Garlic has been used throughout recorded history for both culinary and medicinal purposes.
It has a characteristic pungent, spicy flavor that mellows and sweetens considerably with cooking.
We all know the strong aroma of “garlic”…
Well, this sweet and exotic flower is part of it…
In Europe, many cultures have used garlic for protection or white magic,
perhaps owing to its reputation as a potent preventative medicine.
More to come…
My neighbor Zelma presented me a few months ago,
with some sprouting garlic plants.
They grew and grew, and then one day they bloomed!
They do remind me of birds, similar to my "Leek Bird" scenario.
Here they are in a vase, next to my map painting.
Garlic flowers with the "Flowering Genes Map"
• vector art printed on ricepaper • 24" x 24" • Lisa Rivas © 2008
Shallots are for babies; Onions are for men; Garlic is for heroes!
Author unknown
Earth provides “enough” to satisfy every man’s need,
but not every man’s greed.
Mahatma Gandhi
original painting – private collection – Chicago, IL – USA • “Ubiquity”
• watercolor, wax, ricepaper • 36″H x 24″W • © Lisa Rivas
I exist as I am, that is enough. Walt Whitman
…and enjoy this tray of sunshine and rest.
Also in the meantime, take some time and browse, there is a lot to see here!
“Living Vicariously”
• watercolor, wax, ricepaper, quilted • 36″H x 60″W • © Lisa Rivas
Vacation: a period of travel and relaxation when you take twice the clothes and half the money you need.
Author Unknown
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