Madame Butterfly and snake bites

This week brought an unexpected adventure. Our cat, Tux, was bitten by a snake, presumably a copperhead, the ubiquitous poisonous snake that plagues the South. Rest assured, he has recovered now and is back to his rambunctious self. And he has forgiven me for quarantining him for a week. All is well here. 

Tux the Brave

The role of caretaker is one I take (too?) seriously, so art time suffered a bit. But I did manage to complete three more spreads in my Madam Butterfly mixed media journal. (To keep him calm, I spent a lot of time with Tux, resting on the bed and reading The Grapes of Wrath, sometimes aloud! No regrets.)

The mermaid page. 

Lar has been away this week, so there is a travel theme happening.

It ties in with Pinkerton, the naval lieutenant in Madame Butterfly.

The letter from Pinkerton page

No personal connection here!

Madam Butterfly believes that Pinkerton is faithful and true.

Sharpless, his envoi, has no luck convincing her otherwise.

And what an adventure!

I connected this with an upcoming getaway that Lar and I have planned.

I hope it ends better than Madame Butterfly's.

I've been playing with ModPodge as a resist.

I love the background: resist and Lindy's Magical pigments.

I started drawing chrysanthemums and later remembered that,

in French, Madame Butterfly is "Madame Chrysantheme".

The map reminded me of the wiggles in the flowers,

and fit in with the travel theme.

I'll be off for an adventure of my own for a couple weeks. Until then, enjoy your adventures.