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- Here comes the sun – as a Yellow Patty-Pan Squash, Hot pepper “Dancing Spirits”, Ecuadorian “Hot Lemon” Pepper and Wax Romano Pole Beans. Lots of Hostas (luv em) and the stellar core (and rays) made from a marigold that planted itself in our garden. (Thank you Vincent, we still love you so.)
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Celestial Vegetables – The Complete Collection
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- The first in a series of montages built from combinations of Celestial Vegetable Stars and Suns. As the Edible Universe took form, these were the first four stars to shine: Star of Red Lightning, Star of Green Zebra, Sol Picante and Star of Heritage Beans
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- “Pumpkin Pepper Star”. A miniature pumpkin survivor of the previous year with rays of Sweet Pepper “Tangerine Dream”, Black Eyed Susan vine flower core. A sky of Royal Standard and other Hostas and Jamaican Callaloo (Amaranth) and nebulosity of Garlic Chive Flowers.
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- A star inspired by a trip to our friends “Labor of Love Flower Farm”, which supplied the Dahlia flower and petals in use. This latest Celestial Vegetable composition is Amy’s Sun of Summer Love. A core of Dahlia is surrounded by Tomatoes Sungold, Blue Berries, Shimmer Hybrid and Brad’s Atomic Grape. The outer rays are made from more Dahlia petals and Red Shiso. With a background of Hosta Royal Standard and well as reverting sports of Hostas Guacamole and Striptease. Shine On My Friends!
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- Artichoke Holiday Star
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- Earth’s Sol is a pretty but average sized yellow/white star. But as there are giants in our reality hundreds of time more massive than our sun, Autumn brings out the largest Heavenly Body in the Edible Universe. Built from nearly everything still growing in my garden in the middle of November (along with choice additions from the public market) this Organic Mandala rests among the Fallen Sky of Backyard Leaves. Layers of Cardone and Leek form the main structure along with Ears of Ornamental Corn. The star is filled out with Rapini (Leaf Broccoli), “Red Lightning” and “Sun Gold” tomatoes, Cayenne Pepper, Spearmint , Pumpkins & Pumpkemons and leaves of the Pear tree. Grow Your Own Art and Make it Big!
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- “Stellar Vegetable Cluster” – A formation at the heart of the galaxy living in my garden. My imaginary universe where space is an aether of hostas and amaranth and where nebulae consist of garlic chives flowers. An abstract reality where shines “Red Cayenne Spider Sun”, “Star of Hansel” (names for the eggplant in its body), “Lemon Drop Pepper Sun” and “Pumpkin Pepper Star.”
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- The original Celestial Vegetable Composition! Consisting of a “Red Lightning” Tomato, with Basil “Red Petra”, and Basil Lettuce Leaf (Napoletano). My Celestial Vegetables grew out of another imaginary creation called #NationalPlayWithYourFoodDay but then it got real and abstract all at the same time
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- A sideways view. As the brightest light in the heavens of the Edible Univers, this star shines from its central core outward. with Marigold “Alumia Red”, a wild Pumpkemon, Pepper “Numex Orange”and many bright rays of Pepper Ecuadorian “Hot Lemon”. An equally blazing corona of Red Napa Cabbage surrounds the sun with the background space consisting of flowering Kale.
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- As fall brings us the stars of Pegasus and Perseus, while the gems of Corona, the Crown of the North, lower in the west, so seasonal change comes to the heavenly bodies in my garden. Here then are the autumn leaves of an ancient Pear Tree and the leaves and flowers of Thai Basil. With a Japanese Anemone at its core, this bronzing sun floats in a sky of two Hostas: “Chesterland Gold” and “Jewel of the Nile.” Plus the interstellar dust of pollen and flowers of Spearmint.
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- A later summer arrival consisting of Tomato “Candy Sweet Icicle”, Marigold Petals and an eye of Tomato “Indigo Rose” surrounded by an aether of Basil “Napolitano” and a streaked green sky beyond the frame of Hosta “Paul’s Glory”.
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- The most beautiful seeds in my garden come from a heritage pole bean called: “Large Speckled Calico Lima Bean.” With a stellar core of husked “Purple Tomatillo”, this ancient sun is swirling in a nebula of “Bronze Red Romaine Lettuce. ” Or so it is in my Mind’s Eye which so often peers into the Edible Universe.
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- Now comes the “Harvest Star Trionfo”, another heavenly autumn member of the Celestial Vegetables shining in the #EdibleUniverse. Rays of #heritage #polebeans “Trionfo Violetto” alternating fresh and already dried for next year’s #planting. Body of basil flowers and an artichoke in bloom. Aether of #MustardGreens. Why not #GrowYourOwn #Palette ?
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- Here comes the sun – as a Yellow Patty-Pan Squash, Hot pepper “Dancing Spirits”, Ecuadorian “Hot Lemon” Pepper and Wax Romano Pole Beans. Lots of Hostas (luv em) and the stellar core (and rays) made from a marigold that planted itself in our garden. (Thank you Vincent, we still love you so.)
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- Another creation from my culinary, home-grown, backyard stellar nursery. With Pole Beans “Trionfo Violetto”, Ruby Swiss Chard, Bronze Fennel and Kohlrabi Greens and Scapes. (Obviously influenced by the jammin’ 1960s.)
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- The third in the series is image and evidence that our solar system and my vegetable garden have been merging in my mind. The sun is a white patty pan squash living in a sky of kale and ferns of bronze fennel. With a corona of five different varieties of Hot Peppers: ”Cayenne”, “Lemon Drop”, “Dancing Spirits” and “Rooster Spur”
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- Featuring a Green Zebra Tomato with Basil “Red Rubin” and a background of Lettuce Leaf Basil. The second in the series was also part of a salad at dinner on its creation day.
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- This star shines from its central core outward. with Marigold “Alumia Red”, a wild Pumpkemon, Pepper “Numex Suave Orange” and many bright rays of Pepper Ecuadorian “Hot Lemon”. An equally blazing corona of Red Napa Cabbage surrounds the sun with the background space consisting of flowering Kale. Grow Your Own Palette!
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- Tis the season for snow in the Edible Universe, which means falling flowers of garlic chive and the petals of choke and bract from an Artichoke, so many that these are drifting under the Pepper Tree. The tree consists of Cubanelle and Green Cayenne peppers trimmed with Sungold Tomatoes, Christmas Lima Beans and Thai Basil Flowers. At top, the Holiday Star has come to rest – Hot Lemon and Rooster Spur peppers frame a core made from a Japanese Anemone flower and pearl like bract pedals also remnants of an Artichoke in bloom. Resting in a background universe of grape leaves and Afina Cutting Celery
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- This Sun shines within the larger Stellar Vegetable Cluster. The star has rays made from Cayenne Pepper and a core of Black Velvet Nasturtium resting on a “Consoluto Genovese” Tomato. It lives where space consists of the leaves of the August Lily and Hosta “Royal Standard” as well Jamaican “Callaloo” (Amaranth) and where the dust of Stellar Nebulosity is the flower of the Garlic Chive.
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- Syzygy happens even in the Edible Realms. This Garden Variety Eclipse features White Patty Pan Squash, Tomato “Black Beauty”, Flower of the Garlic Chive, Basil “Red Rubin”, and Red Shiso. Note: No protective eyewear is required when viewing Celestial Vegetable Phenomena
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- A Pulsar living where space resembles the giant leaves of Hosta “Stained Glass” With the Dark Nebulosity of Ruby Romaine and Red Shiso as the remnants of a bygone Nova, still circling the core dwarf star. The star glows with rays of Opal and Genovese Basil and Marigold petals, the flower of Eggplant “Hansel” and flares of little yellow “Sweet Savour” peppers. If you grow your own palette, even the stars do not limit your dreams
Celestial Vegetables – The Complete Collection
4 Responses to “Celestial Vegetables”
Looks great!
FB_IMG_15334955128311.jpg. Hey Mike, its Tim OBrien, Was sharing your artwork at Locals Only With Keanan! and other folks at the bar and another guy shared this with me, thought you’d get a kick check it out
Hi Tim! Thanks. I will have to join you and Keanan someday soon at Locals Only.. If you go to Clothesline, please stop by booth #74 and say hello. BTW, the picture you referenced did not upload. Try sending it to me instead (michael at studiomichaelino.com ). Cheers!
we met at Mike Edwards and Book Marshall’s gig in Rochester. You showed me some of these. Finally looked up your webpage. These are awesome! I’ll share it with my grandson, who is an art major at Akron University.
Cheers
Charles Edwards