Recipe: Rose Petal Jam

This is a repeat post of this recipe, now with more step by step photos.
For printing, I suggest going to that post.

I used two medium roses -- just the petals

recipe from:  recipegal.com (url no longer active) 
Yield: about 3.5 cups 

Ingredients:
1 c fresh fragrant rose petals (must never have been sprayed with any chemicals)
3/4 c water
juice of one lemon (no substitutes)
2 1/2 c cane sugar
1 pouch liquid pectin (works best)

Make:
In blender -- puree petals, water + lemon (be sure to put lid on blender)
Slowly add sugar, stirring as you add
Add pectin, blend for about 1 minute
Pour into clean jars quickly (it sets up fast)
Let set for 6 hours
Refrigerate/Freeze

get your clean jars set out

measure all the ingredients

petals, lemon, + water after blending

adding the sugar

adding the pectin

pouring the jam into the jars
I use a canning funnel so it goes into the jars cleanly

jars filled

A Painting of a Gravel Pit

Sunset over Gravel Pit, © 2007, oil/canvas, 36 x 60"

I was thinking about this painting the other morning as I drove into work.
It's not in my current show (due to size constraints) but is certainly part of my Commute series
I painted it six years ago, during a two-week workshop entitled Painting's Edge, held at Idyllwild Arts. The program was sort of a mini MFA course created by Roland Reiss. There were nightly slide lectures with visiting artists and critics, and one-on-one critiques during the day. And we painted.

[see lots more Painting's Edge photos on my Flickr here]

This coming July, I'm going up to art camp in Idyllwild again. This time I'm taking a figurative painting class with Rebecca Campbell. She gave me some great advice when I met with her back in 07. A week of painting! Can't wait!

Meanwhile, almost 700 people came to our TAG reception last Saturday -- it was insane!

Elsie Sims, Elyse Wyman and I will be discussing our art with TAG director Laura Korman this coming Saturday at 5:30.
If you're in Santa Monica, please come join us!

Poetry Reading at LA Artcore

Julienne Johnson hosted a poetry reading, "SPOKEn word & paint"
featuring Peter Frank and Jack Grapes to coincide with the closing of her show at LA Artcore.

Julienne, with her painting Wilusa behind her.

Peter Frank

Jack Grapes

To end the evening, Julienne was surprised with a birthday cake.

Thank you Julienne! Your event was a smashing success! It touched my soul.