The Kathy

Another entry in the Teacup Generation Series.  This cup is "The Kathy".  It tells the story of Kathy, the poet and creative multi-crafter!  The cup is one of her favorites in her collection of cups, and came from her mom's collection.

Recipe Art Calendar and Teacup Calendar

My Recipe Art Calendar for 2015 is back from the printer and available for purchase! Great gift for the holidays, twelve of my favorite recipes for the year and original art for $16. You can find it at Rudy's - A Cooks Paradise in downtown Twin Falls, or email me and I can fill your order. Rudy's also has my Teacup Generation Calendar that is new this year. The teacup calendar has a different watercolor teacup each month. It is stands up on your desk or counter, and sells for $10. Find Rudy's-A Cook's Paradise at 147. Main Ave. W. in Twin Falls, ID.

More Teacups!

These are the latest in my series of teacups.  I have been on to other things and have forgotten about posting!  The cup on top is from the collection of my friend Delores who loves to set a beautiful table and uses her good dishes when we have dinner at her house.  The lower cup was part of my Mom's collection and now belongs to my daughter Paula.  The silver spoon is Rosepoint, and a piece from my Grandmother's silverware set.  Painting the spoon was a challenge in foreshortening!!

The Teacup Generation Series: The Ann and The Janet

These two new teacup paintings are part of the current show at the Twin Falls Center for the Arts.  I have nine teacup pieces in the Idaho Watercolor Society regional show that is on display at The Center.  These two cups are named after two friends that I have known for as long as I have lived in Idaho - 35 years - a lifetime!  The Ann cup is from Ann's mother Winnie, I believe, and I was fortunate that Ann sent me a picture since she moved before I could photograph her cups. The Janet cup came from Victoria and is a memento of her trip to Canada.  I have had a lot of fun visiting friends and taking pictures of their teacup collections and hearing the teacup stories.  The bond to the past is alive and well!   

The Sherri

This cup is now in the collection of my niece Sherri.  It had been part of my mother's collection of teacups.  Mom loved to send things home with people when they came to visit.  I think that she wanted her prized possessions to end up in loving hands and carry the family legacy forward.  Sherri visited often and wrote down and published the stories that made up Mom and Dad's lives.  She has become the family historian and keeper of our history, so this cup is in good hands!

The Erin - The Teacup Generation Series

And it is March and the time to celebrate the green!  This cup is from my mom's collection.  Not sure where she got it, but the cup is painted in a style very close to the design on a teapot that I bought in Ireland years ago.  Love the clean simple style.  Time to get the teapot out, dust it off and have some Irish Breakfast tea.

The Heather - The Teacup Generation Series

The Heather was fun to create and speaks again to the younger generation of teacup owners.  I hoped to show their colorful style and give an impression of fun and sassy.  I love color and seeing the compliments pop is satisfying.

The Karla - The Teacup Generation Series

This cup, "The Karla" denotes the modern day generation in The Teacup Generation Series.  As the tradition of social time changes so do the cups.  The granddaughters in my family have treasured teacups from their grandmothers that remind them of times past and the tea parties their grandmothers hosted.  And as much as they would love the luxury of afternoon tea, their lives are different and their generation of daily teacups reflect the change with hearty modern styling.  As I see it, this cup created with a Zentangle design, speaks to the fact that social time is short, the cup needs to be practical, go in the dishwasher, and yet it must be beautiful and reflect personal style.  This one reminded me of my niece Karla.

My own legacy china cups sit on a display shelf while I pick a hearty mug to brew lemon ginger tea to enjoy while painting in the afternoon. No worries about knocking over the cup while flinging a brush.  I just have to place it so that I don't dip my brush and color the tea!