Lisette Root resides with her husband in Omak, Washington, in the foothills of the mighty Cascade Mountains. Her days are filled with artwork, home making, and caring for the many formerly homeless animals that she and her husband have rescued over the years. While living in Alaska for many years, she and her family had many exciting adventures mining for gold. Most of the time she home schooled their two daughters, Bonnie and Silver, and they had plenty of time to try new arts and crafts together. They took their animal family of wolves and cats with them on their adventures , which was actually an adventure in itself! Now, her home base is Malott Washington, and there will be lots more adventures to come!
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Well, this last few days have been a little hectic around here! We had a nearby fire which made the national news, right here in Okanogan county. One of my photographs made the local tv station news! It was really scary, we were at level 2 evacuation alert, and a local sheriff came by, and the fire fighters came and inspected, but my husband keeps a large zone around our place brushed out very well, and I keep a green zone around the buildings with plants. The only really dangerous thing around here is our two giant pine trees, but the firefighters said they have foam they can spray on the trees. I am very glad it didn't come to that!
We have neighbors who live on the coast, and they just spend holidays here, and their places are not brushed out very well, so that was an extra worry we didn't need! We live in the foothills of the Cascade Mountains, near the bottom of a large foothill, and I even have my own baby mountain, which will have wind turbines and vineyards someday. The soil is laden with volcanic dust, and a little water and mulch and you can grow many things here. I have been drying piles of veggies from my garden. I have lots of squash this years, some of which are my own hybrid plants. I remove the seedy pulp, cut in strips or rounds, blanch for three minutes, and dry in my dehydrator. This year the dried squash is sweet, like apples! Like I tell my husband, squash is like the tofu of the veggie world, and you can add it to most anything. This past week or so, the nighttime temps have been in the 40's and 50's, and the heater has kicked on every night. Kind of strange...We are going to get lots of firewood this year, just to be safe. I have been working on a new hummingbird design, (beaded) and it is coming along well. I have started my new venture of selling beading kits here locally, and I will also be selling them in my ETSY store very soon. My problem with selling on ETSY is the locals here buy all my designs! That is a problem I can live with, but it is one of the reasons I am starting to sell kits too! I'm going to post several pictures today, starting with the fire shots. Thanks for visiting, and stay safe out there! Goodbye from up the Chiliwist, Lisette
A Little About Me
Welcome to MelangeByLisette, I hope you find something interesting within... I love all forms of Art, and I have a great desire to try my hand at whatever captures my interest. I do not believe in mediocrity, or carelessness. When I create something myself, or when I am drawn to other artists works, I want to see a small piece of that persons soul in their work. I want to be able to feel and see the time of creation it took to bring forth a piece of art (any kind of art). After all, to me, this is what brings meaning to my life. The time it took to create a thing is non refundable, but extremely valuable. To love and to be loved, and to share that love with others, with art, for instance, is why I want to wake each morning. I truly love our planet Earth, and when I use her resources, it matters how I do so. I will always strive to do no harm. I am of course drawn to others who share this philosophy, and I seek them out if possible. In this last year, I needed to learn to use a computer to share my artwork. I don't drive, and I am a bit of a happy hermit, and I knew nothing whatsoever about computers and I would have been lost without the loving and extremely patient help from my sister Laura, who helped me every step of the way, thank you sister! I honestly did not believe I could do it, but here I am! My store is located on ETSY, and it is simply amazing, and I feel comfortable and happy there, and I feel privileged to be a very small part of it. I try to reuse, repurpose, and recycle whenever I can. I am always experimenting to that end. I am happy to share ideas whenever possible, and am open to creating special request items. What an amazing thing to be in touch with so many artists, tradesmen, and the whole wide world! Wow! I hope you enjoy my blog and my shop, which will have new works as often as possible. Sincerely, Lisette
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