My studio threw up in my work space

AAAAAAAGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

creative in other ways

 

I'm feeling a little "saturated" today. I should be working in my studio, getting work done for my last show of the season. (Rochester Museum & Science Center Holiday Bazaar) But I wasn't feeling "it" this morning. I've been working on these little date magnets for my Advent calendars for the last 4 days now and I'm getting a little burned out. Or saturated.

 

 

So I went out to mow the lawn. Then I broke the mower.

Now what??

On my way back into the house to figure out what to do next, I passed my wagon full of ripening tomatoes plucked from the garden just before the last frost and suddenly knew what I was going to do next!

I would cook up the ripe tomatoes, along with some peppers, including some habeneros I bought last weekend at the farmer's market and then freeze it to use as a chili or soup base. And just like my artwork, this idea evolved.

It tasted wonderful and had quite a spicy kick to it! I only used 1 habenero, but I also used some fresh jalepenos and a tiny hungarian pepper from the garden. I decided instead, to make some black bean dip.

 

After simmering the tomatoes in olive oil with onions and fresh garlic, I added sea salt, some pickled jalepeno juice, and (yes) cinnamon and sugar. Added to that, 3 cans of black beans.

 



 

This delicious concoction is now simmering to perfection and I feel as if I created something today ~in my kitchen, if not in my studio.

 

Now I need to go get some tortilla chips!

 

 

 

 

 



Two Works In Progress

There are 2 works in progress here. I am so excited to finish them, but right now I have to get to my kids school to help hang their art show!

So just a glimpse for now...

I traded for these doll heads at a flea market last month!

Great News and New Work

Last week we got some awesome news! Once again, my husband beat the odds and is once again cancer free!! Amazing and miraculous! Thanks to all for well wishes and prayers. Your support is truly appreciated and may you all be as blessed as we've been!

As for my creative life, I've been busy taking my 3rd chair caning class in as many years, I just started taking a crochet class and I managed to get this project completed.

                                                           Its called, "the Mind's Eye".

   I am incredibly thrilled with the way it turned out!

                      It began with the eye. Well, no. It began with the door plate, but when I got the eye and it fit in the hole, it became focused around the eye. (no pun intended.) One night, while lying in bed thinking of the project, I had a thought that I needed a hand, with no real idea why. Two days later I found the hand at a flea market. From then on, the pieces just fell into place and into this antique wooden box. Then ...TA-DA!                 

Oh, yeah! And I finally submitted some work to the lovely Alicia (alteredbits) for her next incredible ezine. I can't wait to see how wonderful this next issue will be!

A Million Thanks!!

Thank you to everyone who came out to the Elmwood Ave. Festival of the Arts to support me at this FABULOUS Festival! This weekend surpassed ALL expectations I could have ever had for myself AND for the Festival. What a great production. The air was just sizzling with creative energy! People were so friendly, the staff was uber helpful and my fellow vendors were just lovely!

A very friendly festival goer was kind enough to let me hold his beautiful bird! (I'm just a little nervous!) Really weird observation-Parrots have really warm feet!

This man filled my booth with wonderful island music. What talent!

An awesome parade signified the end of the festival. This year's theme was patience...

...hence the snail!

The crowd was wonderful.

This festival was by far the BEST I have ever had the honor of participating in. The talent expressed in all the arts was unsurpassed!