this month's art - August

Yes, it has been over a YEAR since I have posted on this blog. Not because I haven't had anything to post, but rather I've not taken the time to post it! Hope to post more soon. 

11"x14", acrylic on canvas. I was inspired by a painting I saw online that was full of triangles but with purples and blues.

Greek Pasta Salad

Dave and I made this amazing pasta salad the other day. I think I got this recipe off of allrecipes.com -- I can't remember for sure. But, it was very good. The kalamata olives are a must!

potato gnocchi

September's issue of Everyday Food has a really easy and good recipe for gnocchi. The kids helped me make it the other day. They had a lot of fun making "snakes" with the dough then cutting them up to make little gnocchis. 

market skirt

I tried out this great tutorial over at dana-made-it.com. The directions are easy to follow and very user friendly. So far I've made one for Hazel and this one is on it's way to my niece June. 

batik pillows

5.29.10 - My brother and sister-in-law brought back some cool batik fabric from Ghana when they were serving in the Peace Corps. It has been sitting in my fabric box for a couple of years...I just didn't know what to do with it. I found some great down pillow forms and decided to add a little color to my drab family room. 

Blueberry Cobbler

I tried this recipe via allrecipes.com and it was delicious. Serve warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and enjoy!

April art

This spring we have seen a lot of hummingbirds (maybe I have been feeding them just a little). And I recently planted some of my favorite plants, Tritoma (we called them "red hot pokers" growing up). Thus the inspiration for this month's art. I have also be very much inspired by this fantastic artist.