…a correlation between Cacti and Coral?
Maybe in their appearance? Or is it “their” fantasy?
“Coral Cacti”
6″ x 8.25″ • watercolor, pastel, pencil on paper • Lisa Rivas © 2009 •
If you must speak ill of another, do not speak it,
write it in the sand near the water’s edge.
Napoleon Hill
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Over hill, over dale,
Thorough bush, thorough brier,
Over park,
Over pale,
Thorough flood, thorough fire,
I do wander everywhere.
William Shakespeare
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1.- "Rain" (detail) 2.- "Sleet" – digital illustration / Lisa Rivas © 2009
30" x 30" / print on ricepaper, rhinestones and mounted on canvas / limited edition
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The moon's an arrant thief, and her "pale fire" she snatches from the sun.
William Shakespeare
…is a very small insect which
has delicate wings with
numerous transparent areas.
Their wings seem like as
if they were made of lace.
Only by looking through a
magnifying glass or by taking
a macro picture is the beauty
of these tiny wings revealed!
"Lace Bug" e-Stamp
• "F– USED GLASS – illustration" printed as an archival pigment print, 100% rag paper
Veni, Vidi, Velcro… I came, I saw and I stuck around…
~Author Unknown
Putting up your laundry was never so exotic!
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I
have been out of town all this last week and I'm still in Chicago for
an exhibit, so didn't have time to create artwork for this Monday post.
But I found this "sophisticated Saguaro clothesline" and thought it be a perfect showpiece for the "cactuteers" of Monday Cactus 🙂 Enjoy!
A reader and friend asks, What is a “Pie Bird”?
Pie Birds date back to quaint Victorian times and are used when baking pies, to prevent the pie filling from boiling over into your oven.
Made of ceramic, these bird-shaped devices act as a clever vent, allowing the steam created from the fruit or other filling to escape from inside the pie.
They also support the pastry crust in the center of the pie so it does not sink in the middle.
“Pie Bird” • digital illustration – Lisa Rivas © 2008
To Use the Pie Bird:
First, line the pie dish with pastry, placing the “bird” in the center.
Pour the filling around the pie bird. Cut a hole in your pastry top
and place it on top of the pie, allowing the pie bird to stick out of
the hole. Pinch the crust around the bird’s shoulder, allowing the head
to stick through the pastry.
Happy baking!
If you want to make an apple pie from scratch,
you must first create the universe.
Carl Sagan
