tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305117665027937006.post1923333842656186086..comments2024-03-08T08:24:40.104-07:00Comments on Art and Alfalfa: At the TopGinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03429484235583035595noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305117665027937006.post-91992440732860861762011-06-06T14:57:19.069-06:002011-06-06T14:57:19.069-06:00Hi Francesca, Loved your way of "hanging her...Hi Francesca, Loved your way of "hanging herbs to dry". It's one of my favorite photographs.<br />GinaGinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03429484235583035595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305117665027937006.post-31199846477572051332011-06-05T23:45:14.056-06:002011-06-05T23:45:14.056-06:00what a nice tribute to your father.what a nice tribute to your father.Francescahttp://www.fuoriborgo.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305117665027937006.post-52658553315642420502011-06-05T08:38:20.405-06:002011-06-05T08:38:20.405-06:00Hi Karena, You always have the best Giveaways. Th...Hi Karena, You always have the best Giveaways. Thanks for your visit.Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03429484235583035595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305117665027937006.post-60402980628593546852011-06-05T08:36:48.383-06:002011-06-05T08:36:48.383-06:00Hi Mark, We are both lucky in that we lived in an ...Hi Mark, We are both lucky in that we lived in an environment which fostered whatever talents we have.Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03429484235583035595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305117665027937006.post-76324091452692357512011-06-05T08:34:38.546-06:002011-06-05T08:34:38.546-06:00Dear Theresa, Thank you for your lovely comment. ...Dear Theresa, Thank you for your lovely comment. I'm always so happy when you stop by for a visit.Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03429484235583035595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305117665027937006.post-90735859366556494592011-06-04T23:06:45.332-06:002011-06-04T23:06:45.332-06:00Gina, I never knew this most poignant story about ...Gina, I never knew this most poignant story about your family and home. Your father would be very proud of you!<br /><br />Be sure to enter my awesome $250 Giveaway from Tracy Porter!!<br /><br />xoxo<br />Karena<br />Art by KarenaKarenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05206642885608991170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305117665027937006.post-35117541479710519102011-06-04T09:43:04.818-06:002011-06-04T09:43:04.818-06:00I was intrigued by the roundel, and am delighted t...I was intrigued by the roundel, and am delighted to know that its meaning is so personal. Your father was indeed a master, and what strikes me about his handsome work is that it complements so perfectly the paintings and ceramics that you do. My own father was also an artist (though it was not his livelihood), and one gift that he gave me was the courage to create and mold my own environment. I have a feeling that you were gifted the same way. Thanks for a beautiful posting!Mark D. Ruffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305117665027937006.post-31137574992905332242011-06-03T18:24:06.448-06:002011-06-03T18:24:06.448-06:00You know how I think a house should have a story.....You know how I think a house should have a story...yours is a very personal one! I love the carving,,,especially the large base that once held the glass table top.<br />You definitely understand the power of small details...the san marco lion...the little bird and of course, the ornament. All wonderful pieces to the story of your life!Theresa Cheekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11429069123185290732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305117665027937006.post-296097470646376742011-06-03T17:39:33.144-06:002011-06-03T17:39:33.144-06:00Hi Jacki, that bush is a lilac bush. It must be ...Hi Jacki, that bush is a lilac bush. It must be almost 100 years old. The old varieties smell heavenly. For some reason (the weather) our entire town has enormous lilac bushes blooming at the same time. It is like living and breathing in a perfume shop.Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03429484235583035595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305117665027937006.post-46253707353030599842011-06-03T17:37:10.111-06:002011-06-03T17:37:10.111-06:00Hi Barbara, Alas, my talents are small compared t...Hi Barbara, Alas, my talents are small compared to my Father. He was also a fine watercolorist. He sent me to drafting school in East Germany...so that I would always have a job...I hated it.Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03429484235583035595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305117665027937006.post-46529428299920283412011-06-03T16:49:06.517-06:002011-06-03T16:49:06.517-06:00What an artist your father was! I had noticed car...What an artist your father was! I had noticed carved legs of furniture in some of your photos before, but had no idea your father had carved them. No wonder you are so talented, with his genes and his encouragement!<br /><br />What is the purple-pinkish bush in the first picture? Don't think we have that here in Texas. Very pretty.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16058399102323096391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305117665027937006.post-4868283262106709942011-06-03T16:43:27.477-06:002011-06-03T16:43:27.477-06:00Gina, your father had hands of gold. No wonder yo...Gina, your father had hands of gold. No wonder you have those same hands! I love that little bird hanging out - a little messenger from above, perhaps? xo,Barbara F.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05650730931602700042noreply@blogger.com