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Spice Necklace and Jameson

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with a wee bit o' help from old Jameson.... Grenada, the spice island, has a charming souvenir that is sold along the beachs and market stalls.  Mostly local ladies carry, over their arms, strands of necklaces made from the spices that grow on the island.  Although each artisan may have their own style and variation on the aromatic 'gems', typically at the center or base is a pendant of nutmeg and mace. O ften going up the , strand s ymmetricaly is ginger root, tumeric root, cloves, cocoa beans, cinnamon bark and folded bay leaves.  Annatto Pod and seeds in Jameson Whiskey Spice necklace "These are not for the kitchen", warns Charlotte, the Grendian. "They are to put in your bathroom or bedroom, to make them smell good," she touts.  "But you could use them in the kitchen, right?" "Oh yes" she affirms.  I suspect she takes this approach due to the fact that most people wouldn't know what to do with a nutmeg, m...

Grenada Paintings

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Calvigny, 24 x 36" Self-portrait, 12x12" Venus' Nipple, 12x12" Conch, 36x36"

Last painting before we sail

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Waves & Water

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I have so many ideas for paintings. Thank goodness I brought plenty of supplies and a couple of stretcher bar sets. So I work back and forth between a 12x12 and a 24x36.  This is a 12x12 abstract. The next was actually the first painting here so it's titled First Impressions. It's also a 12x12.