3.16.2012

Send something yellow :: {new postcards}

My love of yellow began one summer when we painted our white kitchen and I set up a drafting table in the corner.  I was 17, and it was the summer before my senior year in high school.  I sat at my table, gazing at the vibrant wall in front of me, and began painting a giant orange poppy in homage to Georgia O'Keefe.  Despite the fact that my mother thought that I was painting a giant tarantula, at first, everything that came out of my fingers, at that table, in front of that yellow wall, seemed good.  This was surprising to me, and mostly to my Very Harsh Inner Critic, who usually managed to turn my best opinions to sludge.  The only thing I could think was that the yellow wall was somehow helping me.  It is, after all, the color of Creativity herself.

In honor of this color, and in celebration of nature waking to spring sunshine, I've made some postcards of my favorite yellow things: sunshine, trumpets, daffodils, birds, bees, and béarnaise sauce.  As a side note, I should mention that the recipe on the béarnaise sauce card is the one tried, tested, and perfected by yours truly and that anyone receiving such a postcard might be glad to know that it's not just a pretty face...it's a real-live, functioning recipe.

Here are the yellow cards.  Next up will be a red postcard set, and since I have fewer favorite things that are red, I might need your help, in the comments section, about what your favorite red things are.






6 comments:

  1. I can't wait for my yellow postcards to arrive!
    AND my favorite red things are the first strawberries of springtime!

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    1. That's a good one! I like the first strawberries of springtime, TOO!

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  2. Phoebe, these are adorable! Will have to put in my order shortly. Perfect for spring!

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    1. Thank you, Jenny! I'm so glad you like them.

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  3. These are beautiful Phoebe! Want to order some! Do you ship across the pond? Would have to say,, my favourite red things are English strawberries, tomato based pasta sauce and my most used spice, paprika!

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    1. I just shipped across the pond this morning, in fact. I think I'm going to have to do strawberries now, because it has two votes (plus one from me).

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