Tuesday, July 8, 2014

SOC 4 week 5

This weeks colors gave me some real challenges.

When do I use bright red, bright blue and a bit light blue together? I felt it was impossible to make anything with these colors. They are beautiful, but not together, alone. If I could add some yellow and orange, I would have had lots and lots of ideas.

I simply had to chew it for a couple of days before a thought came to mind. I were thinking of my maternal grandma, she died when I was 6, 50 years ago. I still remember her, how very kind she was and all the things she did. One thing I always were excited of, was when she were making jam and lemonade from the berries she had in her garden.


I stood beside her (4-5 years old), ready to have a taste as soon as a batch were finished. Oh how I loved that. And then I ran out to play. I don't know if lemonade is the right word for what she made, but it was a consentrate of the berry juice. When we drank it, we added water to it.


Do you remember the rubber caps? She always used them, hot bottles filled with hot lemonade and then the rubber caps.

The jam were stored slightly different. Hot jar filled with hot jam, and then she added a thick layer of wax before the cute little fabric hats. I remember her kitchen counter filled with those cute jars. She made jam from many different berries, but my favorite always were strawberry.


She labeled all the jars and bottles, name of berries used and year. I can still remember how I longed to become a grown up and make all this good stuff and decorate it myself. Well, I've done it a few times. The kitchen is not my place, I do make the food we need to eat, but that's about all.

Thanks for visiting, I hope you've enjoyed my little story.

26 comments:

  1. Lovely and beautiful story. I love being in the kitchen do this and that. I love your drawings and the soul you put into them because of your kind Grandmother. Thanks, enjoyed your post.

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  2. I loved reading your story. How strange it is that colours can evoke such strong memory associations. You completed the colour task beautifully. It is a tough one..bright blue and red are not happy partners but yummy jam and a blue cloth did the trick! Thank you so much for your visit laila and your wonderful comments.

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  3. Beautiful painting; made more so because of the story that goes with it. Thank you for sharing it with us :o)

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  4. Laila I like what's in your corner. Like this post a lot. I have memories like these as well.

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  5. I bet your grandmother would be so proud of you today as she saw how you honored her with this lovely story and beautiful art. Seems you found your voice on these colors after all.

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  6. well done with these challenging colours! I'm still thinking about mine! hmm

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  7. Your jam and lemonade...they really look good!

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  8. I have been the same, Laila. This colour combo is not for me but I got there in the end. Your painting is lovely.

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  9. Your work is beautiful! I think the colours had a lot of us stumped!! Valerie

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  10. xo ;)
    (I remember those caps!) K

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  11. Oh very lovely and such special memories for you, thanks for sharing!

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  12. Great when we can recall such strong memories, a wonderful story tfs. Love how you have used the colours:-) xxx

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  13. Hi Laila, amazing vibrant reds and blues..so beautifully done...looks fabulous...yes I loved your story sharing! I also love the post below you did on celtic knotworks, I have always been fan and love all kinds of knotwork patterns..yours look stunning and magical!
    Ps: you asked me about the tips of my pencils, they are just worn down flat from coloring so hard..need to sharpen them. LOL!

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  14. Lovely piece, as always! I know, these weren't my colors either, but in the end I just had a think a bit more and then - zap! Your piece is just a great use of the colors, again!

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  15. What a really lovely story and your painting is perfect for the colours, it's so well done.

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  16. What a gorgeous piece of art and a really sweet story too! :o)

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  17. Lovely memories. I remember making jam with my mum, and then I used to make it on my own for a few years but gave it up. The kitchen is not really my place either! I enjoyed your story and really like the picture you made to illustrate it.

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  18. I love your beautiful work of art and the wonderful story behind it! An awesome and creative way to used this week's SOC colors and a beautiful way to keep memories, too!

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  19. lovely story and lovely SOC painting...and I love your blog header photo too!

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  20. I am new on here. Plus late I see it is almost over.

    Yours is very nice looks lovely. I have mine up on my page.

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  21. Oh goodness...I absolutely love your work!!! Amazing! I will definitely visit often!!

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  22. great piece of art and the colours have worked so well. Also love your celtic art - very unusual and unique

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  23. I love this! The illustration as well as the story about handmade jam. I also remember my grandma doing this and I loved it too to be with her in the kitchen while she was preparing all the delicious jam. My favorite was the jam made from plums :)

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  24. Lovely paintings and reading your post makes me want to taste the jam too!

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  25. This is a lovely picture of a beautiful memory :-)

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