Posts from — August 2009

Another date to mark on your calendar…

Skating with Scissors is the first ever craft show put on by the Rose City Rollers!

Saturday, September 19th, 2009

11:00 am – 7:00 pm

Oaks Park Hangar in Sellwood (Portland) Oregon

I’ll be joining other creatives and selling my art and handmade goods! Hope to see you there.

Mark your calendars for Portland’s Monthly Art and Craft Extravaganza…

Sunday, September 13th, 2009

Doug Fir Lounge

830 E. Burnside, Portland, Oregon

11:00 am – 4:00 pm

Free Admission

I will be selling my art as well as my latest handmade goods…

Sequence of blankets – earrings – Click here or image above to purchase & for more info

I love to meet fresh faces, so do stop by and introduce yourself on September 13th!

Oh and check out the other vendors on the Crafty Wonderland site here!

Thanks to cutiepiecompany for featuring my work titled “00015 – False Lily of the Valley” in her sweet summer treats treasury!
Check it out for yourself here.

“Growing throughout the tropics, ginger has fragrant flowers often used in native garlands. The seasoning comes from the roots called “hands” which are sun-bleached, then shipped whole, broken or ground. It is excellent in roasts, biscuits, and puddings.”

Ginger – print – Click here or illustration above to purchase & more info

“The best poppy seeds are produced from the Holland variety of the familiar poppy plant. A ripe pod holds hundreds of tiny seeds. Dried, these are crunchy and nutlike in breads, salads, and bland dishes.”

Poppy Seed – print – Click here or illustration above to purchase & more info

Yoshimi loves to sleep & lounge in odd positions. Thought I’d share her silliness with you. On a side note… some day she will make her way into my art. And she might be “producing some of her own art” as well.

It’s Saturday and I’m still trying to get caught up with posting last weekend’s creations. Whew.
May I present to you… 00015 of Standard Movement Series.

00015 of Standard Movement – 5″ x 7″  – purchase print

I even think it’s the best piece I’ve made thus far.

Within this mint green frame are a variety of items, including pages from a vintage accountant workbook and pocket dictionary, an elementary report card dated 1953, a black & white class photograph. Something new this time around… I incorporated a lace tablecloth, cutting it into honeycomb shapes. I’ve been meaning to incorporate textiles for the longest time, and alas it finally has been done.

Within coffee rings, I drew a plant, False Lily of the Valley that I discovered while hiking near Indian Beach. Scientific name: Maianthemum dilatatum is an aggressive groundcover for moist shade, which was very apparent… I saw heart-shaped leaves & berries in the shadows everywhere on the hike. I read up a little bit on the berries… “they can be used as food, although they are not especially tasty. Other aboriginal uses of the plant include the treatment of cuts, sore eyes, internal injuries and sterility.”

In a future work I would like to illustrate the blooming stage of the star shaped flowers, pictured above. The stamens remind me of snails’ tentacles.

I have 00015 prints available in my Etsy shop for 16 dollars each. http://www.atealeaf.etsy.com
Each print will be signed, numbered (in a limited edition of 30), and shipped in a sturdy bendproof mailer.

Hope everyone is having a relaxing weekend!

Blueberries. Raspberries. Marion berries. Boysenberries!

Last month my husband & I went to Sauvie Island to do a lil’ berry pickin’. It was a nice weekend excursion to say the least. I took a handful of my favorite snaps from that day and dropped them into Poladroid. It definitely captures the summery mood.

“Used for over 3,000 years, coriander, from Morocco, is sweet and tart. The dried seeds are fruit segments shown as clusters on the plant. They help flavor salads, pickles, pastry, and soups.”

Coriander – print – Click here or illustration above to purchase & more info

This weekend was full of making all sorts of wonderful things, including fresh baked cookies! I seriously love cookies. To be honest… no doubt about it… I’m a cookieaholic. A few minutes after that first batch has been out of the oven… I’m biting down on that warm, mouthwatering, gooey goodness. Can we say Heaven?

I thought I would share my recipe with you. Enjoy!

Oatmeal-Butterscotch Cookies
(About 3 dozen)

2/3 cup granulated sugar
2/3 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup butter or stick margarine (softened)
1/2 cup shortening
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 large eggs
3 cups quick-cooking or old-fashioned oats
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup butterscotch chips

1. Heat oven to 375°.
2. Beat all ingredients except oats, flour, and butterscotch chips in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon. Stir in oats, flour, and butterscotch chips.
3. Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls about 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheet.
4. Bake 9 to 11 minutes or until light brown. Immediately remove from cookie sheet to wire rack.

Check back throughout this week to see more wonderful weekend creations of mine.

Hope your week has started out swell!

“Most popular American herb, sage is fragrant, a little bitter, good with pork, other meats, baked fish, and salads.”

Sage – print – Click here or illustration above to purchase & more info