The Warholizer

Today, I discovered the Warholizer. Sounds futuristic to me but not as far out as the Orgasmatron in Woody Allen's movie, Sleeper. Anyway, I decided the goat photo would be a fun choice for testing the effects of the Warholizer. This image is a fitting choice since I've been getting back into quilting after a lengthy hiatus. I wonder. Did Andy Warhol make quilts? Did he consider his paintings to be quilts? Perhaps I can make more bridges between my quilting and painting.
The goat and gragger hat were first posted on March 28.

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Close up of image first posted on March 30; edited on IrfanView.
And so ends Adar. I considered going back to the Adar posts (daily for the last two moon cycles) and adding videos with the sounds of each noise maker, but decided enough is enough. This is a new month and there are lots of things I have not been posting because I wanted to stick exclusively to Adar. Maybe the videos can be next year's Adar project.

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Continuing with the Adar theme, here's another version of the Sea Life image which has been posted throughout this week. Tomorrow will be the last night of Adar.

In the spirit of the fun that is Adar, check out the
Altered Signs Flickr group, a group of photos of signs that have been modified to convey a message other than originally intended.

Yet another noisemaker photo because very soon it's going to be very hard to come up with a reason/excuse for all these noisemaker photos...Adar is nearly over! It's taken me two months to realize that I can share the sounds of each noisemaker with you if I get them on video. My plan is to add a video of each gragger/noisemaker in my posts made over the past two month. That's an ambitious project and may take a few weeks. Come back and check it out.
Skeleton gragger (first posted Feb 22); edited on IrfanView.

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As promised, here's the Gragger Hat -- in motion! As my younger brother pointed out, this noisemaker is virtually silent. Maybe it's a gragger for a Buju or Jubu. For details about this creation, visit March 28. For more photos, check out March 28 and 29.

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Yesterday's image edited on IrfanView.

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Close-up from yesterday's post.

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25.5" x 19.5"

Like the Gregorian calendar, the Jewish calendar has a zodiac. For Adar, the symbol is a fish so, it seemed fitting to post this painting made back in the 1990's. I don't recall all the materials. I know I made several stencils for this project, the paper is dark khaki, and I used a variety of paints including textile paint.

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See yesterday's post for details. To watch it in motion, visit April 2.

Goat Head with Gragger Hat; edited on IrfanView.

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This interesting Purim costume was made by my older brother. It's modeled by a goat (statue).

What, you don't have a goat in your living room?

I've not seen the "Gragger Hat" in person but I'm told that the flags spin around -- thanks to tiny cell phone vibrators. This does lend a whole new meaning to "mad as a hatter." My question is: what does if feel like to get your head vibrated?

The image has been severely cropped to remove the goat and greatly edited on IrfanView just for fun! Perhaps Adar Madness is a genetic trait!

To see it in motion, see the post for April 2.

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Crayon on cardstock; edited on IrfanView.

Fiber rattle (first posted on Feb 28); edited on IrfanView.

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Crayon on cardstock; edited on IrfanView.











Fiber rattle (first posted on Feb 28); edited on IrfanView.

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Crayon on cardstock; edited on IrfanView.


Gas alarm gragger (first posted on March 13); edited on IrfanView.

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Haman's back and so is the little squeaky thing!
Crayon on cardstock; edited on IrfanView.

Squeaky noisemaker (first posted Feb 25); edited on IrfanView.

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Crayon on cardstock; edited on IrfanView.


Fiber rattle (first posted on Feb 28); edited on IrfanView.

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Here's another edition of Hegai. Without him, would Esther have been selected queen? To read about Hegai, see Feb 12 and Feb 14.

Crayon on cardstock; edited on IrfanView.

And the whistle? This is like after the whole Megillah has been read but you just want to swing that gragger one more time!

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To read about Shushan Purim, visit March 14. I don't have much to say tonight. How about a picture of Vashti? We have not seen her for a while. Just think, maybe we would not have Purim if Vashti had done what the king asked her.
Crayon on cardstock; edited on IrfanView.
Here's yet another edited photo of the gas alarm gragger (first posted on March 13). The sepia effect makes it look like a sketch.

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Happy Purim! The key elements of celebration are: read the Megillah aloud; make lots of noise every time Haman's name is read; wear a costume, give gifts (mishloach manot) to friends; eat hamantaschen (triangular stuffed cookies in the shape of Haman's hat or pockets); give to the poor (tzedakah).
Purim always falls on the full moon. The names for the full moon of March are Fish Moon (Colonial American), Sleepy Moon (Chinese), Windy Moon (Cherokee), Big Famine Moon (Choctaw), Moon When Eyes Are Sore from Bright Snow (Dakotah Sioux), Moon of Winds (Celtic), Chaste Moon (English Medieval), and Death Moon (Neo Pagan). My favorite is the Dakotah Sioux. We have had tons of snow this winter and I feel like I have sore eyes from bright snow.
Crayon on cardstock; edited on IrfanView.

Adar II 13 - Fast of Esther

Ta'anit Esther, the Fast of Esther is established in the Book of Esther: These days of Purim shall be observed . . . just as they have assumed for themselves and their descendants the obligation of the fasts with their lamentations. Esther 9:31. The Holy Scriptures according to the Masoretic text, Third Section, The Jewish Publication Society of America, Philadelphia, 1982. Crayon on cardstock; edited on IrfanView.
The fast is held on Adar 13, the day before Purim, during the day from dawn until dusk, unlike the Yom Kippur fast which is from dusk to dusk. If Adar 13 falls on Shabbat, the fast is observed on the Thursday before Purim. I just learned that this fast is not a commemoration of Esther's three-day fast. If you want the details about the fast day and other customs associated with the day, visit the Jewish Virtual Library. In contrast, Ritualwell.org provides a contemporary spin on Ta'anit Esther.
A final thought. Today is the fifth anniversary of the War in Iraq. In the biblical times, soldiers fasted on the day before a battle in recognition of their real source of power. Perhaps tomorrow's fast could be dedicated to an end of this endless war that sucks the soul out of our nation.
The noisemaker picture? Just because. Another version of this image was first posted on Feb 26.

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A variation on Esther first posted Feb 14. Crayon on cardstock; edited on IrfanView.

Fiber rattle (first posted on Feb 28); edited on IrfanView.

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What to post tonight? I've made it through the Megillah. How about a new version of the illustration of Zeresh, you know, whatshisname's wife? That ought to be a good enough excuse to post another noisemaker photo -- the gas alarm gragger first posted on March 13. And, this short entry will make up for last night's very long and impassioned post!
Crayon on cardstock; edited on IrfanView.