The Maker's Space

Just in case you’ve been watching the trees change colors, here’s a list of photos that compare   various locations   before and after they change   into their autumn colors. Besides the nip in the air and the delicious autumn fruits and vegetables, the   changing leaves are probably the greatest sign   of autumn that there is.  Chlorophyll, which is the green   pigment in leaves that produces energy for trees, gradually   breaks down in the fall, revealing the many other colors that also exist in leaves.  That’s where we get the rich browns, oranges, yellows and reds that we associate with the season .   Tu Hwnt I’r Bont Tearoom in Llanrwst, North Wales Image credits:  unicorn81 Image credits:  g7preston Gapstow Bridge, New York , USA Image credits:   Jessica Jenney Image credits:  BooRad0859 Japanese Mapl...

We had a fun evening Playing with Clay at the studio of Susan Ferrell of www.Feralpots.com. We focused on making textures on whatever we decided to make which included wall plaques, vases, ornaments, and soup spoon rests.  All of us did something about the Fruits of the Spirit to display in the Glen Ellyn Evangelical Covenant South Alcove Gallery.  It is always a fun evening.....so don't miss the next time that Susan opens her studio to play!! @www.feralpots.com for classes

  When I think back to family dinners, I remember my grandmother's meals.  The gift of time and love that she poured into our dinners together every Sunday is what I remember.  Have we sacrificed family dinners because we are so busy?  What are we not passing down to our children in the art of slow food when we opt for fast food? Our cooking class learned the art of presentation as well as the art of preparing the meat with garlic, oil, searing and sauces using the drippings and adding butter for flavor.  The appetizers of a pesto and sun=dried tomato loaf, olive tapenade, Havarti and sundried tomato cheesecake, were decorated with thyme and basil and tomato bits for a Christmas flair. All helped prepare the meat, the Elephant-ear potatoes, and wilted spinach salad. The conversation was lively and everyone enjoyed eating the fruit of our labors. The crowning moment was the chocolate cranberry torte.  That dessert also takes a bi...