Priscilla Woolworth's Blog

HEARTS and LOVE

pwoolworth — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 23:53:39 +0000

We are not alone when we live from a place in the heart

Painted Heart by John Baldessari, seen in Los Angeles…

Wood Hearts seen at the lovely Livia Firth’s store near London, Eco Age…

LED Heart Created and shot at my home studio using LED lights from my store…

Metal Heart from Mexico…

French Heart art project….

LOVE created in my home studio…

Crazy Love shot at my home studio…

One is not loved accidently, one’s own power to love produces love

-Eric Fromm-

Satsuma Tangerine Candle

pwoolworth — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 04:06:53 +0000

My daughter Lucie sent me the information on how to make my own Satsuma candle at home. Thank you Lucie This is very easy to make and so lovely, besides being inexpensive and all natural/non-toxic. I bought four thick skinned Satsumas, even though I only needed one, just in case I made a mistake. All you need to make this candle is a small serrated knife, a small spoon, matches and olive oil.

You will need to make a cut about a 1/3 down from the opposite end of the stem. You need to keep the stem side intact because it holds the wick. The wick is very important…

Tangerine cut 1/3 down…and carefully remove the skin

Using a small spoon, gently pry the fruit from the skin, working your wall slowly around the inside and being careful to keep the middle stem intact because this will be your wick.

Add a little bit of olive to the inside, about 1 to 2 tbsp, keeping the wick from being covered up in oil.

Here is the beautiful, all natural, clean burning candle you will be in awe of because it’s so gorgeous and amazing.

Note: The olive oil might leave a mark where you set your candle down, so be mindful where you put it. I put mine in a small dish…

OUTSIDER ART FAIR

pwoolworth — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 22:58:28 +0000

Just went to an Art Fair in NYC and saw a few pieces that were really wonderful, especially the ones made with recycled materials. I also came across The Envelope Project, envelopes decorated by inmates at prisons and jails from several states, and 100% of the proceeds are donated to the Read alliance, a New York based nonprofit serving at-risk kindergarten and first-grade students. They

Haitian piece made with recycled cans

The Envelope Project

The Envelope Project-The one envelope I really hoped to buy was already spoken for

Haitian piece made with salvaged wood

Love the name of this artist, translates as : Albert Beautifulspeaking

Super cool elephant head sculpture made out of aluminum foil

Vegetable Gardening Class

pwoolworth — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 02:01:00 +0000

I took a super Vegetable Gardening class last weekend in Venice, California- taught by Master Gardener David King. Loved it.

Met this adorable furry friend who sat down in the empty seat next to me…

Easy to make paper pots, and another great way to recycle newspaper…

Sturdy raised garden bed for the parts of your garden where access to soil isn’t possible…

Bolted broccoli has flowers the bees love and string bean like pods, for harvesting seeds…

Bolted Red Leafed lettuce also produces seeds you can replant…

A delicious row of various lettuces ready for the picking…

Found and repurposed bin, now used to grow potatoes. The potatoes are planted in the bottom, and as they grow, soil is added little by little, until the potato plant reaches the top of the bin. When the potatoes are ready to be harvested, the bin is easily turned on it’s side and the potatoes are picked without having to dig deep down…

Free mulch is available at different locations around Los Angeles. Just go to www.lacitysan.org/srpcd or check in the city where you live, to find out where you can pick some up in your area.

Photos of 2011

pwoolworth — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 18:06:04 +0000

I take many photographs during the year, and the following are especially meaningful to me. Shot in my garden in Los Angeles, my father’s place in Maine, Palm Springs, Hudson, NY and New York City…Wishing you a very happy, healthy and laughter filled New Year 2012

PALM SPRINGS

OUTSIDE THE BARN IN MAINE

MY FATHER’S BATHROBES-MAINE

FOUND ON A HIKE IN MAINE

COOKBOOK IN ECHO PARK

BICYCLE USED AS TRELLIS FOR CHERRY TOMATOES-LOS ANGELES GARDEN

BUNDLED HERBS ON TABLE AT AMANDA PAYS’S HOUSE-LOS ANGELES

SEEN IN HUDSON, NEW YORK

DRIED SUNFLOWER FROM MY GARDEN, LOS ANGELES

WHOLE FOODS SHOPPING BAG RECYCLED AND REPURPOSED AS PARCEL PACKAGING-LOS ANGELES

ONE OF THE MANY MANTIDS IN MY GARDEN IN LOS ANGELES

FRESH WALNUTS + REUSABLE PRODUCE BAG

WHOLE SPICES-LOS ANGELES

LOS ANGELES-IN MY CLOSET

ECO FRIENDLY GIFT TAGS

pwoolworth — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 02:46:11 +0000

I rarely find gift tags that I like so this year, I decided to just make my own. Using a few blank kraft paper tags I had, and adding some recycled cardboard from the organic boxes of tea I drink and perhaps even parts of a box of Weetabix cereal, I cut them in different sizes. Using a couple of stamps, and a black ink pad, I stamped them first, and when the ink was dry, I used a hole puncher, punching larger holes for the chubbier ribbon to make it through. The ribbon is actually remnants I had saved for a rainy day.

I’m not bothered about the smudges

The ribbon remnants really dress up the tags

The Conference Of Birds

pwoolworth — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 17:57:06 +0000

THE CONFERENCE OF BIRDS

Today when doves

echo in soft matching notes

coo coo coo coo

that is me, writing.

when the woodpecker

batters his head

into the same tree

until the hole

is big enough

to stuff his acorn

or the thrasher

standing king-like in the madrone

his crass notes a rasp in spring air

that is me, writing.

when the hummingbird

makes his sky circles

with the loud pop at the bottom

that’s my exclamation!

my despair, the red-shouldered hawk

sawing the sky in half

with his screams———

kee-yer kee-yer KEE-YER

when the loud scolds of jays

greedily push at the feeder

knocking seeds from the stand

and the faint treble of California quail

cluck in the underbrush

shy and tentative…… chicago chicago chicago

and even the rip sound

of the perigrine pulling

feathers from his kill

discarding, and selecting

when the mocker, boisterress with longing

jumps from his branch

in acrobatic turnings

and the warblers query

witchita witchita witchita which?

glitter-flashes of gold in the oaks

when the violet-green swallows,

chi veet chi veet, sew the sky back together

wih their darts and swoops

we are flaunting

scolding and cooing

show offs, saying

look at me, look at me .

-Wendy Wilder Larsen

BEAUTIFUL BIRDS OF CALIFORNIA:

WOODPECKER

PERIGRINE

HUMMINGBIRD

QUAIL

THE HOLIDAY SEASON

pwoolworth — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 00:59:08 +0000

The holiday season is upon us and to get in the mood, I love looking at cool alternative, attractive and simple decorations, made using natural or repurposed materials…Enjoy

N A T U R A L C O T T O N W R E A T H

S T I C K S S T A R S C A N D L E S

I T ‘ S C H R I S T M A S

D R I E D O R A N G E P E E LS AND C A N D L E S

S I L V E R M E T A L B I R D F E E D E R

CAITLIN WYLDE

pwoolworth — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 21:32:13 +0000

Caitlin Wylde doesn’t only make the most gorgeous flags and tepees but she is a scavenger like I am of nature’s treasures: feathers, stones, twine, wood, seaweed, pods…I have collected loads of these over the years, and at my house, I keep all my treasures in large glass vases, wooden bowls, trays, shelves, etc. The artist Caitlin Wylde, based in Los Angeles California, who’s work is featured below, uses her finds in montages, where all the bits and pieces are carefully arranged in a certain order and nothing feels wasted.

POMEGRANATES

pwoolworth — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 04:38:45 +0000

Recently, I read a few tips about growing Pomegranates you may or may not know already:

*add rock salt to the soil every once in a while to sweeten the fruit

*to keep the birds and squirrels from eating all the pomegranates off the tree, secure brown paper bags around each fruit

*the fruit is ready to pick when it splits open

and

*this is how I collect the seeds and it works really well: put the fruit in a large bowl of water, slice it in half while it’s submerged, and remove the seeds from the rind. When you are done, just pour the seeds through a strainer. I love to eat the seeds as is, or add them to a green salad. Either way, they are delicious