mint green mania
the colour mint green has a strange attraction to me. this has meant that over the years i have collected a number of things almost purely because they were mint green. my collection ranges from kitchen utilities and jewelries to dishes and cans. well and then the colour also sneaks into a lot of my drawings.
note: i apologize for the bird’s missing feet, can’t seem to draw bird feet these days…
January 28th, 2009 at 12:14 pm
It is such a nice colour :)
January 28th, 2009 at 12:15 pm
mmm cool mint, beautiful photos! when i look around in my home i see lots of different shades of red. not that i would say it´s my favorite colour. but somehow red has sneaked in to my life;)
January 28th, 2009 at 12:45 pm
alice: couldn’t agree with you more : )
outi: sometimes it’s like that, you don’t really notice a certain colour sneaking into your life until you look around and that colour is just everywhere. it happened to me!! he he
January 28th, 2009 at 3:24 pm
Me too! Such a cool serene color. I saw a vintage bowl identical to the one you have posted just the other day, but didn’t have any money on me. I loved the contrast of the dark outside and the creamy mint enamel inside.
And I love your bird. You could actually make birdie claws curving around the branch that would be similar to the curved lines of your branch hatching, but I think it looks just fine the way it is.
January 28th, 2009 at 3:56 pm
poor birds -they will have to just sit there and wait for you to draw birdfeet again :)
January 28th, 2009 at 4:22 pm
laura: i love those bowl! wish i could afford more but they are rather expensive. this one was a gift. the brand is called krenit and apparently is a danish design classic. i think curving claws is the best/easiest solution also..must work on that. glad you like it!
mette: ha ha yes they will have to sit and wait for their feet to arrive : ) poor birds. it can fly but it would prove a crash landing without feet.
January 28th, 2009 at 5:56 pm
Beautiful colour post! I love mint green also.
January 28th, 2009 at 7:25 pm
I love this color. I once read somewhere that, when decorating your home, you should just buy things you love and everything will just come together on it’s own. Looks like that’s what you’ve done and then, voila, hello mint green :-) Love the pictures!
I also baked bread according to your recipe yesterday! It was delicious and I can’t wait to make it again. Thanks for the recipe!
January 28th, 2009 at 7:41 pm
ugh that plate is gorgeous!
January 28th, 2009 at 7:58 pm
a very nice color indeed. and what a collection! smukt!
January 28th, 2009 at 8:21 pm
catharina: a great tip, never heard it before but if makes sense. : ) very glad to hear that the baking went well and your welcome!
erin: the oriental looking one with the birds? it’s a lucky second hand buy.
agata: thanks, it’s a very mint green collection…
January 29th, 2009 at 7:29 am
I too think this is a beautiful colour, so calming and gentle. I particularly love the idea of a collection based on colour.
January 29th, 2009 at 10:00 am
valerie: judging from this post there’s quite a few mint green likers : )
louise: yes it is a very calm colour. i’m all in for cold colours. and i agree there’s something fascinating about a colour collection.
January 29th, 2009 at 6:51 pm
do you know what I bought 1 hour ago in a “Brockenhaus”?!
—- a nice pot with mint pattern and I was staying there with the pot in my hand and thought of you…
whether you would have bought it as well or not…
January 29th, 2009 at 8:05 pm
beautyful pictures. And the bird! The bird is fantastic.
January 30th, 2009 at 1:18 am
oh how fun i probably would have bought it too - hehe. i have been wondering what a brockenhaus is. is it like a second hand shop?
January 30th, 2009 at 1:23 am
hello vogelschar! thank you. i’m especially glad you like it - being a bird connaisseur : )
January 30th, 2009 at 11:29 am
I like mints (especially spearmints!)
January 30th, 2009 at 4:40 pm
morten: i like mints too! if i could get a mint green mint i would be absolutely happy
January 30th, 2009 at 4:52 pm
yes you’re right! second hand shops in Switzerland are strangely called “Brockenhaus”…
January 31st, 2009 at 12:36 pm
allright thanks for clearing that up jeanette : )