Steampunk, Owls, Cats, and Butterflies: Street Prophets Thursday Coffee Hour

Submitted by michelewln on Thu, 04/28/2016 - 1:53pm

(Normally Coffee Hour doesn't go up until 4:00 p.m. or close to it but I have to take my brother to a 4:05 p.m. doctor's appointment.)

Welcome to Coffee Hour. This is an open topic thread so help yourself to the goodies and sit a spell and let us know what is new with you. Life can be very stressful especially for a 24/7 caregiver. One thing I do to relieve stress is read a lot at night after my brother goes to bed. The other is I have discovered adult coloring books. I am having a great time with them. I find that my favorite things to color are butterflies, owls, cats, and the ladies in my Steampunk coloring book. If you have not tried this way to relieve stress I hardily recommend it. Here are a few of the ones I've colored lately.

Butterflies

Butterfly Floral.jpg

New Butterfly.jpg

Owls
Owl Coloring.jpg

Owl Color Magazine.jpg

New Owl.jpg

Cats

Cat Color 650.jpg

Psych Kitty 001.jpg

Bakery Cat Color.jpg

Cat Dolls.jpg

Cat Painter.jpg

Sewing Cat.jpg

Steampunk
Blue Steampunk Lady.jpg

Steampunk Girl 2.jpg

Steampunk Girl.jpg

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Submitted by detroitmechworks on Thu, 04/28/2016 - 2:03pm

Great work!

My daughter for several years was embarrassed that she still loves coloring books... but now, she's doing her own drawing because she can't find ones she wants to color anymore... Point being, was a great way for her to destress and be creative...

Very stoked to see that Mark Hamill is returning to Batman one last time and they're doing one of my favorite graphic novels...

[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnTSqgJPVl8]

Uhm... And one minor personal note. I find that now that I have a medication that works, it's amazing how my depression tries to get me to NOT use it. Lots of ideas about Addiction, and the idea that I'm just faking it as an excuse to smoke... you get the idea. Would be so much easier to deal with myself if I didn't have 30 odd years of drug warrior propaganda in my brain.

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I do not pretend I know what I do not know.

Submitted by Gerrit on Thu, 04/28/2016 - 4:15pm

Hey DMW, good luck with the meds, mate. That's always tricky.

Keep in mind that my oldest is an illustrator. If your daughter ever wants to talk drawing, let me know.

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Resilience: practical action to improve things we can control.
3D+: developing language for postmodern spirituality.

Submitted by michelewln on Thu, 04/28/2016 - 4:59pm

Depression

Depression can be the pits. I have so much stress from being a caregiver and then the asthma acting up that they have given me a couple of meds which add to the depression. I force myself to take the medication anyways. I hope things get easier for you.

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A dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment is that he sees the dawn before the rest of the world. Oscar Wilde

Submitted by wilderness voice on Thu, 04/28/2016 - 11:33pm

My story

of overcoming asthma. From prednisone or die to asymptomatic now:
KosAbility: Alternative Medicine - Relief from Severe Asthma

Beautiful, beautiful artwork.

Submitted by Mark from Queens on Fri, 04/29/2016 - 12:28pm

Thanks for sharing your asthma story, wildnerness voice.

Please check your messages.

Thanks again!

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"If I should ever die, God forbid, let this be my epitaph:

THE ONLY PROOF HE NEEDED
FOR THE EXISTENCE OF GOD
WAS MUSIC"

- Kurt Vonnegut

Submitted by Haikukitty on Thu, 04/28/2016 - 2:09pm

Love the kitties :)

Yeah, coloring is surprisingly relaxing and meditative. I don't do it often, but whenever I do I'm always glad I did.

Submitted by michelewln on Thu, 04/28/2016 - 5:01pm

Kitties

My little one is spooked because there is another thunderstorm coming in. She slept so close to me last night during the storms that she was almost wearing my pajamas.

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A dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment is that he sees the dawn before the rest of the world. Oscar Wilde

Submitted by Gerrit on Thu, 04/28/2016 - 4:16pm

These are lovely, michele! TY for this. Enjoy your evening.

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Resilience: practical action to improve things we can control.
3D+: developing language for postmodern spirituality.

Submitted by Raggedy Ann on Thu, 04/28/2016 - 4:32pm

Of course I love the one with Raggedy Ann, michele.

I guess I didn't know about adult coloring books. Where do you get them? My 18 yo granddaughter is an artist in the making and she might enjoy these. Heck, I might enjoy them!!!

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"The “jumpers” reminded us that one day we will all face only one choice and that is how we will die, not how we will live." Chris Hedges on 9/11

Submitted by Haikukitty on Thu, 04/28/2016 - 4:36pm

That one made me think of you, RA

I was wondering if you'd see it

Submitted by Raggedy Ann on Thu, 04/28/2016 - 4:39pm

I browsed through them a couple of times, Haiku.

My second time through, the ladies jumped out and slapped me and said - DON'T YOU SEE US?!?!?!?!?! LOL! They are beauties!

I have to say - I love your avatar. I'm a kitty person, too!

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"The “jumpers” reminded us that one day we will all face only one choice and that is how we will die, not how we will live." Chris Hedges on 9/11

Submitted by michelewln on Thu, 04/28/2016 - 4:49pm

Michael's

I've gotten most of mine from Michael's. In fact the Creative Cats coloring book was made especially for the store.

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A dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment is that he sees the dawn before the rest of the world. Oscar Wilde

Submitted by Daenerys on Thu, 04/28/2016 - 10:32pm

I think those are really neat.

I got the owls one for my MIL when I was in there getting some cake decorating stuff one day (MIL loves owls). I started coloring one myself, but haven't gotten around to it again.

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This shit is bananas.

Submitted by Raggedy Ann on Fri, 04/29/2016 - 9:29am

Thanks, michelewin!

I'll trek over to Michael's!

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"The “jumpers” reminded us that one day we will all face only one choice and that is how we will die, not how we will live." Chris Hedges on 9/11

Submitted by Ravensword on Thu, 04/28/2016 - 5:03pm

I like the steampunk stuff.

If I may be allowed to make a request, but would you be willing to give the steampunk material a bit of a neo-noir look? That would look really cool. Too cool for film school.

Submitted by michelewln on Thu, 04/28/2016 - 5:14pm

Try

I can try and see what I can do with some of the other pictures in the book. Thanks for the suggestion.

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A dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment is that he sees the dawn before the rest of the world. Oscar Wilde

Submitted by Ravensword on Fri, 04/29/2016 - 1:16am

Nice!

This is gonna be cool. I know that unlike cyberpunk, steampunk settings aren't necessarily neo-noir, but there's no reason why it can't also incorporate neo-noir elements. This is exciting.

Submitted by Daenerys on Thu, 04/28/2016 - 10:39pm

On medications and side effects

The last doctor I saw put me on a pill to protect my kidneys from the effects of diabetes. It was a preventative measure; my kidneys are fine and my last a1c was I think 6.1. But it was making me cough and making my throat dry all the time, which is one of the side effects of this pill. I was waking up once, 2, 3 times every night coughing and had to drink water. So I stopped taking it the other day and the coughing is going away now. I called the doctor's office to let them know and asked if there was another kind I could try, but they never called me back. >
Now this doctor is out of network for my insurance through work so I had to cancel the appointment I was supposed to have on the 13th. So now I get to find yet ANOTHER new doctor. YAY.

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This shit is bananas.