Pleasant Kitchen Silkscreen
It's still morning here in my south-facing pleasant kitchen so the light is dim, but I found a home for my Valentine's Day presents made by Andy. Aren't these so awesome? They're silkscreened images on canvas of my Pleasant Kitchen drawings. I love them so much. Can you see the glitter coming out of the Dutch oven?
You may remember the stationery he made for me last year? So beautiful. These canvases were a surprise. I put them in the corner of our little kitchen nook, where I keep my favorite cookbooks and a few little things on this little Colonialish hutch. The little shelf has been there for a while and holds an ever-rotating little still life of whatever I happen to like at the time. This little flower-and-gingham-rimmed pasta bowl was Grandma Ieronemo's. The egg cup and gray-and-yellow pitcher are thrifted. And you can just make out the pancake mold in the pitcher. What a sweet present. Thank you, my dear love. You are just so good to me.
And thank you to all of you for the compliments on my bulbous, poufy, and weird-looking bottom! I NEVER get compliments on my bulbous, poufy bottom!!! The smocking continued throughout the weekend. It is so much fun. I seriously recommend it. I did the smocking for another bag and the Polish-pottery apron I mentioned last week two weeks ago (time flies), now just need to put them together.
The sun is shining today! It's a President's Day miracle. My friend David sent me an email last week about why he is voting for Obama and I asked him if I could share it. I think it beautifully articulates how I and many of my friends and family are feeling. Andy has the whole day off and I am determined to put together a plan for fun that involves us actually leaving the house. He and the puppers are out right now, having a little walk in the woods. I am going to cook up some oatmeal with strawberries and blueberries, red, whitish, and blue.
I just noticed that most of my house is painted the same color. The last three posts have photos from the kitchen, the bedroom, and the dining room, and it's all blue. I really like blue. I'm about to paint another one blue, too.
What a sweet honey you have!
Posted by: Alisa Noble | February 18, 2008 at 09:14 AM
Wow, two artists under the same roof! How sweet of Andy to use your drawings in such a creative way. I LOVE the colors he used, too. Hope you guys have a great day together :-)
Posted by: Pam | February 18, 2008 at 09:28 AM
What a wonderful gift!
Posted by: June | February 18, 2008 at 09:30 AM
These are so darn beautiful! And I always just adore seeing the little corners of your lovely home.
Posted by: Summer | February 18, 2008 at 09:38 AM
I love the prezzies, and I really think you won the hubbie lottery.
Wow! Now that was a letter... My sister in law and I were just talking about Obama and the feeling you get after hearing him talk. We recognized it as hope. Positive feelings for what can be possible in our future. Something to look forward to. I'm glad this is the first election my daughter is voting in. Imagine going into the voter booth with the feeling that anything is possible if you just work toward making it happen. Whew! It makes you tear up. Here's to a positive future.....
Posted by: Patty | February 18, 2008 at 09:44 AM
Love the creative display! Also - thank you for posting the email about Obama - it beautifully summarizes what a lot of us have been feeling about him. :) Keep up the great work - I love reading your blogs!
Posted by: Sarah | February 18, 2008 at 09:45 AM
Love the silkscreened images! You are a lucky, lucky girl!
Posted by: kelly | February 18, 2008 at 09:47 AM
Sweet gifts! And I love your little nook!
Posted by: Andi | February 18, 2008 at 10:05 AM
Wow - what a lovely gift - I love the turquoise, brown and pink together. Your home looks beautiful too!
Posted by: Helen | February 18, 2008 at 10:06 AM
Loved the Obama letter...did you mean for his email to remain on it??
Blue is a current favorite here, too!
Posted by: Martha | February 18, 2008 at 10:15 AM
love love love it.
Posted by: hannah | February 18, 2008 at 10:17 AM
I hope you don't mind, but I think I have a little crush on your husband...
Posted by: Lisa | February 18, 2008 at 10:19 AM
Oh my gosh! The silkscreen is so cute and the colors are so perfect! Andy should really open his own etsy shop, I know I would shop there!
I hope that you and Andy have a wonderful holiday!
Posted by: Chris Howard | February 18, 2008 at 10:23 AM
You two have a fabulous day!! I think I'll walk the bluff trail--a 3 mile path along the coast here. Clover would love it! Tell Andy that I not only think he wears a hidden superman cape, but actually has a whole slue of specialty capes stashed somewhere. The current one being awesome.husband.gift.giver. :)
Posted by: Toni | February 18, 2008 at 10:30 AM
woops! make that stash of capes..wrong word useage there!
Posted by: Toni | February 18, 2008 at 10:35 AM
"Obama is not a candidate. He's a movement." That's good stuff. Thanks for sharing!
Posted by: Alicia G. | February 18, 2008 at 10:38 AM
Andy did a fantastic job on the silk screening. What a guy, made from the heart, those are the gifts that I love. Have a wonderful day.
Posted by: Bobbie Lynn Duran | February 18, 2008 at 10:44 AM
I absolutely love your blog and follow it regularly. I am a MAJOR Obama supporter and thank you for sharing the email. I think for our generation he is the hope that we all have been waiting for. As John Mayer said it so wonderfully, "We keep on waiting for the world to change" and CHANGE is here finally!!! Thanks again.
Posted by: Tracey Willingham | February 18, 2008 at 10:47 AM
What a gorgeous present from your awesome hubby!
And thank you for posting your friend's e-mail. I'm in a different age bracket as your friend, but I feel very much the same about Obama. Here's hoping that enough delegates do too!
Posted by: geek+nerd | February 18, 2008 at 10:47 AM
Good Golly, Andy: those canvases are Great! I like how the brown one has overlapping images that work because of their different colors. And to be paired with the single glitter-dutch oven canvas makes for a brilliant ensemble :)
Posted by: Lilli | February 18, 2008 at 10:49 AM
You have a very nice blog, good post…keep up the good job
Posted by: Sorina | February 18, 2008 at 10:57 AM
What a beautiful blog you have! Really nice pictures :) I´m glad I found you :)
/Jes, Sweden
Posted by: Jes | February 18, 2008 at 10:59 AM
Alicia, thank you ever so much for sharing your friend's letter about Obama. I strongly agree with him. I actually cried when I heard Obama's "Yes We Can" speech. Not since Martin Luther King has I heard a public leader speak with so much heart. I pray that Obama is our next president and that he turns out to be all that we hope and believe him to be.
--Susan C. (another boomer)
Posted by: Susan Ramey Cleveland | February 18, 2008 at 11:06 AM
Alicia,
I loved your friends letter. I would love for him to have the opportunity to put these beautiful, poetic words into action. He makes me feel hopeful. He's not bad on the eyes either:)
Posted by: Jenny321 | February 18, 2008 at 11:10 AM
Hi Alicia,
LOVE the screen prints! You are a LUCKY girl!!
That email was great from David. Makes me solidify more why I am leaning toward Obama.
Type this in your computer - below - and watch this VERY COOL VIDEO!
YouTube - Barack Obama - Yes We Can music video
Posted by: Heather, whatchabuildin | February 18, 2008 at 11:14 AM