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It is that time again! We are so excited to be an Early Bird Reviewer for Gooseberry Patch recipes books again this year. This week I am sharing a recipe from 101 Farmhouse Favorites.
Farmhouse Favorites has 101 recipes that range from salads, appetizers, breakfasts, dinners, desserts and canning. The recipes remind me of comfort things like wrapping up in a warm blanket or eating mom’s chicken soup when you feel sick.
The first recipe I tried from this book was the Cranberry and Vanilla Chip Cookies.
1/2 c. butter, softened
1 1/3 c. sugar
2 eggs, beaten
1 t. imitation butter flavor
1 3/4 c. all-purpose flour
1 c. long-cooking oats, uncooked
1 1/2 t. baking soda
1/2 t. salt
1 c. sweetened dried cranberries
1 c. white chocolate chips
Beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs and butter flavor. I didn’t choose to use the imitation butter flavor because we try to avoid things like that. I used 1 t. pure organic almond extract instead.
Add flour, oats, baking soda and salt and mix together well.
Stir in the chocolate chips and cranberries.
I left out the cranberries for the majority of the cookies because my kids do not like them. I liked the cookies without the cranberries but with them? Wow! They give the cookie the perfect bit of tart along with the sweet of the chocolate.
Bake at 350 degrees for 9-11 minutes. Cool.
I was expecting these cookies to be chewy and soft. I am not sure if I baked them too long or if I am still getting used to altitude cooking now that we live in Denver but they were crunchy, not chewy!
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Have you ever been strawberry picking??? If not, and you live anywhere near a strawberry patch, grab a bucket and a child or friend and get out there today! Spring has arrived early this year and the berries are even ready to be picked up here in Virginia. I arrived home from picking this afternoon to learn that my sister had been doing the exact same thing today with her children down in Florida. They definitely beat us though…we only picked one bucket’s worth, they picked 35 pounds!
My daughter and I LOVE to go to our local patch. There are a TON around where we live, so there are plenty to chose from. It is extremely convenient that we have one less than five minutes from our house. My daughter tries to see who can find the best, biggest berries, and I have a little helper to squat down and pull them out for me (a wonderful thing at 6.5 months pregnant).
I was very tempted to come home and make strawberry jam. I have canning equipment that I still haven’t used yet. Admittedly, I’m a little afraid and think I want to have someone else to try it with. Also, my husband is right when he accuses me of a serious case of mission creep. I make plans to go to the berry patch and before you know it there are strawberry pies, jams, soaps, drinks, necklaces…you name it and I can make it happen. In the mean time, the dishes aren’t done, the laundry is piling up, the dogs still need to be washed…you get the picture. I thought it best to keep things simple this time around.
Most of the berries, I froze. I cut their heads off, laid them out on a couple of racks and stuck them in the freezer, much like my mother recommended in her banana freezing post. Tomorrow I will bag them up in one cup increments because I, too, am a smoothie-o-holic. A medium size smoothie is often the main dish of my lunches at work. What better to put in them then fresh off the vine berries???
I use a simple drop biscuit recipe for my strawberry shortcakes. I CANNOT STAND those orange spongy cakes you buy at the grocery store! Growing up I despised strawberry shortcake because I thought that was was it was supposed to be made with. Once I learned biscuits were best, I also learned it’s hard to say no to just one!!! You can add as much sugar as you desire to make it a sweeter biscuit. I will leave it out of the recipe, but I often also add vanilla to the biscuits.
To be quite honest, Bisquick has a terrific strawberry shortcake biscuit recipe and if you are tried for time, I that is probably a great option for you. In our household, however, we are trying more and more to get away from processed foods. If it didn’t come from the ground or wasn’t created in some other natural way, or if it contains preservatives, I try not to buy it. That has been difficult this year with my work schedule, but that will soon change when the school year is over and I get to stay home again (YAY!). As a matter of fact, I also just signed up for my first ever CSA (Community Supported Agriculture Program) and I am THRILLED to place my first order! I’ll let you know how it goes! In any case, though Bisquick is not guilty of the typical long line of who knows what kind of ingredients in their products, it also isn’t straight flour and butter. So I will stick with the homemade and as natural as possible stuff.
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 2-3 teaspoons sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/3 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup milk
In a medium mixing bowl stir together flour, baking powder, sugar and salt. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Make a well in the center of dry mixture and add the milk all at once. Stir with a fork just until moistened.
Drop dough onto cookie sheet lined with parchment paper. Bake in a 450 degree oven for 10 – 12 minutes or until golden on bottom and edges. Makes 12 biscuits.
Remove the green tops of 2 – 3 cups of strawberries and cut berries in half. Crush about 1/2 cup or 1 cup of the sliced berries and mix in to the rest of the halves. Sprinkle with desired amount of sugar for sweetness. Use berries to fill biscuits that are cut in half or place on top. Garnish with cool whip if desired. Enjoy!
Gooseberry Patch Early Review: Meals in Minutes — 10th Anniversary Edition — Butterscotch Brownies (Plus a giveaway!)
I echo Jen’s earlier post on how excited we were to be asked to be Early Bird Reviewers for new Gooseberry Patch books. I collect cookbooks, and have been a fan of Gooseberry Patch since my sister-in-law, Rhonda, gave me my first as a gift many years ago (I think it was Celebrate Autumn).
I love their cookbooks (I’ve got 14, and can’t begin to tell you how many I’ve purchased as gifts!) and “cook booklets” (too many to count!). Unlike most of the cookbooks in my collection (many of which are purchased during our many family travels as souvenirs, and to be honest, contain ingredients I would never purchase and include directions I would never take the time to tackle), the Gooseberry Patch cookbooks are put to good use. I think it is because most of the recipes come from people much like you and I — busy and trying to eat well on a budget! So, Meals in Minutes — 10th Anniversary Edition was perfect for my turn to be a reviewer! I’ll be posting several recipes this week which are the result of the sneak peek we’ve been privileged to have for this new book which will be hitting the bookstores soon, and we will even have a copy to give away! Read through this post to find out how to enter to win a Gooseberry Patch cookbook before it hits the stores.
As soon as I heard from Jen that the books had arrived I started bugging her to get them to me so I could start my review process. As you can see from the picture below, I didn’t have any trouble finding 2-3 recipes to try-out … the problem was actually deciding what to try! Best of all, I already had all of the ingredients on hand to try every single recipe I tagged.
And, because life is short, I started with dessert first! These things were so good that I proceeded to make a second batch to take into the office – I doubled all ingredients and baked in a 9″ x 13″ pan which made the bars just a little bit thicker.
¼ cup butter
1 cup brown sugar, packed
1 egg, beaten
¾ cup all-purpose flour
1 tsp. baking powder
½ tsp. salt
½ tsp. vanilla extract
½ cup chopped nuts (I used pecans purchased at Priester’s, one of our favorite stops when roadtripping north on I-65)
Melt butter in a small saucepan over low heat; remove from heat. Stir in brown sugar until dissolved; set aside to cool to room temperature (cool enough that the eggs don’t start to cook when you add them!). Blend in egg; add flour, baking powder and salt, mixing well. Stir in vanilla and nuts; spread in a greased 8”x8” baking pan.
Bake at 350° for 25 minutes; let cool. Makes 9.
Note: I melted the butter in a small glass mixing bowl in the microwave oven, and then mixed all ingredients with my Kitchen Aid mixer.
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Salty Sweet is one of my favorite flavor combinations. Wait, is that a flavor? In any case, I LOVE it! This recipe is a super easy, super fast one that both kids and adults will love. It is also a terrific recipe to get your kids involved in. Admittedly, I am sitting and directing the “baking” of this recipe while writing the blog post for it. It’s awesome to have such great helpers when I am feeling super lazy and just don’t feel like getting off my big preggo butt am 20 weeks pregnant and need to get rest every opportunity I can. Of course, I have to get up on occasion to take a picture of my adorable assistants. My children are unwrapping the candy pieces, arranging everything on the baking sheet, etc. This is a great opportunity to teach the kids (project manager is 10 and his worker bee is 6 years old) the important steps of cooking/baking: tying hair back, washing hands multiple times, procedures with hot items, and more.
We made this treat to give in a Valentine goody bag for the kids’ school teachers, and also for a little dessert to bring to a friend’s house this evening. The kids are always so excited to give their teachers presents that they get to create on their own!!!
Chocolate Pretzel Pieces (number of servings typically decided on the number of Rollo candy pieces)
- 1 bag of Rollo candy pieces (our batch had 56)
- 1 small bag pretzels, either the small twists or snaps (the square ones…I think these work best)
- 1 bag of m&ms
Place the pretzels in a single layer on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Unwrap the Rollo pieces and place one directly in the middle of each pretzel. Place in preheated oven and bake 1 – 2 minutes, just long enough to melt chocolate pieces. Remove from oven and place one m&m on the top middle of each melted Rollo. Push the m&m down enough to flatten/squish the Rollo. Refrigerate immediately to set. Enjoy!
This recipe can be created with any of your favorite chocolate pieces (anything that melts) and candy pieces for the top. I have made this with Hershey Kisses to melt and pecans on top, etc… You decide!!!
Happy Early Valentine’s Day!
It is beginning to look a bit like Christmas … and that means there are all kinds of get-togethers, at the office, in the neighborhood, etc. This is an old stand-by, one of my favorite “go-to” recipes, especially when I haven’t planned ahead for something special! I’ve got a meeting at work tomorrow morning and decided I needed to bring something in to share. I conveniently keep the ingredients for this yummy cake on hand at all times.
1 box yellow cake mix
1 box butterscotch instant pudding
approx. 1 Tblsp. Poppy seeds (original recipe calls for 2 oz. — a small spice container — but, in this case I think “less is more” and can get 3-4 cakes out of one container)
1 cup water
2/3 cup oil
In a large mixing bowl combine dry ingredients (except
powdered sugar). Add water, eggs and
oil. Mix on low speed for 30 seconds,
until well combined. Mix on medium speed
for 2 minutes. Pour into lightly greased
Bake at 350° for 40-45
minutes (until tester comes out clean).
Let cool about 10 minutes and invert onto plate. This also works well in loaf pans. Cool
completely and then dust with powdered sugar.
I know I have hit the nail on the head when my husband tells me I have outdone myself. He is definitely a foodie, and VERY honest when it comes to the stuff I set in front of him. He does not spare my feelings when it comes to his food opinions. I know in seconds whether the recipe is a keeper in his book. I also know when I need to immediately toss it, or if it is so amazing he doesn’t even know what to with himself (see the chocolate bomb recipe from the “30 Days and 30 Bites” challenge as well as the peanut butter cupcakes…yum!!!).
When I made these pumpkin cinnamon rolls, he went on, and on, and on, and on about how delicious every single bite was. Not just for one roll. When he had leftovers the next day he did the same thing. And the day after that. I have to agree with him. This is one darn good cinnamon roll.
I adapted the recipe from this one I found at allrecipes.com (you know how much I love that site). The original recipe is fantastic on its own, so if you are looking for a plain Cinnabon style sweet roll, try it as is. After having made it several times, I decided to make a few alterations for something just for fall.
This is a dough you can use the bread machine for (below), but you can also make it by hand if you are familiar with proofing yeast and the two rise times needed.
Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls
- 1 cup warm milk (110 degrees F/45 degrees C)
- 2 eggs, room temperature
- 1/3 cup butter, melted
- 4 1/2 cups bread flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 2 1/2 teaspoons bread machine yeast
- 1 cup pumpkin puree
- 1 cup brown sugar, packed
- 2 1/2 tablespoons ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/3 cup butter, softened
- 3/4 cup sifted powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon hot water
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Place ingredients in the pan of the bread machine in the order recommended by the manufacturer. Select dough cycle; press Start.
- After the dough has doubled in size turn it out onto a lightly floured surface, cover and let rest for 10 minutes. In a small bowl, combine brown sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg.
- Roll dough into a 16×21 inch rectangle. Spread dough with 1/3 cup butter and sprinkle evenly with sugar/cinnamon/nutmeg mixture. Roll up dough and cut into 12 rolls. Place rolls in a lightly greased 9×13 inch baking pan. Cover and let rise until nearly doubled, about 30 minutes. Meanwhile, preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
- Bake rolls in preheated oven until golden brown, about 15 minutes. While rolls are baking, beat together cream cheese, 1/4 cup butter, confectioners’ sugar, vanilla extract and salt.
- Spread frosting on warm rolls before serving.
I highly recommend making the rolls the night BEFORE. Who really wants to make these first thing in the morning? If you make them the night ahead follow these directions instead: Roll dough into a 16×21 inch rectangle. Spread dough with 1/3 cup butter and sprinkle evenly with sugar/cinnamon/nutmeg mixture. Roll up dough and cut into 12 rolls. Also, I only cook six rolls the next day for the four of us. I freeze the other six for another time. So here is what I do: Place 6 rolls in a lightly greased 8×8 baking pan (or round). Place the other 6 rolls in the same size freezer-friendly pan.
Place both pans in refrigerator over night. They will slowly rise overnight. In the morning, remove from fridge at least 20 minutes prior to baking to bring to room temperature. Place the freezer-friendly pan in the freezer and save for another day (if you let it stay in the fridge the next day it will deflate so don’t forget to transfer it! To thaw, simply place in fridge overnight and follow the rest of the directions). Bake rolls as directed in step 4, but you will probably require an extra 5 to 15 minutes depending on how cold they still are from the freezer.
These are simply to die for and you will find yourself making them over and over again!
I don’t know about where you live, but summer is “officially” here in May despite what the calendar says; and, because we live here (Visit Pensacola), summer means visitors. What better way to get these visitors ready to spend the day seeing the sights around our beautiful adopted hometown than with a yummy coffee cake for breakfast? Now, I know Marissa has bragged previously about find the Coffee Cake recipe to beat them all, but this old family favorite will never be replaced as far as I’m concerned…and, if those are surprise visitors, you don’t have to worry, chances are you’ll have all of these ingredients on hand! We’ve even called it “Poor Man’s Coffee Cake” because the ingredients are simple and bound to be found in your kitchen pantry.
1 cup sugar
2 cups flour
½ tsp. ground cinnamon
½ tsp. ground ginger
½ tsp. ground nutmeg
1 stick margarine or butter
½ tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. baking powder
1 egg, beaten
½ cup milk (I use 2%)
½ cup chopped nuts (I like to use pecans)
½ cup raisins
Beat together sugar, flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger and margarine until you have fine “crumbs” – RESERVE 1 cup of dry mixture. Into the remaining dry mixture (still in the mixing bowl), stir beaten egg, milk, baking soda and baking powder. Add nuts and raisins (optional, but make the cake so much better!).
Sprinkle half of the reserved dry mixture in bottom of lightly greased 8”x8” baking dish.
Spread the batter and then sprinkle the remaining reserved dry mixture over the top.
Bake 30-40 minutes at 350°, or until pick comes out clean.
And, if you don’t believe this is an old family favorite, take a look at this recipe card … tattered and stained — proof! :-)
I love my bread machine and use it almost exclusively to make yeast breads; but there are two exceptions to that rule — Christmas (Stollen) and Easter (Hot Cross Buns). Easter is late this year, but for some reason it still seemed to sneak up on me. Knowing Jen and family would be out of town until Sunday afternoon, I decided Thursday night (LATE!) if I was going to make any of these balls of deliciousness I’d better do it and take them in to work to share on Friday (so I didn’t sit at home and eat the whole batch all by myself!). I think they were a hit — only a couple left and I sent those home with co-workers (since I knew I still had some left at home!).
Hot Cross Buns
1 pkg. yeast
¼ cup warm water
¾ cup milk
½ cup butter or margarine
1/3 cup sugar (granulated)
½ cup raisins
½ tsp. salt
4-5 cups all purpose flour
1 tsp. cinnamon
½ tsp. allspice
Soften the yeast in the ¼ cup of warm water.
Heat milk on stove or in microwave until scalded (bubbling at edges) – took about 4 minutes in my microwave. Pour milk over butter (cut into small pieces for quicker melting) in large mixing bowl. Add sugar and salt. Cool to lukewarm. Wasn’t thinking and had the dough hook on here — actually need the regular “paddle” for the next couple of steps!
Stir in yeast mix. Add cinnamon, allspice and 3 cups of the flour. Add raisins. Mix on medium speed until combined.
Switch to dough hook (yippee for my Kitchen Aid!) or place dough on floured surface, adding additional flour until you have a nice smooth and elastic dough.
Place in a glass bowl, cover loosely with a towel, and let rise for about an hour (I turn my oven on low and set the bowl on top of the stove).
Punch down, divide (a fancy recipe term to say “pull pieces off about the size you want”) and roll into 24 buns. Brush with egg white and cut crosses (I often skip this step – like them just as well soft, without the egg white “crust”). Let rise again. Oops! Forgot to “cut” in the crosses (I did mention that it was LATE Thursday night!).
Bake at 400° for about 12 minutes, until lightly golden on top. Frost crosses.
1 ¼ cup powdered sugar
1 tsp. vanilla (use clear flavoring if you want the frosting to stay pure white)
Enough water to make it “drizzling” consistency
Enjoy! And have a Happy Easter!
Are you looking for a delicious dessert to make but don’t have many ingredients or don’t feel like going to all the effort? This was exactly the case for me last night. We had an improptu gathering of friends at our house and I wanted something sweet to share (not to mention my husband hates a night with no dessert!). The first recipe to pop into my head was my mom’s Three Ingredient Brownies which happens to be published in the Country Quick and Easy Cookbook by Gooseberry Patch (who’s blog we were also recently featured in).
I know I have mentioned before that my daughter, K, loves to work in the kitchen with me. So of course, this was also a perfect recipe for her to be able to do ALL the work. There are only three ingredients and all you do is mix them in a bowl, spread into a pan, and bake! They are a rich, wonderful, different style of homemade brownie and it had been FAR too long since I made them. Thanks for dessert mom!
sorry about the picture quality, I took it with my phone!
The recipe can be found on page 174 of the Country Quick and Easy Cookbook or here:
Three Ingredient Brownies, by Debbie Douma
- 1.5 cups graham cracker crumbs
- 1 12 ounce bag of semi sweet chocolate chips
- 1 14.5 ounce can sweetened condensed milk (I was so excited when K, who is only in Kindergarten, read the word “sweetened” all by herself out of the recipe book…such a good sound-er-out-er!)
Mix all ingredients in a bowl and spread into a greased 9×9 baking pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 – 40 minutes (mine took 30 exactly). Allow to cool completely before cutting. Serves 12. Enjoy!
Good for me, good for you! Today’s post is another healthy living post, which I am trying so desperately hard to do! I found this recipe for Morning Glory Muffins on my favorite, of course, allrecipes.com. It is fantastic!
And why is it good for me and good for you? Well, it is full of:
carrots, great for vision, and lowering blood cholesterol
wheat flour, packed with calcium, iron, and fiber
cinnamon, there are too many reasons why this may be good for you to list, so go check this link out yourself :)
apple and apple butter, one a day keeps the doctor away, right?? check this out
cranberries (I used these instead of raisins), full of antioxidants and all these other reasons
- eggs, great source of protein and vitamins
- about 150 calories per muffin of all that goodness (I yielded several more than the recipe called for and made a few alterations)
Not to mention, it tastes wonderful! My alterations: I used craisins instead of raisins because we just prefer them around this house and I only added one TSP of vanilla instead of a TBSP, by accident really, but it didn’t hurt the flavor at all. I would still put a full tsp in next time. Also, I did not do the nut/wheat germ topping because I was too lazy and they looked just fine the way they were!
This really reminds me of a recipe I think my mother made while I was growing up and I am sure I HATED them back then. I don’t remember eating them, I just remember seeing them, and probably wishing they were brownies. :) Alas, a lot has changed since then and I think this is an excellent breakfast or snack muffin. Great on the side at dinner too!


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This Rakshabandhan Tanishq celebrated sisterhood via its new ad campaign
The ad film is created by 22feet Tribal Worldwide
22feet Tribal Worldwide spun the idea of paying a tribute to sisterhood in a way that benefits the brand. The agency crafted a web only ad film which showcases that with the changing times, the definition of Rakshabandhan has evolved and is not just constricted to brother and sister.
Through this film, the brand and the agency celebrate the bond between two sisters; who protect each other, grow up together, laugh, share, care, fight, argue - and each of these little nuances makes their bond even stronger.
With a background monologue of a younger sister speaking to her elder sister via a letter, while gifting her a Tanishq product for Rakshabandhan; the film progresses to show many sweet moments where the elder acts as shield to the younger sister from all the difficulties she has faced in various phases.
Speaking on the campaign, Deepika S Tiwari, general manager, marketing, Tanishq quoted “In this new film Tanishq includes sisters in Rakhsabandan and creates a new way of celebrating this age old festival. It has connected with millions of sisters and triggered an idea in their minds of participating in this festival."
The film has received an overwhelming response resulting in over 1.5 million views, nearly 15000 comments and close to 20,000 shares on Facebook alone.
Business lead at 22feet Tribal Worldwide, Ramraaj Raghunathan, added, “Celebrating the bonds of sisterhood was a thought that felt like a contemporary extension that did not take away the essence of the festival.”
Watch video here:
Conceptualization: Shraddha Sinha
Script: Shraddha Sinha and Hari Chakyar
Account Management: Apala Roy, Ramraaj Raghunathan
Web Design and Development: Tarini Manhas, Maneesha Mani, Preetam Hegde

domain: artistic


CEO & Founder
Location: Denver, CO
Jordan Darragh had been working in the print industry for a decade and although he had a lot of success, he felt a lack of purpose. He found that purpose by leaving the print industry for a clean tech energy company where he could devote his energy to climate change solutions.
His work at that tech energy company led to the idea for PrintReleaf, where he could combine his experience in the print and clean tech industries.
“I risked foregoing significant income and savings by resetting my career trajectory from the corporate ladder back into startup land,” Darragh said. “I took the risk to fulfill the vision and the dream of being an entrepreneur, running my own business.”
PrintReleaf is a sustainability solution and platform that mainly serves the print industry and is expanding into packaging as well. PrintReleaf provides its customers a way to offset the trees and/ or carbon emissions associated with the paper they use. Paper consumption data is measured and analyzed to calculate the forest and carbon impact.
“Through certified forestry partners, PrintReleaf then reforests the equivalent number of trees in certified global forests,” the company said. “The survival of the trees is verified and corrected to 100% net survivability, and the customer receives reforestation certification for their participation. Similarly, customers can purchase carbon offsets in equivalence to the carbon emissions associated with the paper they used in the printing process.”
PrintReleaf recently put together a five-year plan and projected its growth from $1.35 million in revenue to $10 million while planting 30 million trees by the end of year five. The company also plans to offset more than one million metric tonnes of carbon over the next five years as well.
“It is very important to us to grow smart and not just fast,” the company said. “We want our solutions for sustainability to become the gold standard in the industry and to be a default for our customers and their end customers. Part of this vision relies on educating the industry on what they can do to offer better value to their customers, but also for them to realize that it is good for their brands as well.”
Darragh has been recognized as a Top 40 innovator in the print industry by ENX Magazine. He was asked to speak about PrintReleaf at Yale’s annual sustainability summit.
The company entered commitments with the One Trillion Trees initiative and with 1% for the Planet to demonstrate its commitment to sustainability, just as it asks its customers to do. “We are confident that as we push ahead, our momentum will snowball and sustainable printing will be the default expectation rather than the exception,” Darragh’s team said. “Jordan is helping position PrintReleaf to be that force of change.”
When Jordan was in elementary school, his teachers often had to ask him to stop staring outside. He would often stare at the trees and see different images formed by the branches. Perhaps he was looking into his future ;)


A short story...
The mighty mace
On a small island far to the east of Battleon, named Paxia, lies a clan of mighty warriors called Geoto.
They call themselves the clan of earth, due to their close ties with nature, especially the soil and rocks, elements that even form their clan base.
The clan leader is the creature named Geotal, a creature of great power, wit and wisdom. It constantly watches over Geoto and it`s clansmen, making sure that everything is in order and the clan becomes stronger and better with each day.
But life is not always peacefull in Paxia. Like everywhere else in the world of Lore, danger is always present and sometimes battles must be fought.
Once, a great number of monsters was unleashed by an unknown evil on the lands of Geoto, and it was time for the clan of earth to go to war. Even if the clansmen aren`t fond of battle and don`t like violence, every fighter, ranger and wizard mobilized.
The battles lasted some time, but in the end the creatures were either dead or banished. The wizards and rangers had played a big part in the gain of victory, while ironically, the fighters of the clan had had a hard time penetrating the tough hides of the monsters.
Hearing that their current weapons weren`t very good at slashing and piercind through some creatures, Geotal decited that is was time Geoto had a weapon specifically made for it`s fighters, a weapon so powerfull that it would need everyone`s involvement in order to complete it.
Thus the operation started. The smiths of the clan began gathering and smelting iron ore for the hilt and the top part of the weapon;
The masons, after searching for the toughest of rocks, started making the main part: the blunt piece of hardened rock that would be used to pummel and even pierce the strongest of armor, shield or hide.
The masons also thought of a clever way to hold all the pieces together, by crafting granite rods which went through the hilt and main piece, connecting with the iron top, making the weapon more sturdy.
Even the rangers helped, by using hardened leather straps as safeguards that tightly held everything in place.
Last but not least, the wizards cast magic onto the weapon, making it so that while in battle, the weapon could attack all by itself, keeping the wielder out of harm`s way.
After many weeks of planning and hard work, the Geoto weapon was completed: a formidable mace that showed the pride, skill and might of the clan.
Since then the mace helped many fighters defeat even the toughest opponents.
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The silver handcrafted earrings from "The Persian Patterns Collection". This collection brings together silver and blue lazuli in an artistic way to make a piece of unique Iranian jewelry. The gemstone part can be used as a stud earring separately.
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Karen Knorr Solo Exhibition
Les Filles du Calvaire, Paris
11 March–29 April 2023
Galerie Les Filles du Calvaire is pleased to announce a solo exhibition by Karen Knorr opening 11 March in Paris. An emblematic figure of contemporary photography, Karen Knorr belongs to a generation of artists who questioned the nature of photography, no longer considering it as a pure expression of reality, but as a fabricated image.
An American born in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, Karen Knorr was raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico in the 1960s and educated in Paris and London. At the University of Westminster, Knorr studied alongside Olivier Richon, Mitra Tabrizian and Mark Lewis, addressing the critical debates concerning the “politics of representation” that emerged during the late 1970s and early 1980s.
Exclusive Fundraising Edition for the Centre for British Photography
Karen Knorr has produced an exclusive edition of her work The Survivor from India Song for the newly opened Centre for British Photography. Produced in a limited edition of 25 prints, all profits will go towards supporting the Centre’s programme of public events and grants for photographers. The Centre for British Photography is a significant new space that seeks to champion photography made in Britain. A charitable initiative, it has exhibition spaces, a programme of public events, an archive, and a shop. It aims to provide a dedicated home for British Photography in all its diversity.
The Survivor, Deogarh Palace, Deogarh, 2012
Archival colour pigment print on Hahnemühle PhotoPag Baryta paper
32 x 25.6 cm / 12.5 x 10 in image on 42 x 29.7 x 16.5 x 11.6 in paper
Produced in an edition of 25, with prices from £750.
Gentlemen & Country Life at National Gallery of Art, Washington, USA 29 January–11 June 2023 This Is Britain brings together the work of a generation of photographers who were commenting on the deep unrest of these pivotal decades.
Karen Knorr Exhibitions Open & Opening January 2023
Karen Knorr Studio is starting the new year with a flurry of exhibitions, both internationally and in London. Exhibited works spanning Karen Knorr’s career are on view, including Belgravia, Capital, Academies and India Song. Further details are outlined below:
Museum of Art & Photography (MAP)
Opens in Bengaluru, India
Karen Knorr Founding Circle Member
“In 2008 I travelled to India for the first time with my dear friend Juliette Wilson. What a life changing journey it became, in a small white Maruti we drove across 2000 miles in Northern India. 13 years ago in 2009 I was introduced to Abhishek Poddar by my colleague and friend Professor Anna Fox. During that time Abhishek was the director of Tasveer one of India’s first galleries dedicated to photography. It was a momentous meeting leading to a friendship which grew over the years and supported a photographic series which continues to this day India Song.
After the hiatus caused by Covid, I am delighted to be once more travelling and making work in India. Alongside my Indian friends I will be celebrating the opening of the Museum of Art & Photography in Bangalore as a member of the Museum’s Founding Circle. I am excited and honoured to be present at the artists’ studio visits, events, meetings, and celebrations in Bangalore during December 9, 10 and 11th.”
WWF Tomorrow’s Tigers Fundraising Auction & Exhibition 24–29 November
In this lunar year of the Tiger, Sotheby’s has partnered with WWF for a fundraising initiative titled Tomorrow’s Tigers 2022 to support efforts to boost wild tiger numbers and to alleviate the threat posed to the rapidly depleting wild tiger populations. To support this initiative, a group of artist including Karen Knorr have donated their work which will be exhibited at Sotheby’s. Karen will be presenting her recent photograph The Protector, Junha Mahal, Dungarpur, 2022 from the India Song (2008-2022) series. The proceeds from the auction will go directly to support conservation programmes implemented by WWF across the globe.
The selling exhibition also presents a collaboration between Artwise Curators and the WWF featuring specially commissioned, limited-edition rugs designed by 12 celebrated artists from around the world produced by the specialists Christopher Farr.
Paris Photo 2022
Grand Palais Éphémère
Karen Knorr will be exhibiting recent works from India Song at Paris Photo 2022 with Augusta Edwards Fine Art at booth D20. Other photographers exhibiting with the gallery include Henri Cartier-Bresson, Elliott Erwitt, Martine Franck, Stuart Franklin, Josef Koudelka, Chris Killip and Graham Smith.
India Song celebrates the rich visual culture, the foundation myths and stories of northern India, focusing on Rajasthan and using sacred and secular sites to consider caste, femininity and its relationship to the animal world. Interiors are painstakingly photographed, live animals are inserted into the architectural sites, blurring boundaries between reality and illusion and reinventing the Panchatantra for the 21st century.
Paris Photo brings together up to 200 exhibitors from across the world, offering collectors and enthusiasts the most diverse and qualitative presentation of photography-driven projects today. Leading galleries showcase historical and contemporary artworks from modern masters to young talents. The 25th edition of Paris Photo will take place in Paris, Thursday, November 10 through Sunday, November 13 with a preview day on Wednesday, November 9 (by invitation only) at the newly constructed Grand Palais Ephémère on the Champ de Mars facing the Eifffel Tower.
10 September–5 November 2022
Danziger Gallery will be presenting the photographs of Karen Knorr – a 21st century bestiary showcasing a selection of her constructed animal pictures taken in India between 2008 and 2022. This will be their fourth presentation of Knorr’s work over the last 10 years and the first solo exhibition of her work in Los Angeles. The show will include recent additions to the India Song series, including The Protector, Junha Mahal, Dungarpur, 2022to be exhibited for the first time.
While Knorr’s images take some of their inspiration from the Indian tradition of personifying animals in literature and art, there is another almost subconscious strain to her work. Going back to the time of cave painting we see that these early visual artists not only recorded their lives and surroundings, but used art to express themselves. The depiction of animals in symbolic and powerful ways and the urge to create these images with the best tools at hand is a line stretching from these unnamed cave painters to Karen Knorr.
Questions (After Brecht)
The Eastgate Centre
26–29 August 2022
At the end of August, Hundred Heroines & Friends will be hosting a long weekend of photography exhibitions, artist talks and screenings, along with an exciting programme of empowerment and creativity. International stars will be zooming into Gloucester (literally and virtually), to join us for debates, discussions and a lively weekend of all things women in photography.
In 2017 a number of artists were given a carte blanche commission to photograph the Art-Deco department store, La Samaritaine in Paris, during its refurbishment. Karen chose a documentary approach ‘infused with playful fantasy and surrealism’ through which she created ‘solarised “work theatres”’. Each image is accompanied by a stanza from Questions from a Worker Who Reads (Bertolt Brecht). The entire series will be screened daily during the festival, accompanied by a podcast Karen made with Hundred Heroines. Questions (After Brecht) was published by GOST in 2020 and includes an interview with David Campany, copies will be available for purchase at the festival.
Festival Central and the main exhibitions will be on the top floor of the The Eastgate Centre with further events in other venues around the city, including Jolt Studios.
Works from Karen Knorr’s series Monogatari will be exhibited. The series, started in 2012, imagines animal life and Japanese cultural heritage referencing buddhist Jataka tales and Japanese stories.
Photographed in temples, shrines, ryokans and gardens in Kyoto, Nara, Ise and Tokyo, animals and women in traditional kimonos evoke screen art of the Edo period. Knorr, inspired by Japanese art (ukijo-e, screen painting) has produced a series of photographs of Japanese animals which appear in temples and shrines referencing the folktales of the supernatural such as Kaidan and Shinto kami (spirits).


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Nicole Atiyah, Crystelle Feghali, Maryam Ayoub, Saja Khaled, Lujean Khaled and Jessica Stan are selected by Baniyas Club.
A strong field of 150 athletes, representing 16 UAE clubs, take to the mats in the first round of the Vice President’s Cup Championship at Sharjah Sport Club as the UAE Jitsu-jitsu season
du LaLiga High Performance Centre (HPC) rounded off their fourth annual scouting camp in Spain by netting a victory against top LaLiga youth club Malaga CF.
A contingent of UFC’s biggest stars have lauded Abu Dhabi’s potential to further enrich the global domination of the world’s leading mixed martial arts (MMA) organisation.
Garbine Muguruza outlasted Kim Clijsters, 6-2, 7-6 (6) in a much-anticipated first round match of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships on Monday.
Barcelona superstar and Dubai Expo 2020 ambassador Lionel Messi met Reem Al Hashemy, Minister of State and director general of Expo 2020, on Monday.
Marseille rallied to strike late twice in the dying moments to beat Lille 2-1 remain on course for Champions League on Sunday.

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The New Edition of this popular, practical resource offers a lucid introduction to the principles of MRI, explaining in plain language the general principles of magnetism and nuclear magnetic resonance induction, and how this phenomenon can be used to generate and manipulate images for clinical use. A wealth of high-quality illustrations, complemented by concise text, enable readers to gain a solid understanding without requiring in-depth knowledge of physics and mathematics. And, each lists of essential points at the end of each chapter enable readers to test and hone their knowledge.
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Donald G. Mitchell, MD, Professor of Radiology, Director, Division of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA; and Mark Cohen, PhD, Brain Mapping Division, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA
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We love grilled vegetables around here, and this grilled vegetable marinade is the best I’ve ever tasted. Made with lemon, butter, and thyme, it is the perfect marinade and basting sauce for summer. It’s also Paleo, Keto, low-carb and Whole30 compliant!
I love to make a large grilled vegetable platter for a big summer BBQ, but even if I make this amount just for my family, we end up eating twice as many vegetables when I serve them grilled with this amazing marinade.
How Long Should You Marinate Vegetables?
Marinating vegetables allows them to absorb the flavors of the marinade. Unlike meats, vegetables don’t require as much time to marinate. They can even become mushy if left in the marinade for too long.
Marinate vegetables for around 30 minutes to 2 hours. This allows the flavors to soak in without compromising the texture of the veggies.
Delicate vegetables like zucchini and mushrooms only need 15-30 minutes, while harder veggies like bell peppers and onions can handle longer marinating times.
What are Good Vegetables to Grill?
Just about any vegetable is great on the grill. The key is how you grill them.
You can make grilled vegetable skewers (kabobs) with small mushrooms, bell peppers, zucchini, onions, carrots, and potatoes or sweet potatoes.
For more delicate vegetables, you can cook them on a baking sheet or in a grill basket.
Marinated grilled asparagus, mushrooms, and onions are favorites in my home. Eggplant is also wonderful, but not a family favorite, so I only add it when I’m making them for a large crowd.
Surprisingly, carrots are wonderful on the grill. I love to use the exotic Dutch carrots that are purple and yellow in addition to orange carrots. Portobello mushrooms are fabulous too!
How to Make the Best Grilled Vegetable Marinade
This marinade for grilled vegetables is made with simple, clean ingredients. You’ll need:
- 4 ounces unsalted butter, diced (if Paleo or Whole30, use ghee or clarified butter)
- 1/3 cup shallots, chopped
- 1/3 cup olive oil
- 3 Tablespoons Dijon mustard
- 4 Tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 Tablespoon lemon zest
- 2 Tablespoons fresh thyme, chopped
- Kosher salt and black pepper to taste
I like these little glass dishes for my prep or mis en place.
Combine ingredients in a heavy saucepan. Whisk over medium heat until the butter melts and the sauce is well blended. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
Next, brush the marinade on both sides of the vegetables. I usually do this about 30 minutes before I plan to grill them, or about the time it takes to heat up the BBQ. These colorful brushes are great for all sorts of kitchen tasks.
If you have any grilled veggie marinade leftover, you can heat it up and serve it on the side.
If you want to make this marinade Paleo friendly and Whole30 compliant; simply substitute the butter with clarified butter or ghee. Make sure that you check your mustard if you are being really strict!
If you’re following a gluten free, low-carb or keto diet, you won’t need to change a thing!
Not interested in the dietary labels? It’s just another method to indicate that this is a simple and unprocessed recipe. The ingredients for this veggie kabob marinade are a healthy addition to any meal.
How to Grill Vegetables
Grilling vegetables adds a delightful, smoky flavor and enhances their natural sweetness, making them a fantastic addition to any summer cookout. And using this marinade for vegetables will take them to the next level, infusing even more flavor.
Grilling vegetables is a straightforward process, but a few techniques can help you achieve the best results.
- Prep the vegetables: Wash your veggies and cut them into uniform pieces to ensure even cooking. Tend toward cutting them bigger to prevent them from getting too soft or shriveling up. You’ll want to keep onion and zucchini slices around 1/4″ thick.
- Marinate the veggies: Brush the vegetables with the marinade.
- Prepare the grill: Preheat your grill to medium-high heat, around 400°F (200°C). Make sure the grates are clean and lightly oiled to prevent sticking.
- Use skewers, a baking sheet or a grilling basket: To prevent smaller vegetables from falling through the grates, thread them onto skewers or use a grilling basket or baking pan. This will make flipping and removing them from the grill much easier.
- Grill to perfection: Place the vegetables on the preheated grill and cook them until they are tender and slightly charred, usually around 8-12 minutes. You’ll want to start with the firmest vegetables first. So I’ll start with the carrots and onions, then add the peppers, mushrooms, and zucchini and finish with the asparagus. Rotate and flip them occasionally to ensure even cooking.
Can You Make Grilled Vegetables Ahead of Time?
I usually prepare the marinade a few hours before I plan on grilling the vegetables. Once grilled, they will stay warm wrapped well in foil and kept in the oven at 200F, for about an hour.
If you’re planning on keeping them warm for longer, I suggest undercooking the vegetables slightly.
What Can You Make With Leftover Grilled Vegetables?
Don’t worry if you have leftovers! I like to put the leftover grilled vegetables in sandwiches, omelets, or in salads. Or try some of these great recipes:
- This Grilled Steak Salad would be a great way to repurpose leftover grilled asparagus.
- Or what about a Grilled Summer Vegetable Quesadilla for the leftover grilled zucchini or peppers?
- This Soba Salad with Grilled Vegetables and Tofu would be another delicious option for grilled vegetables!
Grilled vegetable marinade with lemon, thyme and butter
Grilled Vegetable Marinade
Vegetables for Grilling
- 2 onions sliced 1/4" thick
- 2 zucchini sliced vertically, 1/4" thick
- 3 bell peppers cut into quarters
- 1 bunch asparagus spears ends trimmed
- 1/2 pound mushrooms brown, white or 2 portabellos
- 3 carrots sliced vertically or into wedges
Grilled Vegetable Marinade
- Combine all ingredients in a heavy sauce pan. Whisk over medium heat until butter melts and sauce is well blended.
- Season to taste with salt and pepper. (Can be made 3 hours ahead. Cool. Whisk over low heat to rewarm before using.)
- Cut zucchini, carrots and onions about 1/4″ thick.
- Slice bell peppers into quarters
- Skewer the mushrooms if using small mushrooms or remove tough center stem if grilling portobello mushrooms.
- Brush both sides of veggies with marinade. They can be wrapped and refrigerated if making them ahead. Remove from fridge about 30 minutes before grilling.
- Over a medium heat, begin grilling vegetables starting with thickest vegetables first (carrots) and end with the most delicate last. (Asparagus needs just a few minutes)
- If there's extra sauce, reheat it and serve it on the side or drizzle over warm vegetables.

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Fiasconaro - Dolce & Gabbana - Panettone Candied Citrus and Saffron - Limited Edition - 500g
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Availability date: 12/7/2018
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(typical Italian Christmas bread/cake)
The impeccable craftsmanship of these desserts is preserved thanks to the beautiful tin boxes, designed expressly by the most famous Sicilian artisans: the bright colours and the subjects, inspired by the decorative motifs of the Sicilian cart and the characters of the puppet theatre, render all these different precious containers eminently collectible.
Ingredients: soft wheat flour, butter, Sicilian candied citrus peel (25%) (orange peel (28%), lemon peel (28%), sugar, lemon juice concentrate), sugar, fresh eggs, fresh EGG yolk, natural yeast (contains wheat flour), Sicilian mandarin purée (2%) (mandarin (52%), sugar, glucose syrup, lemon juice), Sicilian honey, invert sugar syrup, emulsifier: mono-and diglycerides of fatty acids, cocoa butter, powdered skimmed milk, salt, Sicilian saffron, natural vanilla flavoring, natural saffron flavoring. May contain traces of nuts and soy.
GMO statement: this product does not contain genetically modified ingredients, and thus does not require the GMO label in compliance with the European Community Reg. 1829/2003 and 1830/2003.
Compliance: this product complies with the Italian and European legislation (implementation of Reg. CE178/02 and Reg. CE 852/04) concerning the products' hygiene.
Storage: Store in a cool and dry environment (max 20°C) in its original packaging. The product will maintain its organoleptic qualities for at least 7 months.
Nutritional value for 100g
Energy: 1514 kJ/ 361 kcal
Fat: 14 gr
of which saturates: 8,3 gr
Carbohydrate: 52 gr
of which sugars: 26 gr
Protein: 5,8 gr
Salt 0,38 gr
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Saturday, August 30, 2008
There is a saying in the digital world, "it isn't a photo until it is printed". Although I disagree it isn't a photo until it is printed, I do agree there is nothing like holding a print of your favorite image.
I call this image timeless because it represents three generations of hands. I was shooting an event and noticed the three generations of hands embracing and felt a timelessness about the image. The grandmother, mother, and child all embraced each others hands. [It brings tears to my eyes as I think about it.] A timeless image. I could not pass it up and fired off a few shots. This image proved to be one of my favorite images. I converted it to black and white to create a sense of age.
I am not one to rush holidays but before we know it Christmas and all the joy it brings will be upon us. However, too often we wait till the last minute to find a great gift for those we love. There is nothing wrong with planning now for the gifts you want to give during the holidays. A mouse pad with your favorite image is always a very nice gift. I use smugmug or mpix for my prints and other photo gifts. Both sites offer free software to create books, cards, calendars, etc. Last year, I created a book I called "The Year in review" [I think I heard that title on a commercial somewhere :-] ] and gave it to my parents as a gift. It covered mid 06 to late summer of 07 and it was a hit. Why? Because it was some fancy production? No, because it contained many images of the family in print. Yes, a digital frame is great but they remind me of a video. There are times I just want to stare at an image and embrace what it represents.
Mouse pads, photo albums or, calenders with a different picture each month is a great idea too! If you begin to plan now by going through all those memorable images and organize them into a folder on your hard drive, it will be easier when you put them together in a 'timeless' treasure.
Back to photobooks. Last year, a long-time friend and work associate retired and I was at the surprise retirment party with camera in hand [of course, isn't there a saying that says 'never leave home without it' or is that something else not leave home without]. Anyway, back to the story. I was able to capture a good number of fun images and compiled them in a photobook [I printed it from mpix] and gave it to her. Well, the tears flowed and hugs given then timelessness took hold again. There is nothing like giving a gift that makes the other person cry. Unless they don't like the gift and are crying because they don't know what else to say and begin to cry.
I can go on and on about this subject but I think I hear the doorbell. Maybe it's FedEx with a new mousepad and a favorite picture on it. :-)
Today's tip: Begin to write your Christmas list and put together all those favorite images in an easy location to find on your hard drive. It will make them easier to find when you create that timeless gift for someone you care about. Oh yea, if all the images are organized it will make it easier to back them up. You do back up your images don't you? More on backing up in future blogs.
Go out and capture the beauty of life and share it with others!


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Willie R. Etheridge Seafood Co. v. Pritzker (Lawyers Weekly No. 002-015-16, 20 pp.) (Terrence Boyle, J.) 2:14-cv-00073; E.D.N.C.
Holding: The National Marine Fisheries Service’s Amendment 7 to the 2006 Consolidated Highly Migratory Species Fishery Management Plan was designed to protect the overfished Atlantic Bluefin tuna. Although Amendment 7 curtails plaintiffs’ take of healthy stocks like swordfish, plaintiffs point to no authority which would suggest that the U.S. Secretary of Commerce acts arbitrarily by implementing rules designed to prevent overfishing of one species when such rules may have a collateral effect on targeting other species.
Plaintiffs’ motion for summary judgment is denied. Defendants’ motion for summary judgment is granted.
Plaintiffs argue that the optimum yield of a fishery must be more fish, so long as catching more fish is consistent with other factors such as rebuilding or conservation; however, optimum yield has been consistently defined not to be synonymous with maximum yield. The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) afforded proper weight to these “other factors” when determining how best to manage and the optimum yield for the Bluefin tuna fishery.
Plaintiffs argue that “nothing in the Amendment 7 materials shows that the Agency weighed community impact based on the lack of necessary quota to achieve optimum yield on [highly migratory species] stocks other than [Bluefin tuna].” Contrary to plaintiffs’ assertion, NMFS considered the community impacts of its actions when formulating Amendment 7. NMFS specifically considered that the closure of the pelagic longline (PLL) fishery due to the fleet reaching its quota would result in adverse effects to shore-based businesses, and that use of an individual Bluefin quota (IBQ) program would mean that closure of the PLL fishery as a whole is less likely, thereby mitigating impacts on the community.
Though plaintiffs would like to see a vessel-by-vessel analysis of the impact of the IBQ program and reallocation of Bluefin tuna quota, there is no requirement that the agency undertake such an in-depth look at each harbor or the impact of the failure or success of one vessel. Bluefin fisheries are widely distributed and highly variable. Because of this variability, NMFS analyzed fishery-wide and permit-category impacts. The record supports that NMFS examined the impacts of its plan on fishing communities and that it considered alternatives to the measures included in Amendment 7.
Plaintiffs have failed to demonstrate that the Commerce Secretary did not properly balance competing conservation and economic interests.
Summary judgment for defendants.s

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Mumbai is vibrant, lively and one absolutely beautiful city. There are so many things to do and places to visit in Mumbai that you will be overwhelmed by what the city has to offer. The list of the events happening in Mumbai sure is lengthy; experiencing art, music, street food, comedy, nightlife and a lot more in some days is difficult. While you are here, have a look around the upcoming events in Mumbai you must attend. It could be something as simple as attending a free event like a reading class or something as crazy as hooting for your favorite artists at a music concert.
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Non suicidal self-injury: how adolescents understand and interpret their emotions and how their parents understand and interpret their adolescents’ emotion
thesisposted on 2022-09-12, 10:44 authored by Ailish Halton-Hand
Background: The dominant theories explaining non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) focus on emotion regulation and stress reduction. International research confirms that the onset age for NSSI is between 12 and 15 years, with the behaviour largely hidden from clinical services. Research reveals that adolescents engaging in NSSI have greater difficulty with emotion regulation and exhibit elevated rates of internalising and externalising symptoms. A vital part of emotion regulation is emotion understanding. However research has yet to explore how adolescents engaging in NSSI or their parents understand emotion. Aim: The present study aimed to explore adolescent and parent understanding of their own emotion and their understanding of the emotions of others. Method: This was a qualitative study, using in-depth interviews with adolescents who engaged in NSSI (as defined by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual - Fifth Edition) and their parents or main caregiver. Semi-structured interviews were used to explore adolescents and parents understanding of their own and others’ emotion. Data were audio recorded and transcribed verbatim. Findings: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) revealed a number of superordinate and subordinate themes. The superordinate themes included ‘Emotional Wounds’ from past unresolved losses; ‘Barriers to Emotion Understanding’, related to the ways in which emotion understanding gets blocked; and ‘Communicating without Understanding’ related to how blocked understanding interferes within interpersonal communication. Conclusion: The findings are discussed in the context of current theory and implications for policy and practice. Limitations and strengths of the study are discussed and suggestions for future research are proposed.


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The Magicians: Still Reeling From That Twist? The Books Offer Some Relief
Warning: spoilers ahead for the season four finale of The Magicians and the Magicians book trilogy.
SyFy's The Magicians took a massive risk in its season four finale. The show, which has always delighted in deconstructing the tropes of the fantasy genre, made its biggest — and most controversial — decision to date: killing off its protagonist, Quentin Coldwater, for real (Quentin's portrayer, Jason Ralph, confirmed in an Entertainment Weekly interview that he will not be returning in season five). Over the course of the TV series, the storyline has departed more and more from the trilogy of novels by Lev Grossman that they're loosely adapted from. Was Quentin's death another one of those departures?
The answer to that would be a resounding yes. Much like his TV counterpart, the book version of Q goes through the wringer, especially in the final novel of the trilogy, The Magician's Land, where he returns to Brakebills as a professor after being expelled from the magical world of Fillory, where he was a king. The third novel covers some familiar territory that fans of the show will recognize — notably Quentin's quest to restore his former love, Alice, to human form after she is turned into a niffin, a being of pure magic, as well as a desperate attempt to save Fillory from decay and destruction.
In the show, Q and his friends succeed at both those quests, but it's only the beginning of a much bigger story; those two storylines are answered by the season two finale. In the books, however, that's the climactic moment of the whole series. Like in the TV version, the book version of Quentin is responsible for killing Ember and Umber, Fillory's twin gods, but he does it intentionally because the sacrifice of gods will renew the land. In making that sacrifice, Q is imbued with divine power, taking his specialty of mending to a cosmic level and personally rebuilding Fillory. When it's done, he lets go of the divine magic and is gifted by his old friend Julia, now a demigoddess, with a seed pod from the unseen Far Side of Fillory.
Q then returns to New York City with Alice, while their friends Eliot, Janet (the books' version of Margo), Josh, and Poppy stay behind as rulers of Fillory. Using the seed pod, Quentin attempts a spell to create a new magical realm, and he succeeds. The trilogy ends with him and Alice exploring the new dimension and realizing that, without even meaning to do so, Q has created a land that's also a bridge connecting Earth and Fillory.
If you're still bummed about how Quentin's journey plays out on TV, then maybe it's nice to hear that in at least one iteration, Q survives, thrives, and can stay connected with the people he loves. Grossman even gives the last line of the trilogy to Q: "You know what? Let's fly."


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Time Bomb Broken Screen Prankadmin
The description of Time Bomb Broken Screen Prank
Want to be a bomberman who plants powerful bombs and set off great explosion? Want to play bomb games with your friends? Our Time Bomb Broken Screen is one of the exploding games which simulates powerful time bomb to burst and crack your screen. The bomb will explode with strong explosion sounds and effects. After the explosion, show the cracked screen to your friends.
App Feature:★Two powerful bombs for you, clock bomb and digital time bomb.★Custom time before explosion.★Excellent graphics of powerful clock bombs.★Realistic explosion and broken screen effect.
Disclaimer:This bomber app a simulated game used for prank, it will not harm your device. Enjoy it with your friends.
How to play Time Bomb Broken Screen Prank on PC
Download and Install Nox App Player Android Emulator. Click here to download: Download（FREE）
Run Nox App Player Android Emulator and login Google Play Store
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Install Time Bomb Broken Screen Prank and start it
Well done! Now you can play Time Bomb Broken Screen Prank on PC, just like Time Bomb Broken Screen Prank for PC version.

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Today’s Daily Post Photo Challenge asks, “What subject keeps you coming back? This week, show us your muse.”
This photo is not the best quality, but it shows an example of my muse….I guess you could call it “odd details.” Hiking in the woods I looked to my left and saw this tucked into the crotch of a big leaf maple tree. It was a bit hard to get to. Who put it there? Why? How long ago? What the heck?
I love that kind of thing.
Also weird yard art, street art, strange door knobs, odd patterns in nature and psychedelic details in everyday objects…
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15 February 1913 - 28 December 1989
William Scott (15 February 1913 – 28 December 1989) was a British artist, known for still-life and abstract painting. He is the most internationally celebrated of 20th-century Ulster painters.
William Scott was born in Britain on 15 February 1913, in Greenock, Scotland, to Scots-Irish parents, in 1924 his family moved with his mother, Agnes to Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, to join his father in his native town. His father was a housepainter and signwriter, and was killed in an accident in 1927 while trying to save lives in a local fire. William was educated at the Model School and attended night classes in art at the Technical School, taught by Kathleen Bridle. In 1928 he went on to Belfast College of Art, and in 1931 he won a scholarship to the Royal Academy Schools in London. There he won a silver medal and became a Landseer scholar in painting. In London he shared rooms with three Swansea men, the painters Alfred Janes and Mervyn Levy and the poet Dylan Thomas. He was awarded a Leverhulme scholarship in 1935.
Scott married in 1937, and for the next two years lived abroad, mostly in Italy and in France, where he founded an art school in Pont-Aven, Brittany.
However, in 1939 after the declaration of World War II he returned abruptly to Britain, leaving much of his work in the hands of Julia Correlleau for safe-keeping. For six months he was in Dublin, where his first son, Robert, was born. During the early years of World War II he helped to run an art school in Bath, Somerset. In 1941 he settled in Hallatrow, High Littleton, Somerset. In July his second son, James, was born in Wells. In 1942 he volunteered for the navy, but was accepted for the army, and after serving with a number of regiments he became attached to the Royal Engineers, with whom he served until 1946 and where he learned lithography in the map-making section.
In 1946 Scott returned to Pont-Aven to recover his pre-war work, but failed to find it. From 1946 until 1956 Scott was senior lecturer in painting at the Bath Academy of Art. In the summer of 1953 he visited the USA where he met Jackson Pollock, Elaine de Kooning, Franz Kline and Mark Rothko. Although his work had become predominantly abstract in 1952, after his meeting with the American Abstract Expressionists., he reverted to his roots in still life and European painting.
In 1959-1961 he executed a mural for the Altnagelvin Hospital, Derry.
He died at his home near Bath, Somerset in 1989.
He represented Britain in 1958 at the Venice Biennale. He exhibited at the Hanover Gallery in London, at the Martha Jackson Gallery in New York, Italy, Switzerland, West Germany, France, the Kasahara Gallery in Japan, Canada and Australia, as well as Belfast and Dublin.Retrospectives of his work were held at the Tate Gallery, London in 1972, in Edinburgh, Dublin and Belfast in 1986, by the Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin in 1998 and the Jerwood Gallery in 2013.


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Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Path in the Woods, Oil, 9x12"
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Monday, July 28, 2008
This little shack is on the Tunnel Hill battlefield property. Every year during the Civil War reenactment "Battle of Tunnel Hill" it serves as battle strategy headquarters. Dates for this years reenactment are September 6th and 7th.
There will also be an art exhibit at the Tunnel Hill Heritage Center beginning August 18th through September 15th.
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Sunday, July 27, 2008
Sandra and I spent the morning at Chickamauga Battlefield painting the rolling hills and meadows. Occasionally a hiker or biker would come into view, wave, then disappear around a bend.
The sun was fast rising and so was the temperature, so I painted quickly. A lilac colored haze in the distance reminded me that there was once cannon fire here - but now there is peace.
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Friday, July 25, 2008
The springhouse sits beside the Clisby Austin House in Tunnel Hill, Ga, site of the annual Civil War reenactment. The painting was started on May 6th. I returned to the site on July 14th to finish.
Even though I was standing in the exact same spot on both days, the lighting and atmospheric conditions were different. That's what's so wonderful about painting en plein air. No two days - like snowflakes - are the same. Each is a wonder unto itself.
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Facing East as the sun rises across the sky isn't something I usually do while painting en plein air. But this morning the distant hills were shrouded in mist and held the most beautiful purples. The sun was showing a new grass green on the meadow, making the shadows seem even darker. Dead foliage and twigs seemed to accentuate the Summer greens.
6 x 8 inches
Acrylic on canvas panel
Finally getting back to my plein air paintings! I had a lovely morning. The birds were singing and the rays of sun were peeking through the trees. This is part of my husband's garden, the tomatoes and peppers are just off to the left. I added the little blue jay right away, to convey the feeling of the song birds.
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
This painting was begun at 6:45am as the clouds were streaming overhead making room for the sun. By the time I was finishing, the tree shadows were deepening and there was a glow on all the bales.
Saturday, July 19, 2008
There's a little covered bridge at the edge of the Civil War battlefield in Tunnel Hill. Just to the North is the Western & Atlantic railway which carrys maybe 30 trains a day. Between the little road and the rail bed is a line of trees, casting their shadows throughout the day. Surrounding the bridge is the "North Georgia green green" of trees and the cool blues and violets of shade.
Friday, July 18, 2008
Oil on Board, 8x10"
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Thursday, July 17, 2008
Oil on Canvas, 12x9"
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Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Maybe the distant hills weren't this particular shade of purple - but in my mind's eye they were. The early mist was clearing from the meadow but still hung on the ridge of hills to the West. The sun was hitting the tops of the waiting hay bales and casting a soft glow as the deep shadows kept their mysteries.
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Concentrating on painting a faraway tree with distant mountains had been my focus. But as I began packing away my easel, I spotted this sunny corner on Sandra's deck. Now I'm not a floral painter, but the variety of pinks and corals caught my eye.
Monday, July 14, 2008
The hay is resting, waiting for delivery to the barn. Evening showers have left wonderful dawn cloud formations. Early morning painting is like medicine to the artist's soul.
Sunday, July 13, 2008
Saturday, July 12, 2008
8 x 10 inches
Acrylic on canvas board
(canvas mounted on hardboard)
Ready to frame
This is a painting I did on location last July. I have reworked it a little because it had always bothered me. I have toned it down some and added an egret and an alligator. The alligators are often hard to see, so I hid him at the lower right. (Click on the image for zoom)
This painting is at Lake Okeechobee. Our water level is up to an average of ten feet. It has been almost two years now that it has been below this very low average.
There is a teenage boy that was attacked by an alligator here at Nubbin's Slough last month. Why he was in the water swimming at night in this area is beyond me. You can see large alligators that live here at any given time. They wait by the lock where the water flows into the lake, and they feed on anything that comes through.
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Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Monday, July 7, 2008
Oil on Multimedia ArtBoard, 6x12"
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Sunday, July 6, 2008
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
This shack sits in the meadow near the Clisby Austin house, on the Tunnel Hill battlefield property. Usually I choose to paint in the morning, but this particular day I met Sandra and we explored the various lighting available in late afternoon. Honestly, the bright green tree in the background was that bright North Georgia 'green green'. The structure is used as headquarters during the annual Civil War reenactment "Battle of Tunnel Hill" which always takes place the weekend after Labor Day.

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Imagine. Create. Enjoy.
Autumn is my favorite season. I love the weather and the comfy clothes. I love the colors, the smells and the crunchy sounds of leaves. To celebrate the arrival of Autumn I felt inspired to create a fall themed craft. Here's what I used:
I began this creative adventure by gelli printing over a dozen sheets of deli paper with a set selection of paints colors and only two stencils. I wanted the papers to be cohesive so they would layer nicely when I collaged them onto the pumpkins.
To prepare the pumpkins I first applied a layer of gesso. When it dried I used a glue gun to "draw" lines and dots on the surface.
Now to collage the paper onto the pumpkins! Tear the deli paper into smaller pieces to make it easier to apply to the curvy surface of the pumpkin. Paint your chosen collage medium onto the surface of the pumpkin, then apply the paper and finally paint more collage medium on top. I used a stiff brush that I could abuse because I wanted to really form the paper onto the textured surface.
The final layer was the addition of a metallic paint (I used Dina Wakley Acrylics in Gilt and Penny). I think it really makes everything pop!
The finished pumpkins make me so happy! The colors and textures created by the stencils are gorgeous. What Autumn themed artwork would you create?
This week I want to share with you what I created with the collage papers I created from my last blog post. Remember these?
Here's what I used:
One more thing before we start. I don't have any process photos (GASP! I know!). I was going along with the creative flow and didn't even realize until I was finished, dagnabbit. But, on the other hand, I do have 12 finished faces to show you!
My process is as follows: In my little Moleskine I pre-gessoed a bunch of pages so the page is ready to go when I am. I decided I wanted to fill this book with faces but before I draw the faces I add a few layers of color onto my page with paint and stencils. Using a foam wedge makeup sponges makes this process easy. While those layers dried I went in with my paint pen (black or white) and drew faces on a few of the pages. (Nope, no pencil first! Just go for it! To make it even more fun I used a continuous line on some of them.) For the other pages I cut face-like shapes from my homemade collage paper and glued them down with matte medium. To review: On some pages I drew a face directly on the stencil decorated background and on others I drew a face on top on collage paper that was cut to a face-like shape and then glued in the book.
Oh look! I do have a process shot! LUCKY!
This shows some stencil layers and collage paper cut to a face-like shape.
Now I just use my imagination and paint the faces fabulous colors remembering to use complementary colors to help make things POP! Don't layer your paint on too thick since you want the underlayer texture created by the stencils to still peek through.
I also add a layer of paint to the backgrounds in some places to make things interesting.
Final steps happen when all the paint is dry. I take my extra-fine black paint pen and trace over my drawing lines again. This smooths the edges of the features and lends it a finished look. I also take my 9xxb drawing pencil to create value and texture.
I'm in love! We'll see how many faces I create with this style/technique before I change it up. I already have plans to make even more of my own collage papers.
Hello my Lovelies! I am totally scatter brained! I recently realized that I lost a day at some point this week! So here I am working leisurely on this week's blog post thinking I was a day ahead of schedule than "splat" reality throws a curveball at me! Sorry Lisa! I was playing with a canvas and my 12" x 12" Water and Coral Series stencils.
My plan is to keep doing layers of color until I like what I see. I had company in town and I gave a piece of art off my wall and I now have a space to fill so I am making this all for me. I will give an update on my next blog post as to how it turned out.
Because I wanted to have a actual completed piece for you I promptly took out my journal and decided I would have some fun play time. After doing the faces of February I realized that I am pretty much stuck in a rut as far as what the faces I usually make look like so I have been working on changing that and trying to evolve my style a bit.
If you are familiar with what I normally do you will notice I tried to make her eyes further apart and to put less detail in the nose, I want to kind of "rough up" the look and get to refining later.
I started by doing a very rough sketch of my girl holding her kitty with my Generals Scribe-all in black. I then activated the pencil with water and started adding Dina Wakley paint willy-nilly until I got the face colored in nice. I did a color wash background using more watered down paint in multiple layers. Then went back in with Cheddar and Fuchsia and the Japanese Geometric stencils thinking it would give me the feel I wanted but It didn't groove with me so I went in with Gesso through the 12" x 12" Sea Foam from the Water Series and realized the sentiment I wanted to record in my journal. "Why can't I just live in a bubble with my cat" which I wrote using a nib pen wth my Dyna-flow in Turquoise. For the last touch I used my white gel pen to add little scribbly bits here and there until I was happy!
I love doing these fun journal entries and exploring my style!
Big Hugs and Mushy Stuff!
The new Quilt Series stencils have been a source of great inspiration for me. After my last project, where I worked with paint in my art journal, I decided to get my SEW on and grabbed some fabric and embroidery thread. Since I am more of a tortoise than a hare when it comes to hand sewing (okay okay, really ANY sewing) I am only sharing the first half of the project this week.
Here's what I used:
First step was painting my canvas. I sprayed my canvas with water so when I brushed on the paint it would apply smoothly and blend well. I also made sure I used a wet brush and brushed the paint on the canvas with circular motions. I was going for a wash of color as opposed to thick layers because I wanted to fabric to stay pliable.
When the canvas was dry I placed my two stencils down and did a layer of gesso and then, when dry, a layer of Penny.
Now comes the sewing!! So far I have chosen a variegated embroidery thread and sewed around the edges of the stencil with a back stitch. When I add more stitches I'll be thinking about what I would add if this was a drawing or painting. My needle and thread will act as my pencil or paintbrush. I am enjoying the handiwork and I find myself relaxing as I work. It's nice to unplug, slow down and make progress stitch by stitch.
Will it be a book cover? A wall hanging? Check back next time to find out!
Don't you just love the designs of the new stencils?! I have long admired quilters and the artistry they accomplish with fabric and thread. My husband's maternal grandmother was an accomplished quilter and I remember being amazed and humbled when watching her work and seeing her numerous finished creations. She was an artist through and through.
To me, quilting is very American. I know that quilting was around before our country was formed but history shows us it flourished after the arrival of the English and Dutch settlers. Taking fabric and piecing it together in new ways brings art to a utilitarian item and don't you think it has so much symbolism? A quilt can bring comfort, security and peace. It's texture can be warm and cozy. All the seemingly different fabrics brought together with many little stitches become a finished item that seems filled with history, stories and love.
Another thing that's been on my mind lately is my Dad. He passed a little over 4 years ago. He loved this country and considered himself a patriot. He loved, supported and was ready to defend his COUNTRY. He wanted this land to be a place his posterity could flourish in and be able to feel comfort, security and peace. Now, I'm not going to wax political on you. I just want to share what I created in my art journal this week as I needed to express some positive feelings.
Here are the supplies I used:
I started with a page in my journal that already had black and blue paint which I added red to.
I then used the Ohio Star and Star Flower stencils with gesso to create the background. When the gesso dried I added "stitches" with a black acrylic paint pen.
After sketching out where I wanted the face to go I added a layer with blue paint and the Ripples stencil so my face would have a subtle texture behind it.
Using gesso I created an underpainting for my face. When that was dry I built layers with the acrylics to create the face. I wanted both light and dark to show across the face.
A final quilt stencil layer on top of the face and a few words and I am happy with the results. I like how the quilt imagery adds a feeling of comfort and order. The bold quilt pattern contrasts with the painterly quality of the face which is partially hidden in the shadows but is emerging to the light.
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So as I said in my last post I have been taking part in a Faces of February challenge, I have been making a face everyday, using different mediums or styles. So that being said, this post is not about a face I did! lol! because I have to plan these out a bit I just wanted to play and do a bit of playing with stencils and paint today!
I started by getting out my Gesso and covering something I didn't care for in my Strathmore Journal. I completely covered my pages in layers of color using multiple stencils, (here is the list: Playful Pods, Japanese Geometric, Traditional Japanese, Halftone Dots, Marked Series and Steampunk, I thinks that's all of them!) and Dina Wakley Acrylic paints.
I grabbed more of the Dina Wakley paint and mixed it with some gesso and made some beautiful blendy loveliness around the flowers.
After that I just went willy nilly, grabbing more paint, some pens and the generals pencils to play until I was done having having fun! The last thing I did was add some simple silhouettes of a fairie and random bugs and some purposely sloppily written "It doesnt have to be fancy to be fun"
This process is by no means something that I created but it is a wonderful way to play with my supplies and make something that I enjoy looking at! Here's the video:
Big hugs and Mushy stuff!
Oh! My lovely lovelies!
I am so happy to be back with you this week! I played a lot the past couple days! And I made a piece that I adore!
I decided I wanted to go out of my comfort zone a lil bit, and try to use mostly items or mediums that I hadn't used before! so I decided I would use DecoArt Crackle Paste, something I have been avoiding, mostly because I had no clue what I was going to do with it, DecoArt Gesso, its really thick so hadn't had a real reason to get it out, my Inka-Gold, my steampunk gears stencil set, they are just new and I love them and some fluid acrylics I got on a clearance rack. I also ended up using one of the Sacred Hearts stencils and a ranger paint dabber along with some other craft acrylics.
For the background gears I just used 1 stencil thickness layer of the the crackle paste, I found that allowing it to air dry produced more cracks than if I tried to speed the drying up with a heat gun. For the heart and the key I first used a stencil thickness layer of the thick gesso, allowed it to dry then applied a 2nd layer using the crackle paste.
For the color on the background, I used fluid acrylics and dark spray ink applied with a paintbrush. I then went over it again with color, did some sanding to rough it up and then applied the inka-gold with my finger or a paint brush. I love how the inka-gold looks, on some of the pictures it looks like a light is shining on the piece, but its not! It's just the Inka-gold doing its thing! love the stuff!
I then decided I had to add a face, so I went in with the thick gesso to create a face shape and cover up some of the background gears, I then just did a very simple face, using the background gold as pseudo hair.
I am totally in love with the crackle now! I cant wait to try it out again on something new. I have all kinds of ideas!
I have always been attracted to geometry through the art of origami. Folding squares of paper into simple or complex models is on one hand challenging and on the other very soothing and calming for me. The result of folding always gives me joy and I love sharing it with others and I believe origami connects me socially, creatively and spiritually. I never understood that until recently when I started to explore sacred geometry in art and nature. The act of folding a paper square into something beautiful or functional and being aware of each step of the process keeps my mind in the present moment. I always thought of origami as therapy and now I understand why.
I thought of a beautiful box designed by origami master Tomoko Fuse of Japan for this blog post today. Folding the box requires 8 sheets of paper the exact same size. I used Kraft paper because it is heavier than standard origami paper but you can use any type of medium to heavy weight paper and cut them into 6” squares. I love decorating plain origami papers before folding and the Sacred Geometry series are perfect because they are the same size as standard origami paper.
Apply white gesso onto 4 sheets of the black paper over the ACS121 "Metatrons Cube" Sacred Geometry 2 stencil using a stencil brush.
Apply black gesso (or thick bodied black paint) onto 4 sheets of white paper over the ACS120 "Quattro Flower" Sacred Geometry 2 stencil.
Let the papers dry before going to the next step. They may be slightly wrinkled but don’t worry, you will flatten them completely before folding.
I love interference colors because they reflect light and interact with the base color. I used Golden interference colors because they dry without being sticky and that is very important when folding unit boxes.
Apply the interference blue onto the black paper and interference violet onto the white. See how the color pops off the black and is more subtle on the white. Cover the entire surface of each sheet of paper and let dry completely.
After the papers dry and if they are still slightly wrinkled, flatten them under heavy books between sheets of wax paper. This is the part where patience is important because you want the sheets to be perfectly flat before folding. I use a book press but any method is fine just as long as the sheets are bone dry and flat.
You will use four sheets for the box top and four for the bottom. Diagrams for the box are found in books and online. I made a video a few years ago on how to fold it because diagrams aren’t always easy to follow. I would suggest folding the box top first.
Watch the video on how to fold and assemble the box bottom.
The box will be very sturdy after folding and assembling. I have made this box hundreds of times and the process has given much joy and peace while presenting small gifts and storing sacred items.
Yasutomo kraft origami paper
Golden Interference colors, blue and violet
When I started working on today’s project – the theme that kept coming up for me was "calm." I wanted to create calming artwork in a calming environment. For me, the way to begin is always lighting a bit of incense or white sage. Scent helps me start the calming process. Next, I grabbed the Sacred Geometry 2 stencils. When I look at them, I find them mesmerizing – and definitely calming!
This time, I decided to pick a color scheme before I started. Sometimes I do this so that I can work without having to worry much about what color goes with what, or what I should use where. Today, I’m going to use Titan Buff, Cobalt Teal, Magenta, Payne’s Grey, Dioxaxine Purple and of course – Fluorescent Pink!
I started with an Aquabord from Ampersand. Under normal circumstances, I wouldn’t gesso it, however, I had recently painted something on it that I didn’t like. So gesso first it is.
Next, I added a layer of Dye-Na-Flow in “Midnight Blue”. Before it dried, I also sprinkled some salt.
Let it dry completely, then wipe the salt away. I think it leaves a cool texture to work with.
Next up, I used Sacred Geometry 2 stencils with DecoArt Media Mister in “Purple”. I’m not worried about adding more layers on top of this because the mister dries permanently.
Once that dried completely, I brought in some more white gesso so I could have a nice surface to draw on, but I wanted that gesso to melt into the painting so I let it drip.
Next, I sketched and then painted it with the colors listed above. I used DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylics and Golden High Flow. Then, I finished it off with white highlights with my Uniball Signo UM-153 pen.
I hope you have enjoyed this process and that you have found your calm along the way.