Sealed! Bookmark 9 [8]

And now... I'll finish bookmark # 8 (the italian counterpart), inshallah!

Bookmark 9 [7] front and back

It is finished. I learned a lot from this...fish!

Potatoes! 6 of 6

The excellent result. It did not last long! ;-)

Potatoes! 5 of 6

The preparation.

Potatoes! 4 of 6

The real Solanum tuberosum with pictures of American Friends HOW TO.

Potatoes! 3 of 6

Rosemary from the common garden.

Potatoes! 2 of 6

This is the only available package at the local store.
Such an easy choice!

Potatoes! 1 of 6

Art is good but Food is better!

Bookmark # 9 [6]

Success! The boring fish is all stitched!! Alhamdulillah!!!

Bookmark # 9 [5]

About 30 x more...

Tom & Athos

Beautiful Beef Tomatoes from the Golden Hill.
Weight: Tom, 540 g / 1.19 lbs // Athos, 298 g / 0.657 lbs.

Tuna Steak & Potatoes Still Life [8]

And now... since the weather relented...I shall cook it!

Tuna Steak & Potatoes Still Life [7]

Tuna Steak & Potatoes Still Life [6]

I have the feeling that POSTCARDS will never die.
I still see them around. I still send them and ask friends who travel abroad to send them to me, which they do...although it is not easy!

Tuna Steak & Potatoes Still Life [5]

Yes, for drawing food items kraft paper is better. But... I have some postcards a-waiting to be drawn, and they are the perfect size of my stencil! Winsor Newton postcard. Caran d'Ache 3B edelweiss pencil.

Tuna Steak & Potatoes Still Life [4]

This is the picture! Appetizing, isn't it? Once printed (10 x 15 cm), I made a stencil of the tray.

Tuna Steak & Potatoes Still Life [3]

My kraft paper small (A6) album.
About A6 and other paper sizes, click HERE!

Tuna Steak & Potatoes Still Life [2]

Kraft paper is better!

Tuna Steak & Potatoes Still Life [1]

American Friends living by the Ocean sent me a picture of their 4th of July lunch with the recipe of the potatoes (about which I am especially interested). I'll begin with drawing it... as it is too hot for cooking!
Sketch on copy paper. 10 x 10 cm / 4" x 4" inches.

Bookmark # 9 [4]

A thread of 45 cm on AIDA 14 ct makes 30 x.

Bookmark # 9 [3]

Ferragosto Pepper!

This year, NO fireworks for Ferragosto!
Pencil and Inktense on canvas board.
5 x 5 cm / 2" x 2" inches (unframed).

Jazz Pepper

Pencil and Inktense on canvas board.
5 x 5 cm / 2" x 2" inches.

Matterhorn frame 2

Matterhorn frame 1

Matterhorn

Pencil on canvas board. 5 x 5 cm / 2" x 2" inches

Out of Place

Ink on tracing paper and digital colours.
15 x 15 cm (7 x 7 cm) / 6" x 6" (2.7 x 2.7) inches.

Hot Summer

Ink on CP paper. 15 x 15 cm / 6" x 6" inches.

Moonlight Marvel

Ink / and digital colours / and graphite // on CP paper.
10 x 10 cm / 4" x 4".

Oleander

Graphite and wat on CP paper. 10 x 10 cm / 4" x 4".

A Good Choice

Ink on tracing paper and Wat on CP paper.
10 x 10 cm / 4" x 4" inches.

Line Drawing, My Love!

Here are Bookmarks # 9 [2] and # 8 [5]. Filling in # 9 is as boring as seeing only sea when on a ship, for days on. I love simple line drawings and promise myself that I will stick to it in stitching too. YES, less IS more!

1st of August in Mendrisio!

Scroll down to the videos and pictures!
Karin Keller-Sutter, Financial Federal Councillor; Samuele Cavadini, Mayor of Mendrisio; Villa Argentina, the location of the event; ♥️Mario Botta♥️, Architect.

Tomato

Coloured pencils on chinese inks.
CP paper; 12,5 x 12,5 cm / 5" x 5" inches.

Swiss National Day 2026!

We have a joke in Switzerland that goes as such: Question: Which are the three Swiss national languages? Answer: They are two: German!
Enjoy the National anthem in German: https://www.admin.ch/de/schweizer-landeshymne