today, a sweet teabag girl.  i used acrylic,

collage, charcoal pencil and hand made papers.

every year i talk about oshogatsu feast, the 

japanese new year day celebration.  

my friend hosts friends and family 

and i am the sous chef.  we stand next to each other

for hours and hours chopping, cooking, preparing, 

presenting the dishes for guests.   many of you

may not be familiar or have ever seen the foods

we eat on this auspicious day so i wanted to show you here.

  i have not missed one oshogatsu in my life! whereever i was in the world,

i came home to be with my family.  when i had my own family

and my parents were older, i carried on the tradition.

now my son, carries on, creating a small feast in chicago.  

do you carry on family traditions?  i would love to hear of them.

thank you for visiting me at my blog today.

i appreciate your visit and any comments.  

today's post is linked, as is every friday with

friends at paint party friday, hosted by eva and kristen. 

day 5, 30 paintings in 30 days challenge

high note, acrylic

for now i am leaving this painting a little

'sketchy.'  it may change at some point 

but not now.

i have neglected my journal and my online journal buddies.

i have started to play.  my desk top is clear, journal open, paints out.  

ready for business.

japanese new year good luck wreath with a  shaft of rice 

from japan on my front door.

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