My youngest grandaughter, Reina, turns one tomorrow!! Happy Birthday, Reina!! This is one of the two summer dresses I made for her. We will post another photo of Reina wearing this. It will be much cuter.
Saturday, August 30, 2008
Sunday, August 24, 2008
Vegetables from my garden 8:24
Heirloom tomatoes, slender Japanese eggplant and a crookneck squash. These are the vegetables I picked from my garden this morning. I will add them to my pasta tonight!
Friday, August 22, 2008
Inside and Out, August 22
Greeting cards inspired by special occasions and the season's produce from the Farmers' Market. I found this packet of watercolor paper postcards and thought it would be great to share my sketches with my family this way. The plum is now in my tummy and the chilies are in the salsa for tonight's dinner. Bon Appetit!
Red hot chili pepper, 2
Postcard inspired by Gloria's birthday and chili peppers from the Farmers' Market
red hot chili peppers, card
Postcard inspired by Brad and Amber's 4th anniversary and beautiful chilies from the Farmers' Market
Sunday, August 17, 2008
Key Lime Tart
The dessert for the day...a good one for summer taken from Martha Stewart's website: http://www.marthastewart.com/portal/site/mslo/menuitem.fc77a0dbc44dd1611e3bf410b5900aa0/?vgnextoid=fe350abc79ae7110VgnVCM1000003d370a0aRCRD&vgnextfmt=default&rsc=header_1&autonomy_kw=key+lime+tart
I followed the recipe exactly today but I have used ginger snaps instead of graham crackers for the crust. My friend, Marjorie, uses a combination of lemon and lime juice...I squeezed Key limes fresh and used organic, free range chicken eggs. But it still is very decadent.
I followed the recipe exactly today but I have used ginger snaps instead of graham crackers for the crust. My friend, Marjorie, uses a combination of lemon and lime juice...I squeezed Key limes fresh and used organic, free range chicken eggs. But it still is very decadent.
self portrait
Doesn't it look just like me? Some days yes. This was a project of my workshop at the International Quilt Festival taught by Yvonne Porcella. It is a collage of fabric, machine appliqued and embellished with buttons (some vintage) crystals, and fibers. She makes me smile
Saturday, August 16, 2008
Save the Beach
This is my first graffiti art quilt It was inspired by my teachers at the International Quilt Festival (July 2008) Traci Bautista and Lisa Engelbrecht. Lots of processes here. The base is a painted muslin. Then I collaged painted papers (including newsprint) and cloth. I then painted Mr. Pelican, wrote my message, then over painted, over stamped and stenciled and embellished with a vintage dandelion ribbon and vintage buttons. All of my art quilts have the ribbon, button and bead elements added. I just have to. I first did some pelican sketches and then took a big plunge to transfer it to the "poster". I am now looking for the perfect piece of driftwood to hang it by.
Anna in the Japanese Garden
I planted this apple tree 7 years ago when I moved into my home. I thought it would be a good addition to my Japanese garden. They are delicious.
Girls at the Beach
Brad, Amber and Reina came down for a visit last month to introduce Reina to the beach (first hand) and her cousins. Brad took these lovely pictures of the girls on the beach. Good job, Brad
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