adam's booklet II

SLOVENSKO

let me go on and present you those among the illustrations that involve pencil. as a matter of fact, there is not a common thread in techniques used. (i would love to hear from a very good friend of mine and an artistic soul mate concerning that, but not only there is no hope of living long enough to really experience her public comment, i am not allowed to name her either.) the design of every page is what make the book a whole, but i decided to use a variety of approaches in the field of illustration.

some of the illustrations are pieces of coloured paper cut out and glued together (i. e. watermelon). in some, the pencil drawing is scissored out like the above detail, a part of decoration of the page dedicated to the biblical accountof Jesus' triumphal entry, when palm tree branches we used in his honour. for other illustrations coloured pencils were used to add a touch of light or shade.

for the week that dealt with protection of angels, adam wrote about an ex- perience, when two of my siblings, when we were kids saw figures of heav- enly beings. it was a scary encounter with both su- pernatural attackers and protetcors, after which the whole family knelt down to offer a prayer of gratitude, and everybody heard a bang of our iron gate though it was locked. the shining faces of an- gels are depicted feature- less just because of this glow.

this is another type of glow. a combination of coloured paper and pencils. it is presented with the blue circle. yet another pos- sibility - a faint luster attained with a golden colour pencil - is used with the lamp you can see on the whole page.

learning about kindness and charity, we used several items to symbolize them: a coat for giving away good cloths, a guitar to represent using one's gifts to make somebody happy, a glass of juice as a reminder of the Lord's words about cold water and a spade to help adam thing of deeds of kindnes, working for others.

“the king will reply: 'i tell you the truth. whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.'“ matthew 25:40.

at last

wow! we have come there at last.

thank you for your patience so far. you will need some more.

adam's booklet

SLOVENŠČINA

tempus volat, as says the latin phrase. it is already unbelievable four years from the time adam and i made a booklet as an additional activity accompanying his sabbath school lessons. (for those of you, who want to know, it was just the quarter it's all i've got concert was given. we both liked the idea of binding a sheet of paper for each week with the memory verse written by his hand and illustrated into a book to be remembered. he was eight and only starting writing, so this was a challenge for him, together with leaving the margin free, and it can be seen by the traces of the pencil left after erasing letters and whole words.

















above: adam's signature at the time

below: the cover with watermelon collage for illustration

the booklet was preserved in a proper way for years. recently it was handled or stored inappropriately - to the point that the photo needed to be retouched. (click on it for a closer look.)


you cannot see it here as i would wish, but the red marker trace was given a contour by pencil, a technique that not only embellish letters, but makes them stand out in an artistic way. i learned it from samuel years ago, and used for cards especially. the graphite line also produces a special effect in combination with a fade marker trace, as you know it may be black or silver, depending on the angle you look at it from.

(to be continued)

the art of ta.st.e

SLOVENSKO

it well may come to you as a surprise to put such an item among those you are now accustomed to. i admit this outgrowth was not expected at the beginning. (and don't, not even for a moment, entertain a strange thought that i'm out of materials to write about or show you.) anyhow, i am aware of the fact, that the art is normally comprehended as something stimulating our sight or hearing. i will not contend here that you should change your position, but will simply state that by definition the art comprises activities and products thereof aimed to please the senses. and i've found gastronomy to be a subtitle of the entry “aesthetic“ and explained as a transformation of  something so indispensable and common as food into an art, using not only colours, form and composition, but also stimulating our senses of taste, smell and touch and even utilizing anticipation and seduction.

as you know, the food is highly addictive. and my aim is not to make you indulge in what is question-able. instead, i would like to present you a healthy alternative to chocolate. this utterly enticing treat is able to shut your otherwise down-to-earth logic although it is packed with bad stuff. that is why i will introduce you to an artistic twist of mine in a healthy chocolate recipe.

it is mine because of an important twist in a recipe paul volk brought when he first came to slovenia. as cashew was a rather precious nut, i inverted the quantity of cashews and peanuts. the latter have stronger taste, and we liked it so much, we never even tried the original recipe. but you may, of course. keep in mind, though, that in using delicacies such as chocolate we need to exercise self-constraint and be happy we can set limits.

the winning healthy chocolate

ingredients:
2 measure of dry-roasted peanuts
1 measure of cashew
1 measure of honey
1 measure of carob powder
1/2 a measure of  roughly ground dry-roasted hazelnuts


how-to:
in a blender or similar kitchen gadget make a fine paste out of peanuts and cashew. hand-mix in honey and carob powder. finally, adding hazelnuts you will get a delicious healthy chocolate spread.