I sat down to paint. 50% of the time, I don't know what I'll paint. Then as I start, something inside squeaks, urges, cajoles - and out comes...a rooster. A very dignified rooster. With deep meaning of course.
It made me want to paint all the animals in this folk style. Paint, sell it, say good-bye. Paint more, sell it, say good-bye. This piece has asked me if it may stay for awhile, in this home, where it was created. It seems to want to be with me.
I will hang it in the butter yellow kitchen.
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Ahh, the feathers, the feathers! He looks so wise and compassionate.
Speaking of the butter yellow kitchen, we never did see pictures, hint hint.
Oh i love your rooster....mare
SWOON!
Oh Katherine - wonderful!! For your Dad?
mmmm. love him.
Today I got the book "Plenty" from the library. It's about eating locally and it's really interesting! Anyway, there was a quote at the beginning of a chapter I wanted to tell you - "If you wish to make an apple pie truly from scratch, you must first invent the universe." Carl E. Sagan
I read that Sagan quote in a pie book some one gave me recently. Isn't it great- so much goes into that pie, if you stop to think about that. or any of our food made of earth's best materials!
Are you all doing the localvore challenge as a community thing there? We're just getting going on our second year in this corner of vermont. please see our website if you wish - http://vteatlocal.org
But there is the more existential question of what is local?
Thanks for sharing that Eat Local link. What a great thing, I wish I could take some of those classes. Bees have always intriqued me. Raising food, especially a variety , is a lot of work, and I am trying to keep myself from putting too many pokers in the fire. I'd love to learn to make cheese, as we love it, and still buy it. But milking 2x a day is another huge chunk of time. I am sure we have the local challenge here in Oregon - anyone? - I'm embarrassed to say I'm so self absorbed in my own veg. garden and flock, and lavender, and art, that I can't answer that. We do make a real effort to buy local - and my big step last year was to quit buying any tomatoes, period. No hot house locals either. We still have a long way to go, but we're working on it in small steps.
Thanks for writing everyone!
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