The Textile Cuisine

Fancy a fish dish? You're welcome: The idea for fisherman's kitchen portrait arose long ago. It was percolating slowly on the back burner and now the time has come to express it in fabrics. I wanted it rather dark, in tones of browns and blues. Hand dyed antique linen and lace (aka fishing net) were the starting point setting the mood for the whole piece. Smoked fish and the basket of fishes were the obvious choices as well as the big pot with fish soup. I wasn't sure what window view I want but the scraps just lined up for the big sky and the sea. So what to put on the table? At first I wanted simple silver plates but the addition of fishes turned it into splendind feast. That's how we ended up on the fine dining in this humble fisherman's kitchen. I love making kitchen portraits. In the next post will show you more of them, the ones created through the time I was absent here. But of course I had to share my newest baby first, right? Bon appetit!

That's what I should hang on my door, I guess. Powinnam sobie to chyba powiesić na drzwiach. Why? Because it is true :) Here is a proof:  Dlaczego? Bo to prawda :) Oto dowód: And here is its mother :) A tu jej mamusia :) And yes, I remember, Valentine's Day is coming :) I oczywiście pamiętam o zbliżających się Walentynkach :)

To show you my fishes :) Here they are - in full glory. I showed them on Jariba Market and people liked them very much. I'm developing this idea so the new year at my shop will start with fishes (and hearts, of course, but that's a separate chapter). Pokazać moje ryby :) Oto one - w pełnym blasku. Pokazałam je na Jaribie i bardzo się wszystkim podobały. Cały czas pracuję nad tym pomysłem, więc nowy rok w moim sklepie zacznie się rybami (i serduszkami, oczywiście, ale to osobny rozdział). They are about 14 cms long and 6 cms wide, made out of silk and totally adorable (if I do say so myself) :) The down side of fishes and all my small etsy items is, that they didn't leave any time for making bigger pieces. So this year I didn't even make Christmas quilt for myself :( I also didn't send a single card to anybody :( But it is Christmas time. The only solution is to wish you all Merry Christmas with these small ornaments made BEFORE etsy took my whole artistic life :)