It's Chair-ity

When I became the full time mistress of Linderhof,

I decided that every afternoon

at half past three

I would stop for a cup of tea.

And I have.

For a long time, my afternoon tea cup

A sweet gift and a perfect afternoon tea cup 

Was this cute little tea cup given to me by a dear friend when I retired.

I'm not really a "single" tea cup person but this cup embraced my philosophy that every day I would make

"Time for Tea"

And for many years, I used it for that afternoon cup.

But then on a cleaning spree, it got put away with some other tea cups

Afternoon tea at Linderhof, then, was usually served in a blue and white cup

And the "Time for Tea" cup was forgotten

until

Friend Jill called and asked if I would participate

in the Gordon Parks Chair-ity Auction

I agreed.

But first,  I had to get a chair

The perfect chair was hard to find

For not much money I got this old wooden kitchen chair

Definitely in need of a little love.

And with an idea in mind, I rooted around to find this:

My inspiration

The tea cup

Which would be the inspiration for my chair transformation

And so I painted the chair white

Then got out my paints and got to work

With tea cup near

I'd look at the tea cup and add something to the chair

About three-fourths done

Enough paint, but not too much.    A good artist knows when to stop!

And the chair finally finished

Not a tea cup but a teapot.   

Transferring a cup and saucer into a painted chair was a lot of fun

A pair -- the tea cup and the chair.

I think the chair is a good interpretation of the tea cup!

After, chair was finished, it was half past three and so . . . 

I took time for tea.

After an afternoon of painting, one needs a cup of tea and a cookie!

My tea cup of choice?

The inspirational tea cup, of course!

And something to read while one enjoys tea and cookies

With some cookies form the larder

A new recipe that I wanted to try.

They're really Christmas cookies

but they were good in October

full of hazelnuts with a candied cherry on top!

And a read -- not a "how to paint" book

but rather a favorite (but hefty) volume

Constance Spry's cookbook.

I still have a little more to do on the chair.

I have to poly the piece and then get it to the Gordon Parks Center.

It will be displayed in a store window downtown during November.

And the auction will be 

on November 30, 3012

in conjunction with the observance of Gordon Parks 100th birthday.

The "Chair-ity Auction" will be in the evening at the Fort Scott Community College Ellis Fine Arts Center.

For more information, please contact Jill 
at  223-2700, ext. 5850 or email gordonparkscenter@fortscott.edu.

(Perhaps you can call in a bid!)

It is Monday and I'm sharing my chair with Susan at Between Naps On The Porch for Met Monday.