#new year
Better to summon a Bach Chaconne,
And behind it will enter a man
-Anna Akhmatova in this “Third and Last”, remembering Zhukovsky
Веселого Рождества и счастливого Нового года! С Рождеством!
Donald and Daisy Duck in Russian folk costume and celebration of Orthodox Christmas.
Yes, to all who are Orthodox and celebrate according to the Julian calendar, I wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Sorry for the delay, I wanted to do this especially for this holiday, not to be forgotten, I also started a little about folk customs and folk costumes around the world. Although I need to study in detail about these things, and this was the most difficult thing for me when drawing, especially the details on various costumes. This time I wanted to talk about Russian folk costumes and customs because of the current holidays, so I drew Donald and Daisy Duck in Russian folk costumes. Admittedly, it was hard to catch the eye on the details on women’s folk costumes, but somehow I succeeded. Sorry in advance for some mistakes I made, I’m not exactly a specialist in small details.
Yes, they celebrate their Christmas in a traditional wooden house (in a warm room) during the Russian winter, which is usually celebrated on January 7 according to the Julian calendar (according to the Gregorian calendar, it is December 25, when most Christians celebrate Christmas). and the New Year is January 14. Yes, behind them is the Christmas tree (whose custom was imported from Germany) and traditional food (breads and cakes). I wanted to add and draw an icon, but I wouldn’t care about this drawing, and maybe better not, for some reason. I also wanted to add Donald’s nieces and Daisy’s nieces, but they wouldn’t stop at this drawing, so I just put Louie Duck (Donald’s nephew and Huey’s and Dewey’s brother) in a traditional Russian suit for boys with a hat and a flower on his hat. You have two of the same drawings where Louie wears a white shirt, while in the other two same drawings you have Louie where she has a green shirt as a combination. Maybe for the second time, Donald’s other nephews and Daisy’s nieces will be shown in Russian folk costumes or other costumes of other nationalities. Sorry about this. Some are illuminated photographs and some are not. And behind them you can see two “Matryoshka dolls” (wooden dolls that overlap from bigger to smaller) who are actually Santa Claus (according to them, Frost Father and Ded Moroz) and Snegurochka (The Snow Maiden). For those who don’t know, Donald is in Russian Дональд Дак , Daisy is Дейзи Дак, and Donald’s nephews are Billy, Willie and Dilly ( Билли, Вилли и Дилли - Хьюи, Дьюи и Луи). So similar names.
This is also my gift for my friend @aleksandertrondheim, who loves the couple between Donald and Daisy and I wish him happy holidays.
Sorry if this turned out badly, I try as hard as I can. I also wish everyone who celebrates it, albeit belatedly, happy holidays! And there may be some more surprises.
Thank you for your congratulations!) I am very pleased! Good job! Happy passed holidays to you too!)
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journal 031 | 01.02.20
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Hello hello! How are you all? Today was so fun- my mom and I celebrated my great ACT score by hiking a little bit, drinking boba, and exploring new areas of the city! We also explored a place called Cosanti, the past residence of Italian artist and architect Paolo Soleri (shown above). It is famous for its handcrafted wind bells and ceramics. Soleri had a dream of creating a self-sustained community which has not yet fully come to fruition. His life and work are so interesting- I encourage you all to do a little digging and find out more about it! Here’s a website if you’re interested:)
The Coachella lineup was just released and it looks super good! I’m so proud of 88rising for their special segment- we love seeing that representation! I’m such a huge fan and supporter of them and their artists. They’re all so inspiring! Check them out!! Hope you all had a lovely day! I finished the night with an episode of Downton Abbey. Sybil is my favorite character- we stan a feminist queen!! Night all :))
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Today’s capture from #GudiPadwa Shobhayatra at #Oshiwara, #Mumbai. .
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It just hit midnight here in the Netherlands
I say this every year but I’m a clown I’ll say it again, in 2022 I wanna start working on a web comic.
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Happy New Year
fort fort lointain / far, far away
Vahitahi
photo: Francoise Holozet-Howan
from Lillian Howan: on behalf of Nimbus Cat, thanking all of you for your support! Nimbus Cat has been on hiatus as I’ve launched my novel The Charm Buyers, set in Tahiti (named by Honolulu Magazine as one of 29 Must-Read Books for the Holidays), and Rebecca Lawton has completed a superb mystery novel in addition to her many excellent literary works. I’ll be returning to the Hawai’i Book and Music Festival in Spring 2018 and always welcome meeting readers. contact email: [email protected]
Much Gratitude to all of you & Wishing you a joyful, hopeful, peaceful New Year!
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Doin’ just fine. :)
Sorry for the dead air, I was away from home with friends and family for Christmas and New Years.
Hope you guys are having good time!
I should be back to posting again in a few days.
with love:
-Amos :)
New Year’s Eve
Makoto Niijima with a real braid!
This definitely isn’t a new year image that I forgot to finish. No sir.
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Please accept my apologies for the silence of the last three days; I went away for a much-needed wee holiday, and it was wonderful. I did take the computer, but decided to leave it switched off in favour of long walks through unexpected snow, beautiful scenery, and good food. Because I bought myself a humble abode earlier this year, I didn’t have a long holiday, so decided to treat myself. Now suddenly it’s Hogmanay. I’ve not done much today, just a bit of cooking, of one of my favourite dishes, a red cabbage-based delight.
Recipe: Red Cabbage with Juniper Berries
Ingredients
400ml/14 fl oz red wine
100ml/4 fl oz red wine vinegar
2 tbsp juniper berries (lightly crushed)
125 g/4 oz sugar (I used dark brown sugar this year)
300 g/10.5 oz cranberries (the matriarch’s addition to the original recipe, as we like cranberries in most dishes at this time of year)
2 large red cabbages (shredded finely)
Serves: 8
Preparation: 10 minutes
Cooking: 30 minutes
Method
- In a large pan with a lid, heat the wine, vinegar, juniper berries, cranberries, and sugar gently until the sugar dissolves. Stirring will help this happen more quickly.
- Add the cabbage and simmer with the lid on for 30 minutes.
- Season with salt and freshly ground pepper.
Tomorrow, I will serve it with ginger-glazed ham, per Nigella Lawson’s recipe here, although it also goes well with turkey during Christmas dinner, and would I think be rather splendid with roast beef. Here are some photos I took of the various stages of the process of making the red cabbage dish, mostly because I love the combination of colours, particularly effect of the jewel-like cranberries against the deeper purple cabbage.
The process starts in the top left, with the brown sugar and the juniper berries, and ends with the final potful on the bottom right. If you try it, let me know, especially if you make some changes to the recipe. I’m thinking of adding some apple juice next time.
A Scottish Hogmanay and New Year are traditionally celebrated with the arrival of a “first foot” – i.e. the first person across the threshold after the bells. To bring the household luck, this person should be a tall, dark, and handsome man, bearing shortbread, whisky, coal, and black bun (try the recipe for the last here). Tall, blonde men are not usually welcome, as it’s likely we’ll suspect that you are a Viking, out for a spot of pillage to while away the wee hours. Otherwise, if you’re visiting, be you second, third, or last through the door, make sure to remember a wee gift to mark the New Year. This year, it’s rather more poignant for me as our first foot from my childhood died earlier this year – although it has been a few years since he was this important New Year tradition in this house, it’s worse that he has gone altogether.
Whatever you are doing this evening and tomorrow, or last night and today, depending on where you are, I hope that 2018 will be a better year for you than this year has been, even if this year has been, on a personal level, wonderful. For the world as a whole, it’s been a terrible year, and I really dread what’s to come, while still hoping to do my part to make things better. In the meantime, I’ll end with one of my favourite New Year’s blessings, from one of my favourite people. As always, he can say everything I would like to say, with an eloquence that I wish I could have.
May your coming year be filled with magic and dreams and good madness. I hope you read some fine books and kiss someone who thinks you’re wonderful, and don’t forget to make some art — write or draw or build or sing or live as only you can. And I hope, somewhere in the next year, you surprise yourself.
Neil Gaiman, 2001.
He has not posted anything (yet, I say hopefully) for the end of 2017, but I recommend reading this post of his from 2016. Perhaps if there is nothing – no, actually, even if there is something – I really should make a resolution to develop my own eloquence.
“Omamori”, original piece, part of my Daydreams exhibition in LGAL.
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Holbein Acryla Gouache with Stuart Semple’s Metallic Gold paint on ARCHES Watercolor paper - 140LB
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