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Thursday 7 May 2009

Veg i inked today!!!

Thursday night again folks, time to get yourself a cuppa, take the weight off of your feet and spend a few minutes of your week in the capable hands of a guy they said would never escape! :)
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This week has been a bit of a difficult one for me as far as the veg inking is concerned. Believe it or not i am running low on veg that is good to ink. There are some veg that i could ink, but know from practise runs that they are rubbish, and not even worthy to be seen here.
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So today i just hoped for the best during my visit to the grocers and something little. So give a warm welcome to......the SUGAR SNAP PEA!!!
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The pictures just don't do these peas justice! They did dry out quite fast which always leads to dulling, but they did well to retain at least some colour.
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Maybe not the best place to try out my new Brights alcohol inks, you can't see how totally cool these new inks are on a pea....but i cannot recommend them enough for those of you who don't have them already.
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The most common question i get from bloggers is simply "Why?". Well i like the fact that you can take something that we don't usually look twice at, and turn it into something that is worth a second look.
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This one below reminds me of a big fish for some reason. :)
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Veginkability for the sugar snap peas? Well they didn't ink as well as expected. but then again I'm definitely seeing a pattern in what makes a veg good to ink. The shiny skin. This just doesn't fit the bill.....then again it did result in at least some colour.....so i think I'm going to go with a 4 this week.
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I am a bit disappointed that the Brights didn't reveal themselves as well as i would have hoped, they really are the most gorgeous of colours. Next week i will endeavour to give you something much brighter to view!
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Thanks for looking everyone, I'd better go and check on what Rotty is up to, you just never know with him these days!
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Night all. :)

11 comments:

Jane Wetzel said...

I just wanna know...what do u do with these inked veggies when u r done?? :)

Calv said...

Hi Jane, sometimes they get kept in my freezer, but often it's off to that big vegetable patch in the sky for them. :)

Unfortunately only a few have survived the test of time and otherwise go mouldy. Still, they are nice to look at while they last. :)

Thanks for stopping by Jane. :)

Sarah C said...

These look fab Calvin. They'd be great hung in a bunch. Chillies would be good like that too ~ ever done chillies before? xx

Ruth (ooffee) said...

Don't think your veggies match up to your fruits! You'll never beat the pineapple!

Calv said...

I've not tried a chillie yet Sarah, now theres a thought!

Ruth you are right...so far...that sounds like a challenge so i'll sort myself out and see what i can do! :)

Michelle Frae Cummings said...

wow,,,they almost look like jewelery!

Gez Butterworth said...

Wow!...... the peas look great to me. :-D

I can't get over how the pea looks like a fish but it really does!!! Oh dear! rofl....

Have a great week. Gez. :-)

Sue said...

Oh wow! They were definitely worth a second glance alright! Hmmmn, I have some alcohol ink just sitting there collecting dust, maybe it's time I whip them out. LOL! Thanks for the inspiration!

magic boxes said...

Calv

LOVE your blog and your work - mad and beautiful all at the same time - perfect creativity!

Great sense of humour too!!!

Elaine x

Patti Smith said...

Great job on the sugar snap peas..it always amazes me the color combo and color bleeds that you get...TFS Calv..

artfulstampin said...

How fab, i love the momentary beauty of them, like so many things in this world, they exist ut for a short time to be enjoyed, then all we have is the memory or the photos...