mini sketchbook completed...

and here's the cover..

and some unposted pages...

some were sketches from  photos..

and some were onsite sketches..

have a wonderful weekend!!

steph

Eat, Pray, Love

I've not read the book

neither have I seen the movie...

but we had a slice of our little paradise

when we visited the island of Bali again....

so, here's our little adventure....

Balinese fried noodles

Fried rice

Pancakes made with local produce

 breakfast with a view of the hills and the river right below

spicy dips , sauces and fresh vegetables..

  

deep fried crispy duck...a specialty in Bali...

and onwards to a spiritual journey.....

 Prayers offered at the century old temple

at Gunung Kawi

a ceremony or upacara (in Indonesian language)

as it was the eclipse of the moon..

Locals taking a bath in a pool with

continuos flow of mountain spring water said to be holy water...

Love the arts, the craft...
and...

Beautiful and hospitable local Balinese..

these moments are so precious..

..... at peace with myself and the beautiful countryside..

sunset from our room..

we were awaken by the sounds of birds, crickets and

livestock from the farms right below the hills.....

So, in the true spirit of 

Eat, Pray and Love...

"We must make good use of this life for the time

that we have left, This brief flash of light,

like the sun appearing through the clouds"

Kalu Rinpoche

Happy T Tuesday!!

Love always...

steph

sketchwalk...

here's a couple of sketches done...

I'm loving the lessons learnt from using watercolor as a medium..

The dragon kiln at the pottery jungle

sketched done at a cafe outside the Central Library

have a good weekend!!

steph

Breakfast on the "flip" side on Tuesday

Ask any Singaporean or Malaysian about roti pratha and
they'll agree with you that it's one favourite
food taken either at breakfast or lunch..

this crispy pancake is made by flipping it and thinning out the pastry
( go to the You Tube link below to watch how it's being made)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtgytR9qCAE

and grilled on a flat pan..
it can be eaten either with hot curry or just sugar..
we love ours with spicy curry,

and eating pratha is not the same without teh tarik (in Malay) which means

"pulled tea".

watch how pulled tea is made in this video...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7X7W3lz9zi8&feature=related



what are you having for tea today?

 

steph

and I thank you!!!

"In everyone's life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being. We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit."

Albert Schweitzer, 1875 - 1965

Happy PPF and have a lovely weekend!!

steph



The gentle art of...

the Korean tea ceremony.

the demonstration....

the experience.....

rice cakes with edible flowers and

red dates or jujube.

a dear friend made one especially for me....

the rice cakes were grilled on a non stick pan.

these rice cakes were steamed...

lotus tea

happy Tea Tuesday!!!

steph

Happy PPF!!!

I've been away for the past week and I will share more about it later..
But today is Friday and I'm sharing this painting...completed a while back

with Acrylics, watercolor inks, transfers and collage on canvas

I've always had a challenge with tranfers but this turned out right... :))

I used Caulk for this transfer..

I'll leave you with a quote from Rumi...

“Your task is not to seek for love,

but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.”

happy Friday!!

steph