Saturday, June 13, 2009

Family Heirlooms


Family Heirlooms
Originally uploaded by romanceandrelics

My Aunt Minnie had artistic talent oozing from the tips of her fingers. She could paint on canvas and on porcelain/china. She had two amazing studios in her house. One was for all the porcelain work, where she kept the kiln. The studio upstairs had several windows where all the natural light came in. This is where she painted.I enjoyed visiting her and her husband. They never had children so nieces & nephews became her children. I inherited many pieces of her art as well as some great pieces of furniture ( to be blogged about at a later time). Today I share my Aunt Minnie's PINK hand painted roses. Please enjoy them as I do. For more great talent please visit Beverly @ How Sweet the Sound. Have a blessed day.

Marie

18 comments:

Gabriela said...

Happy Pink Saturday!

Lovely!


~ Gabriela ~

♥Mimi♥ said...

Beautiful and fun Pink Saturday blog entry! It's a little gloomy outside today (hope the sun comes out) but your blog and a little cup of tea are giving me a little sun!

Happy Pink Saturday. Sending you good wishes from the tip of Michigan for a special weekend filled with sun, surrounded by those you l♥ve.

Vicki ~ FL said...

What talent your aunt had to be able to paint on porcelin. Thanks for visiting my blog Marie.

stefanie said...

happy pink saturday, thanks for sharing!!! have a wonderful weekend.

Cottage Rose said...

Happy Pink Saturday;

How very special that you have some of your Aunts beautiful china. She had such a beautiful talent. they are just gorgeous. thanks for sharing them.

have a great Pink weekend

Hugs;
Alaura

Claudia said...

How lovely! And so wonderful that you inherited some beautiful pieces! Happy Pink Saturday!

Shari @ My Cottage of Bliss said...

I am fascinated by the beautiful art of china painting. Your aunt was very talented. How wonderful you have some of her pieces to treasure!

Enjoy your Pink Saturday. :)

Susan @ A Southern Daydreamer said...

wonderful heirlooms..she was very talented! Happy Pink Saturday ~ I hope you have a great weekend ~ Susan

Claudia said...

Stunning... Isnt it fun to have talented relatives one can EVENTUALLY benifit from? :)

TTFN~~Claudia

Nancy said...

Happy Pink Saturday! How lucky you are to have such pretty pieces painted by your aunt.

Elyse said...

that's very sweet. it reminds me of my favorite aunt helen whose sister painted roses and my nana whose name was minnie. how nice that you have the pieces now and appreciate them.

happy pink saturday!

xo

Susie Jefferson said...

Oh, how wonderful! Dare you actually use them? A true heirloom indeed. Happy Pink Saturday!

Mary said...

Marie, I wish you had larger pictures! The china is beautiful..I would love to see more. I can see where you get your talent from!
The weather here is horrible too..rain, rain and more rain. Thankfully today was beautiful. I appreciate the dry days!
I'll join you on the ark! Mary

fitty's pinky rose cottage said...

Happy Pink Saturday. I am late for my pinky round. :-)

Hope you have a great week!

fitty's pinky rose cottage said...

Happy Pink Saturday. I am late for my pinky round. :-) your aunt is so talented.. thanks for sharing

Hope you have a great week!

ItaJeff said...

You are lucky enough to have your aunt's beautiful china. Hope you had a great Pink Saturday

Lots of luv,
Ita

Beansieleigh said...

Hi Marie! Your painted dishes are beautiful! Happy Pink Saturday, and hope you're having a wonderful week!

Anonymous said...

Aunt Minnie was so talented. I wish I was older so I could have appreciated it more. But I know atleast 2 of her neices got some of her talent :)
Christie