May
28
Dawn's Brew (Calla Lily), Copyright © 2009 Cynthe Brush
As mentioned in my prior post…
It’s fascinating to observe which images people are attracted to.
Expanded my print selections at ‘Celebration of Old Roses’ this year by bringing other flowers besides roses, along with some fruit & veggie prints. Half the images purchased this year were from these “other” categories.
‘Dawn’s Brew’ is an unusually dramatic, high contrast, image with the calla cup glowing against the dark undulating curves of its leaves. Caught this photo in my backyard, when Read more
May
28
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Lime to Ice, Copyright © 2009 Cynthe Brush
Had a delightful day with my dear essential oils friend & classmate, Susan Betancourt, at this year’s ‘Celebration of Old Roses’ event held earlier this month (May 17th, 2009). Susan helped me last year, too. And has volunteered for 2010! What a dear buddy she is.
It was a lovely day, which ended up being surprisingly (and wiltingly) warm in El Cerrito (CA). Left Sonoma county before 8am and took only 54 minutes to get over to the East Bay…in record time. Had thought it would take at least an hour and 15 minutes. Arriving early, makes set-up easier since there usually are parking spaces still available in the El Ceritto Community Center’s parking lot.
Besides art prints, business cards, two chairs, a cash box, two framed prints & other display items, my versatile little Prius was packed with a bucket of roses - mainly hybrid Musks: ‘Cornelia’, ‘Eva’, ‘Pax’, ‘Penelope’ and a pretty pink Wichuriana rambler ‘Francoise de Juranville.’
The roses were for the table displays. I grow several types that I hadn’t seen in 2007, so took a few minutes to gather them for the show. The spring rose season has come early the past two years. We had a heat wave in early May this year, which wilted most of the roses, limiting what I could take for Read more
May
6
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'Pink Pucker' Cl. Hybrid Tea, Devoniensis
The renown “Celebration of Old Roses” extravaganza organized by the San Francisco Bay area The Heritage Roses Group is held every May, the Sunday following Mother’s Day.
This year, the FREE event will be on May 17, 2009 from 11am - 4:30pm. As usual, it’s to be held at the El Cerrito Community Center, a few blocks east of San Pablo Avenue: 7007 Moeser Lane (the cross street is Ashbury). Parking - also free - can be a bit hard to come by.
I’ve wanted to go for YEARS. Went for the first time last year in 2008, though our SpringMoon Fine Art Prints were sold the prior year in 2007 by my friend Shannon Montoya of Mendocino Heirloom Roses. Shannon encouraged me to attend as an art vendor, so event visitors, other vendors, and show folks could enjoy our rose & floral portfolio more fully.
Cornelia Hybrid Musk Rose & Buds
The ‘jewel in the crown’ of this informal, but well attended, gathering is an enormous display of glass jars overflowing with roses gathered in the central hall. All the roses are labeled in their major group classifications: Bourbons, Chinas, Gallicas, Floribundas, Musks, Portlands, species, Teas, and “others”. All sort of folks from professional horticultural experts, gardenistas to hobbyists bring Read more