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A Pink Delight… yum!

September 2, 2009 · 7 Comments

Today I harvested my very first watermelon and then I dropped it!
This watermelon spilled sweet juice everywhere…

…all over my shoes, it was like a downpour of  ❤ "pink rain" ❤

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When one has tasted watermelon, one knows what the angels eat. Mark Twain

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Watermelon rinds are also edible, and sometimes used as a vegetable. In China, they are stir-fried, stewed, or more often pickled. When stir-fried, the de-skinned and de-fruited rind is cooked with olive oil, garlic, chili peppers, scallions, sugar and rum.

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The sequence…

March 16, 2009 · 13 Comments

… of "La Bruma"

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Opening stages…

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… the adding of drama with India ink!

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… then the rendered wax line is ironed out and outlined with pencil.

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All the rendering is done
in hot wax using the
"tjanting", a tool for drawing fine wax lines.

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The "Grand Finale" will take place next week on another Cactus Monday post!

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The events in our lives happen in a sequence in time,
but in their significance to ourselves they find their own order,
it is the continuous thread of revelation. Eudora Welty

Filed In: Cactus & Succulents, Fine Art, Las Botánicas, Mini Events

Artclectic 2008

October 21, 2008 · 5 Comments

I will be exhibiting at ARTCLECTIC at USN* that opens this week.
If you are in the Nashville area come and see some stunning artwork and enjoy!
* University School of Nashville

Artclectic 2008

…I hope that visitors to this Artclectic 2008 show will find the works on view to be as beautiful and compelling as I did,
and will appreciate the educational experience it provides for the students of the University School of Nashville.” 

Mark Scala (juror of this exhibit)
Chief Curator, Frist Center for the Visual Arts

Click HERE for more information

Filed In: Exhibits, Fine Art, Mini Events

Tomato Art Fest…

August 7, 2008 · 4 Comments

…is a celebrated neighborhood festival in East Nashville, TN.
It started as a theme for an art show five years ago and this year’s festival will be held this weekend on Friday and Saturday, Aug. 8 and 9.

For the festival I devised a commemorative –Tomato Art Fest– “e-Stamp” that will be premiering tomorrow Friday. It will be available for purchase at Z’s Deli where the “Web–eStamp EXPO” is still showing. Or at the “Art and Invention Gallery” and also here.

Tomato Art Fest 5 e-stamp by ©Lisa Rivas

Lisa Rivas © 2008 • archival pigment print on 100% rag paper • Tomato Art Fest

Diners can celebrate East Nashville’s Tomato Art Fest Saturday, Aug. 9 while enjoying a feast for the tummy, eyes, and ears. Z’s Deli will be serving up tomato treats and on Saturday The Real Time Trio will be hosting its second Annual Blues Jam from noon-4 p.m. Local musicians will sign up prior to the festival and sit in with each other and play some low down blues.
Z’s Deli, located at:
1000 Main St., Suite 103, in the Walnut Exchange Building
Nashville, TN 37207 • Ph: (615) 226-5686

Filed In: Exhibits, Fine Art, Mini Events

Zooming at Z’s…

June 9, 2008 · 2 Comments

The World Wide Web
E–STAMP! EXPO’s
opening at
Z’s Deli had
a wonderful turnout
with friends, art lovers
and abundant sales!
Thank you! you  all!
for zooming in…

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…and specially
to Zipporah
whois "Z"
that made this
a possibility!
Be "GREEN" by using e-mail as much as you can!

Filed In: e-Stamps, Exhibits, Friends, Mini Events

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