End of August Goal Update!

I had made a goal for myself to finish two illustrations I had started before and to try out a pickling recipe.  Well, it's officially August 31st and I am here to update.  

I did not finish the two illustrations I was so motivated to take on at the beginning of the month, but I am proud of the progress I have completed on them this month.  

The last illustration I started in 2010 and it is still very much in progress.  Sometimes I get feel really ashamed or embarrassed that I start so many drawings, illustrations, or projects and just leave them unfinished.  I do return to complete most of them, though a good handful remain as-is. 

I started to lose my mojo again, so these pieces are on standby once more (life's imperative things and work tend to get mixed about).  I've left them within eye-sight so I am constantly reminded of their unfinished state until I pick them up again. 

I did, however, pickle up some yellow squash with diced sweet onions and bell peppers yesterday!! I have them currently stored in the refrigerator to let them soak in the brine for twenty-four hours before a taste test.  This is my first attempt EVER at any sort of pickling and I am hoping the squash will turn out well. 

They look really delicious in their little containers (I cleaned and boiled old salsa jars).  I'm thinking that tonight after work I'll have a forkful just to see how I really did. :)

-Caroline


***ALL ORIGINAL ARTWORK IS OWNED AND CREATED BY CAROLINE A. LOCATELLI. 

Urban gardening: Basking in the Morning Sun

From left to right: cucumber seeds (still have yet to sprout),  three organic cherry tomato plants, lavender, chives (still have yet to sprout), organic red pepper sprouts (I dried these myself from a red pepper), and more organic cherry tomatoes! 

It is rather late for me to be attempting a garden so late in the season (especially in central New York State), but I wanted to attempt it anyways.  Some of my seeds didn't sprout at all, while others took off faster than I anticipated!  I'm really holding unto the last warm weather and looking forward to an Indian summer for my container garden.  

My container garden has also become a little a zen spot for me with all the lush green.  I have two charming wooden folding chairs as well as a small table for reading in the sunshine among the little garden.  

It's a little slice of peace on the 3rd floor. 

Happy gardening!
-Caroline

Who am I?

My name is Caroline and am I whole-hardheartedly a contemporary artist.  

I reside in Syracuse, New York with my lovely musically-talented boyfriend, Gregory, in a small flat just big enough for us...a bit too small for my ambition and my art.  I gravitate towards iconic found animate objects to re-create into artistic installations; my first love with always be finding abandoned old television sets.  I also cultivate a passionate love for detailed hand illustrations as well. 

I enjoy to garden and have squeezed that into my life by creating my first tiny container garden (seeing all those green plants makes me so happy)!  I'm also very fascinated in home-preserving and canning as the autumn rolls in!

This blog, like my many other blogs, will be intended as a creative outlet for myself and also as a viewing scope into my life for all my artistic and lovely friends (who are scattered all about) to keep up with. I want this blog to be no frills and completely Caroline-without the pressure to make this blog successful or fit into a popular mold.

I hope you enjoy this journey with me and all the learning along the way! :)

-Caroline

Urban gardening: first cucumber

 
Small container gardening on our balcony.
To the left is our cucumber plant. To the right our young red pepper sprouts.

And of course, pictured right is the first freshly picked cucumber!

-Caroline

A New Home. A New Outlet.

I'm Caroline, a contemporary artist who specializes in both hand-illustrations and found object installations and is applying to exhibitions in the Northeastern United States.  I create my art in the flat that I share with my musically inclined boyfriend, Gregory, in central New York and balance out a full-time job with exploring other creative outlets such as cooking, canning, running, camping, and urban gardening. 

I've had many other blogs in the past that served as communication with friends as well as a fantastic outlet for both my art and for exploring new recipes. I want this blog to be a no-frills blog that I can document curiosities and accomplishments with or without words.

-Caroline