Have you ever had a beautiful, fragrant cup of Armenian coffee, drank it down to the dregs in the bottom of the cup and then flipped it over, turning it clockwise with the intent of having your fortune read – or just seeing what the inside of the cup held for you? If you have, […]
Although onion skins are the traditional Armenian easter egg dye, I do like discovering natural dyes of other colors. I’ve achieved this pretty mottled soft blue using purple cabbage. The way to wrap to get the leaf patterns is in my Onion Skin blog post. It’s pretty simple but takes time. Items Needed: How to: […]
Twenty-seven years ago today, on Cinco de Mayo, after 27 hours of labor, I was handed a little bundleand my life changed forever. It was a defining moment. From that moment on, I earned the title of “mama”. Today is my daughter Ani’s birthday. Last night, as we celebrated her birthday with family at their […]
What is the meaning of Divine Intervention? Typically, divine intervention means God intervenes in the affairs of our world and/or our lives. Basically, whenever we pray then, we are asking God to intervene. Last week I shared with you about the book I illustrated and the role that prayer played in it. In the past, […]
This week we heard about our government shutting down. The Republicans are opposed to the Affordable Care Act – or ObamaCare. I think though that they are hurting their party by their opposition. With healthcare available to those that couldn’t afford it in the past, the Democratic party will gain more supporters, right? Eventually, something’s […]
This past Sunday was Father’s Day here in the States. My father passed away over 20 years ago. When you have your own children you still feel the loss of your father on this day but because you are busy creating Father’s day for your own family, those memories end up getting set aside. My […]
I am like my grandmother in a lot of ways. I am stubborn. I’m a fighter…and a survivor. I am a woman of faith. But I am also like her physically too. I have her coloring, and the older I get, the more I see her looking back at me in the mirror. And this […]
If you know me, you know that I have a soft spot for the homeless. My parents were always very compassionate when it came to feeding the hungry in our community. We grew up in Los Angeles. In those days, it wasn’t uncommon for people to knock on your door and ask for food if […]
If you’re on Facebook, you know that for the past several weeks, I’ve been diligently working on completing a series of illustrations for a children’s book — a commission from the Eastern Diocese of the Armenian Church in New York. I’ve always wanted to be an illustrator for children’s books. My degree is in illustration. […]
In just two days, my daughter Ani will be graduating with her Bachelors of Science in Nursing from Cal-State L.A. This is the completion of a huge goal for her in her scholastic career; and it was a health goal for me. Just a little over five weeks ago, I was treading the uncertain ground […]
