Serving Acorns Today

The first of the acorn squash are in the house!

I think this is my favorite squash.

For lunch today here at my desk, I'm serving this.
Cut the squash in half and slice off a tiny bit of the end.
That is so it will sit up straight.
Scoop out the seeds.
Add a spoon of margarine and season to taste.
Use press and seal wrap (love that stuff) to seal.
Microwave on high 4 minutes.
And then maybe a little more.
Unwrap and fork around in the meat so the margarine will soak in.
ummm ....so good!

♥Sharon

PS....on the way out the door, I fed the seeds to my flock.

Faces in Technicolor

starting tomorrow

The Last Plum Story

I promise this is the last of the plum stories. For this year. Do you have one of these really cool contraptions shown above? I don't know it's name. It was passed down to me and I'm thinking it is most likely at least 70 or more years old. I tell you it works like a well oiled machine and last Saturday evening, I processed 12 cups of the most beautiful plum puree you have ever seen.

Emelie was the one who mentioned plum sauce. She motivated me to do it. I was on the verge of letting them all go to waste and yes with huge amounts of guilt at that. She sent me her recipe and I did a little research on the net but in the end, I do what I always do. A little bit of this and a little bit of that and taste and add more of this and some of that and taste. I simply can't follow a recipe.

Sunday morning while making the plum sauce, I just kept thinking about my grandmother who lived to be 96 and spent many an hour picking, cooking, and canning from her garden. I thought about how she surely never would let one plum go to waste. And I thought about how she did all this many years of her life in a home without air conditioning. Heck, when I was just a young one, she didn't even have running water, not to mention other very important modern conveniences. When I finished, I was wiped out. Exhausted. And I only ended up with 8 jars. That sure wouldn't be enough to carry a family through the winter. All of this thinking sure didn't help the guilt I was already heaping on that silver platter that I always carry for such special guilt. I carried the silver platter outside to have another look at all the plums that I was letting go to waste. You know, I needed some kind of affirmation that, "yep, I should feel really really guilty about letting so many plums go to waste".

Here is what I discovered. The plum tree was buzzing with hundred of butterflies, wasp and one great big red headed woodpecker. Sure enough there were many many more plums to be had. All of a sudden, the sliver platter slipped out of my hands and all the guilt just fell right to the ground along with over ripe plums. Sometimes, it is just about the big picture. Made me wonder if my Grandmother left some on the tree for ....................

I bet she did.

♥ Sharon

Workshop starts Friday morning.

I hope to see you there.

Faces in Technicolor Winner is

But first, I want to THANK YOU all for putting out the word about my Faces in Technicolor class that starts Friday. You all did a wonderful job of showcasing my class on your blogs and I really got a kick out of those who told someone in person or by email. So cool. I'm very excited and I don't remember when I said I would draw for the second free spot, but I just thought it needed to be now. SO...............................................................................

Did you know you can collapse the comments and then just print the names in a list. I know. So smart. Anyway, I did and then I folded and then I drew and the winner for the second free spot in my Faces in Technicolor online e-course is.................

Rina said...
Hi Sharon,

I love for a chance at your workshop....I did post all
the info at my blog.

June 08, 2010 11:43 AM

Congratulations Rina, I look forward to having you in my class. Watch for the group invite in you email.

If you haven't signed up for the class, I hope you will. It is so much fun to start with the first wave of ARTIST. There is so much energy and encouragement and good vibes bouncing around. I love love love it.

♥ Sharon

Add your Link

Hey ya'll.....check this out.
EDIT
I moved the Blog Hop links to my side bar. Just scroll down a ways and you can still add your link. That way it won't fall off the page.

Lunch Time

Hello My Friend Zorana,

This was for you and then I did a silly thing and decided to invite everybody.

♥Sharon

Remedy for feeling stretched

I have a "feeling stretched" remedy for you. A friend told me this a long long time ago. She said when feeling overwhelmed with all the many task at hand, just pick one and do it. So, I did. The task that I managed was to update my sweet grandson's COTAforRyanT website. That was the most important task.

But I also have my own remedy that works. I made a list of the many task that were building up in my head and getting all crowded and pushed around and causing me to "feel stretched".

And then I managed to actualize and mark off several things. One of which was to get the Lesson Schedule posted over in the classroom of the Faces in Technicolor class. Here is the opening day:
JUNE 18, 2010
LESSON ONE (11:55): ♥About the class ♥Canvas preparation ♥Finding a model

LESSON TWO (13:47): ♥Sketch discussion ♥Value discussion ♥Sketch demonstration

LESSON THREE (9:37): ♥Color value exercise
( those aren't times....that is the length of each video)

I can't tell you just how excited I am about the class. It is a good class with great lessons to be learned; but the exciting part is getting to see all the students paintings and feeling their enthusiasm and seeing their pride with painting. Some of my students are painting for the first time and it just gives me such a warm feeling inside.

Remember there is a second free spot drawing. Read all about it in this post. The thing to remember is, if you have already paid for the class and you are the winner, I will refund your class fee.

So, I'm feeling not so stretched now.
♥ Sharon

PS: I have updated the Cloth to Cloth page. See tabs at the top, just under the header.

Feeling Stretched

We still have lots of plums.

Not for long as they are falling ripe to the ground.

One person can eat just so many plums.

I would send some home with you if you came for a visit.

I'm feeling as stretched this week as that shirt full of plums. I have so many things on my unwritten list that I need to write the list. I felt a crash coming on last night so I landed in bed at 8pm. But I'm still feeling tired this morning. I have had several weekends in a row that were not ARTful and I don't know that I can take much more of that.

Well actually, my adventure last weekend was ARTful but not with a paint brush in my hand. And I need a paint brush in my hand.

My adventure was great. My friend Susan and I went down the road a bit to partake in a class with my friend Deryn. The class was "Clear Applications in Resin". I so enjoyed seeing Deryn again and she is a wonderful teacher. Don't miss her if you get a chance to take any of her classes.

Later.

♥

Sharon

PS... There is still time to comment for a free spot in my Faces in Technicolor class. Scroll down for that post.

Making Wishes

Good Morning,

I was just cropping around in my ART photo file

and loved this crop.

Needed to share.

I'm not very silent about my wish for time.

I'm off on an adventure today.

Be back tomorrow.

Have a great weekend.

♥

Sharon

Got Guts

OK, this might be the first and only post that I "delete". But for now, you need to know that, "I am an ARTIST with Guts".


I am doing this and day dreaming about doing this and that is that!
I only showed one person...in person and he just rolled his eyes. Did you? I didn't really show him. I just passed by with a black marker in my hand baiting him. Sure enough he ask, "what are you writing?" I flashed my leg; he rolled his eyes; and that was that. Then the next day, yesterday, I had guts to begin to make the day dream happen. Maybe. It could. Then this morning I needed to tell U (Universe).
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ABOUT YOU: You guys are thrilling me with your comments and posting about my new workshop. I chuckle with delight reading what Wendy said"....Your message is being broadcast to all readers of Craft Dinner". Dolls with Destiny who is just now starting a blog said she has told her sister. Joeanns who is a new student in the Faces: All Norah'S workshop said she has told three people. Lynne from the UK doesn't have a blog but she has emailed the link to a bunch of people. And I ♥ ♥ ♥ all you guys who put up a button in your sidebar. Don't worry about multiply comments on that post, I am writing the names down as we go so I and draw from the hat. I'm so happy that I thought to make it clear to the ARTIST who don't yet have a blog.
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ABOUT THE WORKSHOP:
Class Name: Faces in Technicolor
Start Date: June 18, 2010
Cost: $55.00

My new class is now open for registration. The class is about painting faces with a wild and crazy palette of Technicolors.

I am so excited to share with you the fun of non-traditional flesh colors in faces as well as the how and why of it. In this class we will start with a blank white canvas, go on a model search, discuss the importance of values when painting faces, do an exercise to better see values, discuss the color wheel, go on a search for background inspiration and learn how to incorporate the colors in the background.

I will demonstrate using a few Golden heavy body paints and mediums. However, you do not have to use the same brand or colors that I will be using.

Registration is now open. The class Start Date is June 18th. There are 10 lessons of over 4 hours of video. I have not worked out the exact class schedule yet but the videos will be presented over a course of several weeks. I'm thinking 3.

As always, this class will not have an end date. It will be available for you at your leisure, dressed or not.

It makes me so happy to offer this because you know what? I love the "teacher love" that I have received.

You can visit my Ning network here. Sign up if you haven't already. I'll pass you through. There is a paypal button for the class there as well as here.
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Sharon Pendergraft, the winner of the first free spot is already over there in the classroom along with a few others. Nothing is up yet on the blackboard but I will be posting the class schedule and supplies and stuff asap. In the meantime, it is a fun place to meet and visit while waiting for the teacher.

I'm so thrilled with the excitement about the new class. Thank you.
♥ Sharon
hello hello...are you still here?

Almost ready for you to register for new class

Yes that is correct, just as soon as I can get the registration information and pay pal button up at allnorahsart.ning, we can get started.

I am so excited to share with you the fun of non-traditional flesh colors on faces.

I would have had this ready today but last night right in the middle of posting the class registration on the network, ZAP!!! a storm blew in and we were without electricity for about seven hours. So I lost all that I had been working on. I'm hoping I will have time to do it again from this desk later today.

In the meantime, let me tell you this. I am going to add a blog tab up at the top where you can click over and read all about the class. You know, what we will do, a little bit about supplies and all that good stuff.

But here are some facts I can tell you right hear and now: Class tuition is $55.00. Registration will start as soon as I can get it up. The class will actually start June 18th. That will give a couple of weeks for the Artist to gather and get ready. It is so much fun when starting with a big group all at the same time. The energy is so exhilarating and inspiring and I hope you will all join in.

If you haven't signed up with your comment for a chance at the free spot. You can still do that. But time is running out because just as soon as I go figure out that random number thingy, I will probably edit this post with the winner.

EDIT:

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Anonymous said...
Oh my goodnes....OH MY GOODNESS....how awesome! How can I pick a favorite? But if I MUST....it would be the colors used in LUSCIOUS LIPS! You are SO talented! Sharon Pendergraft WINNER!!!!!

BUT, I WANT TO GIVE A SECOND FREE SPOT.

For a chance at that:

1. Tell about my new workshop on your blog with a link back to me.

2. Then leave your comment in this post telling me that you did that.

4. If you do not have a blog, leave me a comment here and tell me that you have told at least one person about this new class. .....or something like that.

3. The day before the workshop starts, I will draw a winner for the second spot from comments on this post. If you have already signed up for the new class, I will refund your payment.

♥ Sharon