Here is my workdesk:
At the front you can see my ICADS to number 8 and that seahorse stamp (Lavinia).
I have also done number 9 - charm:
The background was done with watercolours and a large round brush.
I have also done the last week of May - mushroom madness - in my Tiny pieces of Art. My mushrooms are cut from an alcohol ink background. the brief was to add a found item (leaf and twigs) and embossing - the background leaves are embossed.
This month the theme is steampunk and I have done Week 1 - clocks and cogs.
I used Stamperia images, drips and splatters of ink and some metal bits.
The item I have added is a diamond fold pocket made from 4 pieces of paper. This came from https://www.facebook.com/reel/1294798845512207
Sarah mentioned that 8 is a lucky number in China.
So 888 must mean triple luck!!
(Some of you know that numbers are my thing... 887 (last week) is a prime number, 888 however is 2 cubed x 3 x 37 = 8 x 111)
No. 8 in Chinese Culture
Because Eight (Ba in Chinese) has the similar pronunciation with 发 (Fa, meaning wealth or fortune), this number is very welcome among Chinese people. The popularity of 8 was obvious in relation to the Beijing Olympic Games which commenced at exactly eight o’clock eight minutes on the eighth day of the eighth month in 2008. When people choose telephone numbers, mobile numbers, house numbers, car identification numbers and important dates, 8 is usually the first choice.
In modern China, numerical lingo has been very popular especially on the internet. For instance, 518 with the approximate pronunciation with Wo Yao Fa, meaning I want to be very wealthy. 886, with the Chinese pronunciation Ba Ba Liu like bye-bye in English, is frequently used during the instant chat on the internet to say ‘good-bye’ or ‘see you later’. Lovely to see all your blogs on WOYWW... I hope to get round to everyone this week.
We had a great weekend away at the Celtic Music Festival. This was one of my favourite photos:
