Bokeh, Baklava And Super Raw Life Magazine

This "Apple Baklava" was made for three reasons. #1. I wanted some. #2. I wanted my new buddy, the fabulous photographer, Shawn Carrasco to taste it. (He'd never had a raw dessert before.) #3. I wanted to learn how to photograph using the 'bokeh' technique (out-of-focus areas).


                                        

Shawn gave me a photography lesson and this was my first attempt.

Heeere we go...

 Bokeh, baby!!




                                        
                                      Gimme some!




                                        
 Oh, yeaaah!!

    

 

    

   

    

 Wheeeee.

    

    Please bear with me here...

      

 I couldn't decide which photos to choose.

     

So I pretty much chose them all.

      

      

      

     

Shawn showed me how to use a different setting to make the photos lighter. SO much to learn!!

      

By the way, this thing was SOOO dang good!!!!

 This is my favorite magazine of its kind, "Super Raw Life Magazine".  I'm in this issue! (Yay me!!)

                                                     
Here's the silk scarf I painted for, Founder/Editor in Chief of "Super Raw Life Magazine", my friend, Michele Marie Jeppson. I looove that magazine! (And her!!)
Here she's wearing the scarf at the "Sundance Film Festival". How cool is that?!! :)




                                            
I'm in this issue too!! :)

Here's a link to the magazine.

You can download the current and past issue of Super Raw Life magazine for
free at www.superrawlife.com

This issue features friend, Chef BeLive, the awesome raw food chef!!!!

 Don't know this dude, but if I wasn't happily married and older than dirt, I'd probably like to.

This is the issue that has the "Apple Baklava" recipe in it. That delicious recipe is by, Cherie Soria.

I love that I know all of these wonderful people and that I'm learning so much from their talents! Raw food recipes, photography techniques, how to be great friends long-distance... and so much more!

Thank you for allowing me to feature you in my blog!!

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Hey!! Hands off the Baklava, Shawn!!!! ~





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gabriele

My Hand-Painted Silk Is Featured In Super Raw Life Magazine! Am I Famous Yet?

Finally!! My name in lights!!

Here's one of the pages of the magazine. That's the color-chart I painted for myself.

It helps me to decide on my color-schemes.

A corner of my studio and the art supplies - that I love!!

Trying not to use the same photos that are in the magazine,

I'll give you some of the steps of silk-painting.

New brushes!! Be still my heart!! I LOOOVE new brushes!!

To begin, I hand-washed the silk to remove the sizing.

Then the piece was hung to dry.

Next it was attached to the stretcher bars.

And the design was sketched on.

Then it was outlined with a resist.

Let the painting begin!

More painting...

And more...

And still more...

Yup. More.

The butterflies are the "Super Raw Life Magazine" logo.

This scarf was commissioned by, Michele Marie Jeppson, Editor in Chief of the magazine.

(And an all-around great gal!!)

And since she is a raw foodist -

And the magazine is about raw food (and SO much more!!) -

It was only fitting that the design should be raw food, greens, veggies and fruit.

Many, many hours later, the scarf was completed. And I was happy with the results.

(I'm my worst critic.)

After the dyes dried, the scarf was rolled between sheets of steaming paper.

Then it was steamed in a stove-top steamer, for three hours.

That makes the colors wash-fast.

After the scarf has been steamed, the colors are even brighter. Love that!

Then the excess dyes were washed-out until the water was clear.

And it was hung to dry.

The last step was ironing. (I wish everything was that easy to iron!)

And here it is - "Raw Food So Good",

14" x 70",

Crepe De Chine silk scarf.

And here is the gorgeous Michele, wearing her new scarf to the "Sundance Film Festival".

SWEET!!!!

Here is another photo of my friend, Michele, and her original scarf.

(The photo was taken by the talented, Bayli Shelton.)

Please go to this link, to get your free-download of Super Raw Life Magazine.

With your free membership you'll be able to access the current and past issues of this fabulous magazine! (I'm a big fan of free.)

That's Michele on the cover of the first issue. The girl lost... wait for it...

72 pounds in 75 days!!!! WOW!!

If you'd like to see more of my work, please take a peek at my website.

Thank you.

This is from a post about young children painting on silk.

(My little grand-brats.)

For more about silk-painting, here are some previous posts;

A special scarf for a special lady.

Going with the flow.

Thanks for your time, everyone.

Ya'll come back now, ya hear?!

There are SO many things to love!

I love "Followers" and comments too!

(Thank you.)

Signing off for now,

gabriele