Sun Faces

Painted these faces over the weekend, and are to be placed in the seed blocks from the previous posts.

Still Seed Painting

Seed painting has taken longer than expected. I spent every night last week finishing up the first sun and this new sun. I pulled a lot of 3 a.m. "seed nights." I was a walking zombie for the better part of the week. However, this experience has been quite therapeutic. Smelling the aromas of the different herbs, spices, and seeds puts me in a meditative state as I place each seed on the wooden slate. The pepper made me sneeze. The chili seeds made my lips tingle. The licorice reminded me of the first place my husband and I called home. But the cinnamon was oh so heavenly! One more to go....

Seed Painting

I have been asked to be in a gallery in San Francisco. I am creating 3 new pieces for the show. We had to put this week's "Love and Marriage" paintings to the side so I could  meet my deadline. Here is a sneak peak into what I am working on. This is one of the pieces and it's painted with seeds. Popcorn, fenugreek, achiote, flax, ground and crushed red pepper, cinnamon, peppermint, ground pepper, sesame, licorice.

Does anyone have any good ideas for colorful seeds?

Happy Early Halloween

Electric Halloween

8"x 11.5"

Acrylic and Caran d'Ache

Another collaboration with Roberto Romo. If you have to coordinate your Halloween costume with your partner, might as well make it shocking ;)