper and lower case letters, numbers and special symbols) and answer all the questions asked of me. My information was processed and it was announced that they could give me my eligibility results! Drumroll, please!

Or, maybe not!
Then I received an email message which I thought might give me the answers.

I  hope all of you experiencing this same thing are just being patient. I'll try again next week and will let you know what happens. Meanwhile... back to making art!

Another Glimpse Of The Big Picture

Obviously I'm standing in my own shadow as I photograph this. 

Further Details Of The Big Picture

From Green To Orange

"Orange Lizard" - digital collage

Remember that cute little lizard from yesterday? Well, I couldn't keep myself from playing with his photo. I love creating digital collages and producing unusual effects. This is the finished product, but below are all the layers and elements I used to create it.

Top Layer

Middle Layer - "Tangy Zoodle #35"

Bottom Layer - "Bomomo #018"

More Fun In The Studio

Yesterday was a bit cooler and working in my garage studio was pleasant. Since I hadn't been out there in awhile, some items had collected on my work surface; things to file away or store away later. One was a small shopping bag from the Telfair Art Museum gift shop that had beautiful, bright green tissue paper in it. Of course, I save all these things.

I extracted the tissue paper from the bag, one sheet at a time, and neatly folded each piece for better storage. When I pulled out the last piece, I was surprised to find a gift inside!

I think after my bad luck with traffic violations and a fender bender that perhaps he just happened by to offer me a better rate on car insurance. ;-)