Energy of spring
Spring is the beginning of the season. Last winter was cold enough to be memorable. ‘When will the spring come…’ I even waited. This is a piece that was exhibited last month, and It is a piece to express my heart waiting for spring. Korea had four distinct seasons. At
Signs of spring
Living in Canada, I know exactly what Maria is talking about when she talks about waiting for spring: the anticipation, the long awaited arrival. Our conditions in Nova Scotia are by no means as harsh as in Alaska, but we do have winter for almost 5 months, often with
Cuts of Lamb
Lamb is eaten a lot in Norway, specially in fall.” Faar i Kaal” is voted our national dish. That is lamb, cabbage, whole pepper and salt. Simmer about an hour, and that is it. I wanted to make a guide for choosing the right cuts for the right dishes. I
Spring Has Sprung
I debated for a long time about what I should present as the prompt for this group. As the date grew closer, I kept coming back to the same idea over and over again. I live in Alaska, and the winter’s are long and dark and cold. I’ve written
A different point of view
When the prompt was set to ‘Kitchen Inspiration’, I was worried ‘What should I do this time?’So I started to look for the most ordinary and always used things, I think… it was tableware (like bowls or dishes). I decided to work inspired by them. The tableware are kitchen utensils
Atomic Chairs
Atomic Chairs 40″ x 30″ Vintage & Contemporary Cotton Fabrics Improvisionally Cut, Pieced, and Quilted When I discovered that “Kitchen” was our prompt, I struggled for a bit. At first I thought, “What am I going to do with that?” We eat almost all of our meals at home. I
Grandma's Cupboard
I have fuzzy memories of my Grandma’s kitchen. But I do fondly remember my sister and I spending hours in her kitchen with her. Not necessarily cooking because she really didn’t enjoy cooking or baking. She was head nurse of a large hospital with her twin sister and they shared
Daily Bread
I bake a bread almost every day. This seems to be part of my German heritage, we just love a good crusty bread. I keep it very simple, just four ingredients: flour, water, yeast and salt. This gets mixed together and I let it rise for about 12 hours, then
Guest participant
I received an email from Denise Giardullo, who sent an image and some thoughts on our kitchen prompt. Denise says: The theme Kitchen quilt resounded with me. Quite a few years ago I made a Kitchen Quilt called Cook for Two. Using old A&P fliers, and old magazine advertisements,
Ghost Chef
I recently attended a retreat where I was taught a technique similar to sun printing, where you can paint fabric and place objects onto the wet cloth — as it dries, a ghostly image remains where the object touched the fabric, or blocked the light. I searched our kitchen