Kitchen on my mind
I am traveling. On my vacation in Spain I do not have any fabrics, I will be here 2 more weeks. I am thinking kitchen all the time. What II SEE is mostly Pottery. Beautiful! From Norway I thought something with meat. What bothers me is that
Measure twice. . . .
I was given some old fabrics that belonged to someone’s mother. Much of it had to be passed on to the animal shelter for dog beds, but there were some wonderful old cottons that were usable for my art quilts. One red checked piece looked like it came right
Bowl and dish
I read and thought about Regina’s post about “Kitchen Inspiration”. What inspire me in kitchen? There are many things, but if I choose among them, they are bowls for food. I like pottery bowls and dishes, and things like that. Pottery without colorful paintings or patterns give modern
kitchen is my wonderland
Kitchen Inspiration Thank you Regina! Kitchen is very comfortable place for me. I like spending there a long time, cooking over making quilts. It brings some ideas for my arts. I put a lot of stuff on the fridge door with the magnets. Picture cards, recipes and schedule
Kitchen Inspiration
If I’m not in my studio at home I can probably be found in the kitchen. Cooking and baking for my family, having a cup of tea or a cuddle with the dog, answering the phone or working on my computer – it all happens there. This room is
The power of song
There are song lyrics that have deep empathy when listening to music. The lyrics are like a poem. There are many stories about love, sadness, anger, courage,greatness, and so on. In that stories, I get comfort and courage. I think that a song lyrics can change a person’s life or
What Will Be
Our third prompt was to be inspired by song lyrics or poetry. I went wayyy back in time to remember this song, first recorded by Doris Day in 1956, when I was only two years old. When I was just a little girl, I asked my mother, “What
Take Me Home
Rooflines #16: Take Me Home 28.5″ x 40″ ©ColleenKole2018 Over the past 35 years, I have lived in 10 different houses in five different states. Moving to a new place was such a bright and shiny idea to begin with. It was fun to think and dream of “starting over” in an
Fish and Wine
Just coming home from a very interesting historical trip to Israel, I read the topic for the next round: Broadway hits of my generation. Jesus Christ Superstar immediately came to my mind. It was almost Christmas, and the topic was also close to the season. To visualize some
A Thousand Doors to Eternity
This prompt was not easy for some reason. Too many choices? I finally settled on one of my favourite singers, Sting, and his song “A Thousand Years”. It is a beautiful love song, with a haunting cello line in the background, and to me speaks of the eternity and
What Does the Newspaper Say/ On New Years Day
For a month I pondered — not knowing what I was going to do. Yes, I know that I proposed the prompt. I thought it would be easy. It wasn’t. Then on New Years Day I went to retrieve my neighbor’s paper for them, and my shadow