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The Last Unicorn – An Activist’s Handbook

Published on March 12, 2020March 12, 2020 by Patricia | green tea over riceLeave a comment

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Categories activism, fairytale, herstory, Illustration & Other, mythology, paganism, thoughts•Tags animism, art, artist, drawing, herstory, illustration, myth, mythology, natureworship, paganism, story, thoughts, watercolor

The Story runs deeper than you know

Published on February 20, 2020 by Patricia | green tea over riceLeave a comment

Der dunkle Kristall

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Categories Illustration & Other, mythology, thoughts•Tags illustration, natureworship, thoughts, watercolor

The Ultimate Christmas Gift Guide 2019

Published on November 30, 2019November 30, 2019 by Patricia | green tea over riceLeave a comment

Der Geschenke-Ratgeber für Weihnachten 2019

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Categories activism, mythology, thoughts, winter•Tags natureworship, rainforest, seasonal, thoughts

How to mend the World: Rest.

Published on November 7, 2019November 7, 2019 by Patricia | green tea over rice2 Comments

Wie wir die Welt retten: Mit ruhen.

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Categories activism, autumn, herstory, paganism, thoughts, winter•Tags animism, autumn, herstory, natureworship, paganism, photography, seasonal, thoughts

Secret Garden

Published on October 10, 2019October 21, 2019 by Patricia | green tea over riceLeave a comment

Der geheime Garten

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Categories Illustration & Other, thoughts•Tags illustration, tea, watercolor

City Child hikes with the Sunrise, bakes Morning Cake

Published on September 20, 2019October 21, 2019 by Patricia | green tea over riceLeave a comment

Stadtkind wandert mit der Morgenröte und bäckt Frühstückskuchen

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How to help the Amazon

Published on September 6, 2019October 21, 2019 by Patricia | green tea over riceLeave a comment

Was wir für den Regenwald tun können

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Categories activism, herstory, thoughts•Tags natureworship, rainforest

End of Summer Weather

Published on August 14, 2019October 21, 2019 by Patricia | green tea over riceLeave a comment

Endsommerwetter

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Categories summer, thoughts•Tags photography, seasonal, summer, thoughts

Hello and welcome, I’m Patricia

In this space I savor seasonal recipes, celebrate the spirit and lore of food and delve into the magic of everyday. I honor what sustains us by sharing its beauty through cooking, painting and writing.

Auf diesem Blog teile ich saisonale Rezepte, erforsche Mythen und Geschichten rund um unsere Nahrung und feiere die Magie des Alltags. Ich koche, schreibe und male und wertschätze so die Schönheit unserer Natur und des Lebens.

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Originally I had planned something different for this post: I wanted to share the recipe for cultured butter along with a drawing of Brigid, the Irish goddess of spring, who is associated with dairy. Imbolc is the festival dedicated to her, celebrated on February 2nd (for which I’m late anyways. There was so much snow around me, I didn’t believe in spring at all). Butter or cheese made from the first milk of the year would be seen as a gift after the long winter months … But the frenzy over Covid-19 has somewhat choked my appetite for lore and mythology for the last two weeks. It is hard for me to keep on doing what I do (although I’m blessed to be working from home), and I’m sure many of you feel the same way. Sitting down to draw (or write or … ) requires at least some amount of ease and calm – but all I felt like doing was going up the walls! I needed to move, to do something, to gain control over the situation! . Being in control is for sure an illusion, but creating something with our hands can give us a sense of security and satisfaction … it truly calms the nerves. So after cleaning EVERYTHING, making stock, baking bread (and chocolate cake for the nerves), sprouting sprouts, chopping and freezing vegetables, preparing tinctures and vinegars and teas for immunity, and turning our fridge into a larder to the best of my knowledge, I feel I can finally go back to my old routine of concentrated hours at my desk. At least I’ll try. . If you can get your hands on cream these days, try making butter at home. It’s a grounding and highly satisfying process. It helps me appreciate these golden cubes of goodness we take for granted on our supermarket shelves – the amount of milk and fat that goes into one single package is surprisingly high. That is one more reason to worship our precious animals, who have the magical ability to turn grass into milk. Stay safe and sane everyone! . 🐂🌿 Recipe is on the blog

• Foxy Commissions • . I’m so grateful for this commission, that has taught me more than I expected. The idea was to re-write Aesop’s fable “The fox and the grapes” – a story that used to be an emotional trigger for my client. In the original story the fox cannot reach the delicious grapes and thus declares them as too sour. What a sour outlook on life! Not only is it clear, that the grapes are not for the fox to enjoy, because of his (physical) limitations. He is also depicted as weak in character, because he shuns the goal he cannot achieve. . The fox we see in the illustration is shrouded in vines and low-hanging grapes. They are easy to reach and to be enjoyed in abundance. The new story ending as written by my client goes like this: “When the fox couldn't reach the grapes, he decided to move on. He kept walking for a while and suddenly found himself in a vineyard full of delicious, ripe grapes. The vines were hanging low, the leaves creeping across the floor. "How lucky I am", thought the fox and began munching on the juicy fruit.” Sometimes we have to allow ourselves to think that life can be easy.

Ancient Magic 🦋 #drawing #ink #unicorn #lastunicorn #petersbeagle #theladyandtheunicorn #storytelling #artwitch #herstory myth #folktale #ritual #magic #paganism #mixedmedia #painting #artistsofinstagram #watercolor #gouache #painting #illustration #illustrator #artprint #theenchantedibex #greenteaoverriceblog

(Auf Deutsch in den Kommentaren / German in comments) . February 17th is dedicated to Fornax, the Roman goddess of bread baking and personification of the oven. The name Fornax means "oven" and is related to the modern English word "furnace", but also to the word "fornication" – Fornax was not only associated with bread, but also with fertility (grain) and the womb (bread). By entering the oven (the womb), the grain (a seed) is transformed into bread (a child). Hence the saying: "To have a bun in the oven”. . I took the occasion to further investigate one of my favorite topics: Bread shapes! Looking at bread (and all its variations) we can find many archaic shapes and symbols, that I wanted to collect in this illustration for Fornax. Starting from the ever present loaf (or in other cultures often round flatbreads), that might represent the sun, the moon and/or the whole, from which all things sprang … I was surprised to find that I could even find the entire moon cycle in different bread varieties (think pierogi, croissants and so on). Other popular shapes include phallic (various rod-shaped breads) and yonic(wreaths, bundts, Turkish pide bread), as well as sun and/or star and/or flower shapes. Two very important shapes that I haven’t featured in the illustration, are triangles and spirals … but I will definitely get back to them. Braids as a symbol of femininity, but also as a sacrificial food (representing the offering of one’s hair as a sacrifice) are found in many cultures and in different variations … the braiding can be very complex! Some funny notes on this work: I started to sketch this illustration when I was eating gluten-free … and craving bread like crazy. This is what happens when you suppress your desires, so be careful! And the tradition of decorating oven doors with a gorgon mask was introduced by ancient Greek bakers, in order to keep people from opening the oven door while baking – which would have spoiled the bread! . 🌾Recipe for a GF buckwheat & sunflowerseed bread is on the blog! #theenchantedibex

“The story runs deeper than you know, and you are part of it.” . For my birthday I got to watch 1982 movie The Dark Crystal for the first time in my life! I was blown away by the amazing craftsmanship of Jim Henson’s puppeteers, who brought the characters to life. To me, those puppets are so much more alive than any CG characters could ever be. . I was so touched by this intense and beautiful story, that is highly spiritual and seems even more valuable a message in our times today. Of course I immediately fell in love with the Mystics, and I had to make a painting of Master, who touched my heart deeply. … Zu meinem Geburtstag habe ich endlich den Film Der dunkle Kristall aus dem Jahr 1982 gesehen. Natürlich war ich von den Marionetten aus Jim Henson’s Puppenstudio hellauf begeistert. Diese Figuren sind so unglaublich lebendig und wirken viel natürlicher und echter als die modernen Computer-Animationen. . Ich war von der sehr spirituellen Geschichte tief berührt und finde es großartig, dass solche wertvollen Themen für Kinder liebevoll und aufwendig in Märchen verpackt werden – die Botschaft des Films ist heute wichtiger denn je zuvor. Natürlich habe ich mich in die Mystics verliebt und musste ein Bild ihres Meisters malen. . “Die Geschichte beinhaltet viel viel mehr als du weißt, und du bist ein Teil davon.” #theenchantedibex #greenteaoverriceblog

Happy Lupercalia everyone! 🐺 I had so much fun painting this commissioned animal portrait! So excited to do more of these 💛 . #animalportrait #petportrait #illustration #portrait #artistsofinstagram #watercolor #illustrator #mixedmedia #painting #theenchantedibex #greenteaoverriceblog

• T I B E T A N B U T T E R T E A • This week on the blog 🏔 For my first project on tea cultures of the world I was looking into the process of making butter tea. This rich beverage called PO-CHA is not only a mainstay of the Tibetan diet, but also a part of Tibetan identity. . Butter tea is made from black brick tea, yak butter, salt and milk or cream. The mixture is churned in a special butter tea churn until a creamy and frothy consistency is achieved. . The gracious yak that provides milk for the rich butter is called DRI 🐂 The taste of yak butter is said to be similar to goat butter and its essential fatty acids help protect against the cold & the wind, as well as help cover the high nutritional demands of the people living in these high altitudes. . Together with TSAMPA, roasted barley flour, butter tea is a staple in the people’s diet and also a food of highest spiritual and cultural significance. 🏔✨ . #tibet #buttertea #pocha #yak #illustration #traditionalrecipes #ketofood #illustration #watercolor #tea #butter #drawing #ink #penandink #ritual #artjournal #mixedmedia #artistsofinstagram #watercolor #painting #illustration #illustrator #eatlocal #kitchenmagic #homemade #theenchantedibex #greenteaoverriceblog

While it’s softly snowing outside I finally finished my post on Frau Holle, the goddess-witch that makes it snow on earth when she shakes out her blankets. This is what her house looks like 😉❄️🌨✨ #frauholle #goddess #herstory #winter #penandink #illustration #fairytale #mythology #matriarchy #feminism #blackandwhite #folktale #theenchantedibex #greenteaoverriceblog

New things in the making 🐂 #watercolor #yak #butter #illustration #theenchantedibex #greenteaoverriceblog

Happy New Year everyone 🕊 Sending warm wishes and blessings to all of you 🌟 #solinvictus #newyear #2020

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