Grilled salmon with fresh herbs, lemon, and a see-through side of a little sassy dog.
~T
Category Archives: Art, Garden, Creativity
Garden Beauties
Morning Glory vines cover a six foot section of fence in the Garden’s back yard and discreetly hide my naked Iron Maiden.
~T.
American Russian Sunflowers
Wild sunflowers are native to North America and were a common crop among American Indian tribes but commercialization of the plant took place in Russia. The Russian Sunflower seeds that we planted in the spring are among the tallest flowers currently growing in our neighborhood. To date, the tallest flower that has graced our landscape measured approximately 14 feet, give or take an inch.
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~T.
Funk Art
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Funk art was inspired by popular culture in the 60’s and 70’s, and uses unlikely mixtures of materials and techniques. Funk artists are not as concerned with impeccable technique, durability or form and so our works are often characterized as having a “sloppy finish”.
My Art Disc Go series have sloppy beginnings and less than sloppy finishes but in the authentic process of making my art, I am at peace and present in those moments of joyful creation.
~T.
As Cool as a Pickled Cucumber
Three types of phytonutrients found in cucumbers provide us with valuable antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anti-cancer benefits. Cucurbitacins, lignans, and flavonoids have been the subject of active and ongoing research to determine the extent and nature of their anti-cancer properties.
We are making two batches of non-fermented pickles with the first harvest of cucumbers that are thriving in our garden, and will savor the flavor of vitamin C, beta-carotene, and manganese that these incredible vegetables provide us.
~T.
Nature’s Candy
Confectionery is broken up into three categories: chocolate, non-chocolate, and chewing gum. A bowl full of non-chocolate goodies picked fresh from our garden is in a category of its own: delicious.
~T.
Helianthus, Rosa, and Persea Americana
~T.
Making Time for Art
Uprooting 21 years of an established life in one corner of a country and transplanting it thousands of miles away in an entirely different climate and culture requires attention to details that can, if you let them, consume most of the 24 hours in a given day. The distractions have impaired my ability to fully getting my Funk on, but I’ve been making adjustments so that I have time in every day to create “art”.
When I lived in Vermont, I would most often prefer to write songs to play on my guitar.
Poetry was an interest I pursued while waiting for winter to pass, but it was always forsaken when the warmth of spring arrived.
My time was then spent absorbing the beauty of the natural world while plotting out the garden and germinating seeds.
California is pure inspiration and more conducive to growing things, in every sense of the word.
Today I sowed more seeds, transplanted beet starts and basil, and then took a break from gardening to play with my crayons that I like to let melt in the sun.
~T
Ripening Tomato in the Sunflower Shine
~T.
Growing The Funk House Art Garden, One Seed at a Time
Welcome to The Funk House Art Garden!
Membership to our authentic Bohemian Social Club is by invitation only, but is open to peaceful people and artists who appreciate, support, or otherwise contribute to the creative process of making art.
The Funk House Art Garden is a house with a garden and art.
Creating the Garden was an act of art and of love,
and we toil daily so that both art and love may thrive.
Henri Matisse said that creativity takes courage, and he was absolutely right.
I am courageous in this blessed place,
our haven of inspiration.
I will create with determination to inspire others
to create without fear.
What fear will you conquer today?
~T.
THERESA MAE FUNK 