all images, c. Kevin Sprouls It’s that time again. In this Season of the Holidays, I present some Illustrations at Christmas-Time, for your enjoyment. I used to make a big fuss over producing Christmas cards and such art. It’s fun … Continue reading
Christmas in Pictures and Some Martha Stewart Illustrations A Holiday Card From the Sprouls to You My wife and me in a Holiday card, Rocking in the Season. Martha Stewart Illustrations from Christmas’s Past. I’ve done a lot of “How-to” … Continue reading
If I’d had some drummers around, i might very well have begun his series when I needed to for it to have finished on Christmas Eve as I had intended. But I suppose my error is beneficial in that you’ll … Continue reading
The bagpipes are a form of aerophone, which is an instrument that creates sound by vibrating a chamber of air without the use of strings. In the case of bagpipes, enclosed reeds are used. The haunting melodies most American’s are … Continue reading
Ten is the base of our number system and denotes completion, attainment and mastery. We often compile lists of ten things or instruction sets with ‘ten simple steps’, with the tenth item in either list representing the completion or the … Continue reading
The nine daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne were Calliope, Clio, Euterpe, Thalia, Melpomene, Terpsichore, Erato, Polyhymnia and Urania. These ladies, collectively were the Muses and, in order governed the creation of the arts of epic poetry, history, flutes and lyric poetry, comedy and pastoral poetry, tragedy, dance, love poetry, sacred poetry … Continue reading
On the twelfth Day of Christmas My True love Gave to Me, Six Geese-a-Laying The venerable Goose has come down through the ages in a consistently positive light. From culture to culture, this bird represents life, rebirth and companionship. They have been … Continue reading
While a ring has many different meanings, from the ring of fire, a boxing ring, rings around rosies, the ringing of a bell, ringing ones clock and many more, the most common one we think of today is the ring … Continue reading
At first blush a French Hen doesn’t sound like much of a gift, and three of them don’t sound like much more. But as with so many things that come down to us through a few centuries, or even a … Continue reading
The turtle dove is a migratory bird that ranges from the extremes of Scandinavia to northern Africa depending on the season. It has a low, mournful cry that brings feelings of love and loss to the human ear. This gift sees a most apt reflection … Continue reading
