Saving Seeds
Squash Seeds 5"x7"
Squash Seeds 5"x7"
Good Saturday morning to you!
Here's a brand spanking new artwork fresh off the easel. Enjoy!
The inspiration behind Squash Seeds:
I'm sure I'm not the only person to pick up on the idiosyncrasies of my
parents. For me, one of them is saving small odd jars and their lids,
like my dad.
Scattered around my house are several. Among them are a mini jelly jar
from a Christmas gift basket, an empty allspice jar, and a very tiny
half-inch diameter jar that once held peppermint oil.
As a child I was fascinated by the wide array of tiny jars in which dad
used to store seeds for spring planting. I loved how the imperfections
in the glass warped the view of the seeds inside and how the shifting
light bounced off the seeds and anything nearby. I often would sit
staring into one or another of them swaying back and forth to catch the
least shimmer of light and color. I must have looked like a cobra
sitting there.
Yes, I was always that weird kid who did strange things. At least now
you know why.
So this is a kind of tribute to my equally weird and wonderful dad.
When he passed away a few years ago, my siblings and I gathered up all
the jars and bags from ninety-plus years of saved seeds. Instead of a
handful of dirt, we each tossed in a handfuls of his treasured seeds.
I think he would have loved that.
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if
you'd like to see what the painting might look like in a room.
Enjoy!
Jan
P.S. I'm holding off announcing the Spring Giveaway to give the winner
a chance to respond. If I don't hear from them within a few days, I'll
pull another name.
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