The worst cliques are those which consist of one man.
George Bernard Shaw
Irish literary Critic, Playwright and Essayist • 1925 Nobel Prize for Literature • 1856-1950
original painting – private collection – Boca Raton, FL •“Topsy, Turvy”
• watercolor, wax, ricepaper and then quilted! • 36″H x 72″W • © Lisa Rivas
Clique • A narrow circle of persons associated by common
interests or for the accomplishment of a common purpose.
…have the ability to use atmospheric nitrogen to produce their own protein compounds.
Legumes are a good source of fiber, protein, iron, folic acid, and B vitamins.
• 10″ x 10″ • Lisa Rivas © 2007 • “Seeds”
• watercolor, digital, printed on ricepaper and mounted on canvas
15 bean soup is comprised of fifteen kinds of beans,
and has a history that goes back to over a century in the United States.
These are the beans: NORTHERN PINTO, LARGE LIMA, BLACKEYE, GARBANZO, BABY LIMA, GREEN SPLIT PEA, KIDNEY, SMALL WHITE BEAN, CRANBERRY BEAN, PINK BEAN, SMALL RED BEAN, YELLOW SPLIT PEA, LENTIL, NAVY BEAN, WHITE KIDNEY BEAN, BLACK BEAN, PEARL BARLEY
The spine of this little notebook is like the trunk of a tree.
It will hold and carry the precious gems, seeds and fruits
from your mind, heart and hands!
A book is a gift you can open again and again. Garrison Keillor
Lisa Rivas © 2008 • “Grove for Fruit”
Ruled composition notebook (4.5″ x 3.25), precious paper scraps, “swarovski” rhinestones, a leaf!
To win this small composition notebook you must leave me a comment at this post,
and there will be a drawing from all those names who left their comment.
I will announce the winner next Monday, 22nd. of September!
Thank you for your visit…
Every gift from a friend is a wish for your happiness! Richard Bach
No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent.
John Donne
original painting – private collection – Memphis, TN – USA • "Ticket to Heaven"
• watercolor, wax, ricepaper and then quilted! • 39"H x 36"W • © Lisa Rivas
The optimist lives on the peninsula of infinite possibilities;
the pessimist is stranded on the island of perpetual indecision.
William Arthur Ward
