Art and Alfalfa

Saturday, March 27, 2010

Another Bedside Story

The one prerequisite when building a house, a bed on wheels

We were laying marble floors. The bed was rolled wherever we were not. This time in the Dining Room

And this time in the Hallway

And then outside, in the Arcade, under the stars

Gina

Friday, March 26, 2010

Simple, Simple

The Weather? You don't want to know. Snow Again? No Flowers yet.

There is alway MOSS

Follow any waterway and you will find moss. Even in cold winter months. Place into deep dish and spray with water every day.

It will grow

I will show you in a week.

And then it will be even more beautiful.

Gina

Monday, March 22, 2010

Giveaway, Gardeners Rejoice

Tell me please, what is the most unusual vegetable you have grown in your garden?

Winner will receive 6 original cards, images from my ceramics printed on fine ecru colored cardstock.

Only one entry from each participant will be considered. Giveaway closes midnight (your time), March 28, 2010.

As before, qualified judges will be standing by, drinking champagne in the interim.

Gina

Sunday, March 21, 2010

Ceramic Mural

A pilgrimage to Spello in Umbria

This is only a small section of a large ceramic mural I finished this past week.

The original, painted by Giacomo Mancini, in the mid 1500's, is now located in a side chapel of the Church of Santa Maria Maggiore in Spello, Italy. The ceramic pavement was found in the Baglioni Chapel of the church, beneath the main altar.

It was recently moved to a side chapel, is roped off and covered with heavy Plexiglass panels.

What a disappointment! Having come so far and not even get a glimpse of this fine masterpiece.

Gina

Thursday, March 18, 2010

My Garden

My Garden is never the same, but it only changes a little

Every year I save the best of the best, flower seeds that is. And about April 15th they are sown into the ground. It takes almost all summer for the "big show".