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Closeup of Acrimboldo's Rudolf II of Habsburg as Vertumnus located at Skokloster Castle, Sweden
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/74/Giuseppe_Arcimboldo_-_Rudolf...
"NPM 2026, Day 16 "Food"
I was tempted to make the prompt, "Food, glorious food!" (aka Oliver! or Ice Age 2 but I have promised to stick to a one word prompt for the widest interpretation.
Hope you find the prompt inspirational and celebratory. Feel free to create and share an original poem. Or tell an anecdote. Find a connection with an existing poem you know and share that. Or post a link to music, film, essay, book, and in this case, I do wish we could share links to delicious aromas: fresh baked bread, ripe peaches, roasted New Mexico Hatch chiles...
Or, just relax, view these images, and meditate a few minutes. Have a healthy snack.
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/74/Giuseppe_Arcimboldo_-_Rudolf...
"NPM 2026, Day 16 "Food"
I was tempted to make the prompt, "Food, glorious food!" (aka Oliver! or Ice Age 2 but I have promised to stick to a one word prompt for the widest interpretation.
Hope you find the prompt inspirational and celebratory. Feel free to create and share an original poem. Or tell an anecdote. Find a connection with an existing poem you know and share that. Or post a link to music, film, essay, book, and in this case, I do wish we could share links to delicious aromas: fresh baked bread, ripe peaches, roasted New Mexico Hatch chiles...
Or, just relax, view these images, and meditate a few minutes. Have a healthy snack.
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NPM 2026, Day 16 "Food" Source and info
Remedios Varos artist https://sabinastent.substack.com/p/vampiros-vegetarianos
Remdios Varos (Spanish-Mexican, 1908-1963) Vampiros vegetarianos, 1962 oil on fabric canvas 33 ¾ x 23 ¾ in. (85.7 x 60.3 cm.)
Giovanna Garzoni artist https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?search=Giovanna+Garzoni&title=Spec...
Giovanna Garzoni (Italian, 1600-1670), Figs with beetle, possibly watercolor or tempura. I was unable to determine location or dimensions, it is not one of her better known works although I think it is very fine.
Pancake race (in Kansas, USA, 1950) https://inlanding.wordpress.com/2014/03/05/seasonal-stories-pancake-day-races/
The Olney Pancake Race has been held since 1445 as part of Shrove Tuesday (the day before Ash Wednesday). In 1950 the race became an International event. A challenge was received from the town of Liberal in Kansas, USA, where they had, after seeing the press photographs of the race at Olney, conceived the idea of setting up a similar custom. Olney readily accepted the challenge and, in a spirit of international goodwill and friendship, the two towns now compete annually and prizes are exchanged. The race is run on a timed basis.
Giuseppe Arcimboldo artisthttps://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/giuseppe-arcimboldo-food-portraits
Giuseppe Arcimboldo (Italian 1527-1593), The Gardener, 1587-1590 Oil on wood, 36 x 24 cm, located at the Museo Civico "Ala Ponzone" in Cremona, Italy. In the 1987 film, 84 Charing Cross Road one of the patrons of Marks & Co is looking for prints of Arcimboldo without knowing the artist's name, and of course, a staff member knew the name and was able to assist him.
Aya Brackett photographer https://www.ayabrackett.com/
Aya Brackett is the photographer for the 2014 Bitter: A Taste of the World's Most Dangerous Flavor, with Recipes by Jennifer McLagan. Her work has been shown in numerous galleries, is in private collections and in the permanent collection of the Crocker Art Museum. I think she makes a nice compliment with artist Giovanna Garzoni above, another woman who made images of food stunningly beautiful, 400 years earlier. If you like the bitterness of coffee, of frisée and radicchio in your salad, and of ruby grapefruit for breakfast, here's a bonus, 17 Food & Wine recipes using bitter ingredients: https://www.foodandwine.com/bitter-recipes-11919631
Remedios Varos artist https://sabinastent.substack.com/p/vampiros-vegetarianos
Remdios Varos (Spanish-Mexican, 1908-1963) Vampiros vegetarianos, 1962 oil on fabric canvas 33 ¾ x 23 ¾ in. (85.7 x 60.3 cm.)
Giovanna Garzoni artist https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?search=Giovanna+Garzoni&title=Spec...
Giovanna Garzoni (Italian, 1600-1670), Figs with beetle, possibly watercolor or tempura. I was unable to determine location or dimensions, it is not one of her better known works although I think it is very fine.
Pancake race (in Kansas, USA, 1950) https://inlanding.wordpress.com/2014/03/05/seasonal-stories-pancake-day-races/
The Olney Pancake Race has been held since 1445 as part of Shrove Tuesday (the day before Ash Wednesday). In 1950 the race became an International event. A challenge was received from the town of Liberal in Kansas, USA, where they had, after seeing the press photographs of the race at Olney, conceived the idea of setting up a similar custom. Olney readily accepted the challenge and, in a spirit of international goodwill and friendship, the two towns now compete annually and prizes are exchanged. The race is run on a timed basis.
Giuseppe Arcimboldo artisthttps://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/giuseppe-arcimboldo-food-portraits
Giuseppe Arcimboldo (Italian 1527-1593), The Gardener, 1587-1590 Oil on wood, 36 x 24 cm, located at the Museo Civico "Ala Ponzone" in Cremona, Italy. In the 1987 film, 84 Charing Cross Road one of the patrons of Marks & Co is looking for prints of Arcimboldo without knowing the artist's name, and of course, a staff member knew the name and was able to assist him.
Aya Brackett photographer https://www.ayabrackett.com/
Aya Brackett is the photographer for the 2014 Bitter: A Taste of the World's Most Dangerous Flavor, with Recipes by Jennifer McLagan. Her work has been shown in numerous galleries, is in private collections and in the permanent collection of the Crocker Art Museum. I think she makes a nice compliment with artist Giovanna Garzoni above, another woman who made images of food stunningly beautiful, 400 years earlier. If you like the bitterness of coffee, of frisée and radicchio in your salad, and of ruby grapefruit for breakfast, here's a bonus, 17 Food & Wine recipes using bitter ingredients: https://www.foodandwine.com/bitter-recipes-11919631
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A personal anecdote. When I was a toddler, I was given the nickname of "The Corncob Kid" upon my discovery I loved corn on the cob, grown and picked on our New Mexico farm. And there's a black and white photo to prove it, with corn bits all over my face and down my bare torso.
I had an uncle that for years still called me that when we saw one another at family gatherings, which of course, made the legend and appellation grow.
It could have been something worse. The Cates were an inventive bunch. Some of my cousins weren't as lucky.
I had an uncle that for years still called me that when we saw one another at family gatherings, which of course, made the legend and appellation grow.
It could have been something worse. The Cates were an inventive bunch. Some of my cousins weren't as lucky.
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Inspired by today's prompt, a poem by me.
Romance with Food
In my childhood, it was corn
that I loved with its fresh sweetness
of life, not unlike my own.
In my twenties, I strove to create
a meal of perfect primal balance
thinking I was a worthy master.
In my forties, I saw, for the first time
the beauty of a bell pepper cut in half,
as if secrets were revealed to me.
In my sixties, gratitude to a lemon,
tender oregano, or the miracle of a bean,
can make me unexpectedly weep.
Romance with Food
In my childhood, it was corn
that I loved with its fresh sweetness
of life, not unlike my own.
In my twenties, I strove to create
a meal of perfect primal balance
thinking I was a worthy master.
In my forties, I saw, for the first time
the beauty of a bell pepper cut in half,
as if secrets were revealed to me.
In my sixties, gratitude to a lemon,
tender oregano, or the miracle of a bean,
can make me unexpectedly weep.
5DebiCates
I just saw in my info about the images I wrote "tempura" instead of "tempera" ha!! I'm not going to edit it. I like how it was a Freudian slip of the tongue. Or from a belly beginning to growl with hunger.
6TonjaE
>4 DebiCates: Gorgeous! Thank you for sharing.
7DebiCates
>6 TonjaE: Thank you, Tonja. Any chance we might see a food poem from you, too? I'm always a greedy guts for your poems and take on things. :)
8TonjaE
>7 DebiCates: I'm sorry, I can't think of anything... I'm afraid I'm the one who stands at the fridge and eats a carrot, a slice of cheese and a pickle for dinner because I can't be bothered cooking.
Could that be a poem? Hmmm?
Could that be a poem? Hmmm?
