Mint Chocolate Ice Cream …and a Summer Challenge…
“Without ice cream life and fame are meaningless”
I love ice cream, I love color, I love nature, and leaves and butterflies are in my art everywhere, no matter if it is ceramic, painting, collage or surface patterns…
In the Second week of the Summer of Color we are challenged to make art in any form using the colors of a specific ice cream flavor. This week is Chocolate Mint. I like the flavor but I have a long list of favorites, it depends where I buy it. We have a lovely place in my hometown, Caguas, in Puerto Rico that sells what they call “artisan ice creams”. Let me tell you, there are no other like theirs. They make ice cream with tropical fruit flavors and also they use some vegetables. The corn flavor is exquisite but I am in love with “choco avellana”. It is a mix of chocolate and hazelnut. I also love the mix of guava flavor and cream cheese. They are all delicious. It is a place to visit The name is Jendy’s. The best ice creams by far….and they also have Mint Chocolate and this week in honor of the Summer of Color I will try that one…mixed with “choco-avellana” for sure.
Using a hand drawn icon of a leaf and a butterfly I created a pattern using the mint chocolate as a color inspiration! I love to mix icons and make patterns and now that I am a graduate from the Art and Business of Surface Pattern Design with Rachel Taylor and Beth Nichols I am committed to practice and practice…..So proud to show you this graduate button:
For this week’s surface pattern the hand drawn icons I used are these:
And the pattern I created is here:
I am linking this post to the amazing Kristin’s blog for the Summer of Color 2 here
Have a great week,
With LoVe,
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June 18th, 2012 at 8:19 am
great energy
June 18th, 2012 at 8:22 am
This looks fantastic! Congrats on graduating!
June 18th, 2012 at 8:37 am
Elizabeth that pattern is beautiful! I’ve been intrigued by that e-course, congratulations on completing it! Perhaps that will be my next one. : )
June 18th, 2012 at 9:00 am
This is gorgeous – I could totally see this as a really vibrant material for a duvet cover and cushions! Beautiful!
June 18th, 2012 at 9:22 am
This pattern is simply breathtaking, Elizabeth. Almost like what we, Malaysians called “Batik Art”. Delicious colors too. Hugs.
June 18th, 2012 at 10:40 am
Absolutely adorable pattern!
June 18th, 2012 at 3:27 pm
xo!
June 18th, 2012 at 5:30 pm
Cool pattern!
June 18th, 2012 at 5:37 pm
i’m ready to come visit so I can try some of those delicious sounding ice creams! aren’t those local shops always the best?
i love your surface patterns and the colors this week work perfectly with them! I think it would look lovely as material for furniture on a verandah.
June 18th, 2012 at 7:11 pm
I love your pattern page and that colour is stun…xxxning
June 18th, 2012 at 10:30 pm
Very Retro! Love it!
June 19th, 2012 at 4:38 am
Lovely – it really pops!
June 19th, 2012 at 10:43 am
oh what a lovely pattern!!
June 20th, 2012 at 12:06 am
So lovely!
June 20th, 2012 at 2:12 am
gorgeous gorgeous wonderful and special… love the pattern and movement you have achieved…xx
June 20th, 2012 at 11:09 am
Congrats on graduating! The piece is fantastic!!
June 20th, 2012 at 3:25 pm
That’s a delightful page of pattern.
June 20th, 2012 at 10:50 pm
That ice cream sounds delicious.. congrats on graduating… I love the colors and pattern.. great piece for the challenge..
xx
June 22nd, 2012 at 10:30 pm
Very pretty!
July 11th, 2012 at 4:00 am
Practice does make perfect
Karen