paint class reunion 5/25/19

 Here we are again ! Three of the ladies from last summer's paint  class requested another session  so we  call this one the reunion  class. i always wish i had taken more photos and then  fill the day with samples and ideas and somehow i never pick  up my camera. I did manage to get some  photos from  Sarah of some  pieces as she took during the day and she painted a lot!

Sarah's gingers

i brought out a print of a painting i had of a butterfly ginger  by Ted Mundorf

 and we all sketched and painted a set each. i will  turn my samples into a set of pillows soon.

  

                          Sarah's idea of putting a  black applique of a tree  upon the painted fabric
                                                                         is quite stunning

                                                                   more backgrounds

                                      this  beautiful sunset was taken the same day as our gathering
                                 by a friend that lives down the  coast,,,,,   Ain't Nature grand!

                                     
                                                                   Be well and
                                                      art out loud in color whenever  you can!

                        

                               tip; leave some of you work started if possible in a place you can access it daily.


                                                     I love to make my arty fruit plate for our lunch break
.                                                                    And here it is ....  art you can eat!
                                                

                                                                                      aloha, sonja 

Thankful 2017

Thankful !

for colorful and healthy food

I am thankful for the fresh food from farmers market and the garden. for friends old and new, near and far, and those that visit the blog. i am grateful for paint and cloth and enough ideas to keep going , and for hope. i am thankful for sunsets bold and  sunsets soft. i am thankful for good health and smart hands and for enough.

 All you need is enough.

 and that is enough.

Happy Thanksgiving to all !

first cut, dismantling a pineapple for food and future planting

Pineapple.

I was delighted to see this pineapple on my counter one day ready for harvesting.

we love fresh fruit salad and this is a great addition to the usual fruit,

 one that is grown locally.

 first cut is the deepest, removing the crown

 

 then trimming the sides

 

cutting into chunks

 

rest of it stored in fridge and cut  fresh each day as needed

 

then  removing the crown of leaves

 

and peeling of about an inch of leaves

  

put into a jar of water with bottom just touching the waterline.

(cranky blogger won't let me upright this  photo)
 

 soon it will sprout little white roots

 

 next step to plant in a potting soil after sprouting  roots

 (I have a compost heap so I dig to the bottom of that  black gold.)

 I will plant it into a pot until I decide where I want to plant  in the yard.

 

 

I have some comfy sandals for my feet this summer, recommend by a nurse as I have developed plantar fasciitis n the last 6 months.bummer.

 they are called

OOfos and are available at TheInsoleStore.com

 I am a very happy customer.

 www.TheInsoleStore.Com

AND I have another pair just like these!

 

 

This is the latest homemade happy birthday card made for husband

 with Noodles as inspiration.

 When he was a kitten he loved to play BOO!

 He would run up behind you,

tap you on the back of the calf or butt, and streak past you like a flash!

like, now your it!

flashback

a couple years ago in a painting class I did some demos of an animal and a fruit as an afternoon exercise to loosen up a bit after lunch. a silly cat and some flora  and a tiny pineapple and then larger pineapple appeared n the cloth before long . Recently i found those pieces languishing and together with some yardage painted that day I made a shoulder bag. 

It's free motion quilted on the Bernina 830 record

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May your all be pineapples be sweet

 and

 may your feet be happy

 every summer !

 

Aloha nui loa, Sonja 

 

 

 

 



growing a pineapple

growing a pineapple from the top of a purchased one is a slow but sweet process. i can't remember how long this one took but it was a tiny, the size of my hand when it began to turn that golden color at base. and when i sliced it up i had the sweetest pineapple ever. one serving and i ate it very slowly!