Showing posts with label decoration. Show all posts
Showing posts with label decoration. Show all posts

Friday, July 24, 2015

My Decorated Boards: 'God Bless Texas' - Wall Decor Pattern #3

Here is another pattern of My Decorated Cutting Boards. This one - with 'an angel' a character which I created long time ago - is called 'God Bless Texas'.
You can read about the meaning of the flowery patterns and the story behind the character included on the board - here.

Pattern #3

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Thursday, July 2, 2015

My Decorated Cutting Boards

I created my first decorated cutting board when I was 13 or 14. Then, there was a long 'no board' break. After quite a long time, I painted some more and another break came. I was busy with work and other projects. Recently, I have decided to decorate wooden bread boards again but, this time, in a totally different way.
The cutting board you can see in the picture below is just a sample of what I intend to do/make.

Let me explain what the paintings are:
  1. Chef Pol-Tex. Since I moved to Texas, I have been the chef of our Polish-Texan kitchen (I am Polish, my husband is Texan). I make Texan and Tex-Mex dishes, cakes, and pies with a touch of my Polish soul. Or the opposite: I prepare Polish meals, seasoned in a Texan/Southern way. We call it Pol-Tex food. 
  2. The character painted on the board was created by myself when I was around 16. Since then, the little 'girl' and quite a band of similar characters have lived in my notepads and on pages of my notebooks. In a way, the drawings are part of me. Inspired by my husband, I thought it is time to show them/myself to the world. 
  3. The flowery motifs are symbols of our Polish-Texan home. Some of them are elements of the traditional Kashubian folk pattern (Kashubia is the region of Poland I come from). Bluebonnets are, of course, the State flowers of Texas. 

FavTreats Decorated Cutting Board by AleksandraG
MORE PATTERNS TO COME!