It was another week of doctors visits. Mostly checkups and dental stuff .. at our age it is our time to get out and about. Sigh...
I sketched at the dentists in Austin in ink and today played in the watercolor and ink at home. For Hunt 56
https://creativespark.art/threads/scavenger-hunt-from-life-56-feb-03-feb-11.5129/page-3#post-86394
Number 9 - cactus, subbed a stickery plant at the dentist's office. Micron 03 in the Ohuhu mix media sketchbook. I planned to add color at home, but .....
Number 10 - cactus, another one. The Christmas cactus cutting from my mom's plant via years and miles around the world. In a Canson watercolor sketchbook with Ohuhu pens and watercolors. I planned a more reddish orange color to the table and background to set off the blue. Looks more brown than orange so the yellow in the light part is a light brown in reality. (Probably why I don't have many yellow items in my house as I am not a "brown" lover.)
Set up on he dining table.
You can read about the roaming cactus and other sketches in these posts. Fun story.
https://jocastilloartblog.blogspot.com/search?q=christmas+cactus
In short, my mom had the Christmas cactus for many years. It is well over 100 years old by now. My sister has it in New Mexico. My first piece was from that cactus before my Mom died years ago. My piece traveled all over and a piece of it ended up in Oregon with Kathy, Joanna's friend. She gave me that last cutting and now she brought another cutting in a paper towel in a plastic bag and I planted it here. We will see how it goes. Fingers crossed.
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Here’s hoping on that new Christmas cactus cutting! 🤞
— (not-so-anonymous) Joanna
I love that your family has kept this Christmas cactus growing in some way for over 100 years! Whoo-hoo!!! I've never had luck with them and now I don't really have enough sunlight on my side of the development for flowers and plants to do well.
Joanna, fingers crossed here, too. Your Aunt Barbara saved me a cutting too, the last time we were in NM and I went off and left it there. Dang.
Joan, you might have luck with the Christmas cactus, they don't need a lot of light. The old one at my sisters sits by a window that has a porch so never gets direct sun. Thanks.
I love Christmas cactus. Unfortunately, I killed my last one. Your watercolor worked well. I hope your plant thrives.
bag blog, thank you. If my plant does well I'll send you a cutting and you can have some of "my Mom's" plant to try.
I would like a cutting. Being from your mom will give me incentive to keep it growing.
bag blog, about a month into it and the plant is doing well. Whoopee.
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