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artratcafe CAFE – Potatoes and Cabbage and Beets, Oh My…
artratcafe CAFE concludes our celebration of the vegetable with potatoes, cabbage and beetroot. In my British childhood my mum always made ‘Bubble and Squeak’ as a Monday (laundry day) dinner. It used...
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artratcafe CAFE – Berry Picking Memories 1- Wild Strawberries…
At the CAFE we are taking lots of breaks this summer to pick berries for your scrumptious deserts. As I reach into the bushes I think fondly of childhood experiences in England picking berries. Today...
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artratcafe CAFE – Berry Picking Memories 2 – Blackberries…
This is my second post of childhood memories, picking berries in England. Today I remember the wild blackberry: (All due credits at end of post) When I was a child my dad was on the road all week, so...
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artratcafe CAFE – Berry Picking Memories 3 – Goosegogs…
This is my third and final post of childhood memories, picking berries in England. Today I remember Goosegogs: (All due credits at end of post) During my childhood summer holidays I always spent two...
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artratcafe CAFE – Pumpkin Time…
As the rain and clouds of autumn hide the sun from us here in Vancouver I am thankful for the appearance of the pumpkin, nature’s substitute for glorious summer sunsets. This glowing orange orb warms...
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artratcafe CAFE – Playing With Your Food #1- Arcimboldo
Today artratcafe CAFÉ begins a new series – Playing With Your Food. This series will feature historical and contemporary artists who use food in their art – both real and illusionary. This...
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artratcafe CAFE – Playing With Your Food #2 – Prudence Emma Staite
The second in artratcafe CAFÉ’s new series Playing With Your Food presents Prudence Emma Staite from Gloucestershire, England. Prudence is a contemporary artist who works almost entirely in chocolate,...
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artratcafe CAFE – Playing With Your Food #3 – Carl Warner
Playing With Your Food #3 presents British photographer, Carl Warner. Born in Liverpool England in 1963, Carl now lives in Kent and works from his London based studio near to London Bridge’s colourful...
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artratcafe CAFE – Eggs…Redux
Because it is spring here in Vancouver, and almost Easter, eggs are on my mind and featured on the Cafe’s menu this week. Our fancies turn lightly to spring and sensual longing and fertility and well,...
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artratcafe CAFE – Playing With Your Food #4 – Christel Assante – eggs plus…
Staying with the theme of eggs, Playing With Your Food #4 looks at the delicate egg sculptures of French artist Christel Assante. Assante creates custom designs for buyers, working in mostly quail and...
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