3/21/16

AtoZ Challenge...THEME REVEAL

Welcome to CollectInTexas Gals Theme Reveal for the
2016 AtoZ April Challenge!
Once upon a time I was a Middle School Art Teacher.  The first assignment to my 7th and 8th graders was to 'Be A Collector'.  Choose anything of interest, be it stamps, sports cards, bubble gum wrappers, bugs, favorite color stuff, stuffed animals etc. etc.  The point in making the assignment as it related to Art was this...
"When you are a 'Collector/Artist' you will never be BORED.
I spoke from experience...
...and still practice today what I preached...once upon a time.
 
For the past four years, my Themes have been based on my 'Collections' with stories that related to the Theme.  For example these posts from 2012-2015:
~AtoZ Family Tree...Zippity-DoDa Z's in My Family Tree.
~AtoZ LoneStar Quilting Bee...The Grand Jury Room
~AtoZ Fiction From Forgotten Fotos....Alfred and Aprils Brush with Disaster.
~AtoZ Growing Up in the 1950's and 60's....1950's Bathing Beauty Bombs.

The AtoZ April Challenge for 2016 falls right in line with the previous four years...Yep, it will be a smorgasbord of posts from a Collector/Artists' collection of everything from Art to Zippers. 
Here's a preview of Letter A...Ancient Anasazi Artifact Artist
After several hours of shallow digging, four walls of a 4x4 room can be seen as the high noon sun beats down through the twisted trunk and branches of a tree that was not there when the walls were first built by the Ancients.
Thanks for visiting. 
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AtoZ Challenge Theme Reveal.

16 comments:

  1. Hi Sue - always interesting your take on art ... I'm not sure I'd realised you taught art - but can quite see you'd be excellent at it ... so many creative ideas here ... see you during the A-Z .. Hilary

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    1. Yes, another one of my 'Jack of All Trades'. Looking forward to your AtoZ Theme. Be right over!

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  2. A to Zipper - this shall be very fun and colorful. Your blog is so cheery.

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    1. Like I said to 7th and 8th graders....you will never be BORED.

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  3. A little of everything and something for everyone! Like a Baptist covered dish dinner. Can't wait to see what all you bring to us!
    Life & Faith in Caneyhead

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    1. As a matter of fact there will be Dishes!

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  4. You are the Collecting Gal so this should be a good series. I look forward to more fun in April!

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    1. Yep, when you can cover 'Q' and 'Z' without going to the dictionary...you got it made!

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  5. Great minds think alike! It is possible we will overlap on our themes/focus as mine is Fabric Art and Collectible Americana.

    www.thriftshopcommando.blogspot.com (No. 115 on the list)

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    1. I bet our overlapping themes will compliment each other perfectly. Great minds...I like that!

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  6. You had me at Ancient Anasazi. This will be my 2nd year of enjoying your posts and I know I will enjoy each and every one of them. Alana ramblinwitham.blogspot.com

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    1. I know...Ancient Anasazi does kind of grab ya, huh? It sure did me! See ya for Letter A...for sure...if not before!

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  7. Thanks for stopping by my blog, Sue! You are absolutely right, I will love to follow your blog, being a scrap/crafter myself! So looking forward to this ABC challenge!

    www.asmile4ufromjanet.blogspot.com

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    1. Yeah...I kind thought we were on the same page or two or 26!

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  8. You have enough collections to fill most of the alphabet. Should be fun!

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    1. You are soooo right...and then some!

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