Sensational Runners-Up

Because I can't resist the opportunity to play in Flickr, and so that'd there'd be something pretty to post with the results of my sensory give-away, I made a little photo mosaic for each of the lovely people who entered a favourites list. 

These were just designed to be a visual impression - my interpretation of the list - and I occasionally included something that I already knew about the person from reading her blog too. I hoped they'd be recognisably connected though.

So, the draw happened on Sunday, we have a winner, and here are the runners-up... The mosaics and the lists that inspired them...

Karen

1. Dark Chocolate, 2. Coffee, 3. Super Giggles, 4. Church Bells, 

5. Clean white sheets, 6. Barefeet on Grass, 7. Cute Small Owl, (from blog logo) 8. Dark Chocolate Heart, 

9. Woodsmoke, 10. Hug Me, 11. Cinnamon, 12. Forest Green

• Sight: blue mountains, first snow of the season


  
• Sound: giggles, christmas carols, church bells


  
• Smell: lilacs, woodsmoke, cinnamon


  
• Taste: dark chocolate, good coffee 

  
• Touch: a warm hug, clean sheets, barefeet on grass


• And my three favorite colors are (this is a tough one!): Green, White, Brown (can you tell I love earthtones??)

Lisa

1. Pistachio Ice Cream, 2. Green Apple, 3. Teal Ocean Wave, 4. Plum Cloud, 

5. Fairy Lights, 6.Coffee awaiting Cream and Sugar, 7. Apple Green Bouquet, 8. Soggy Doggy, 

9. Crazy Colour, 10. Jasmine, 11. Wooden Door, 12. Plums anyone?

• taste-pistachio gelato, coffee with sugar and cream, spice cake


  
• touch-the heaviness of a dog lying next to me, my husband's hand on the small of my back, smooth wood furniture
• sight-fairy lights, clouds, crazy colors


• sound-crackling fire, ocean waves, laughter


  
• smell-woodsmoke, jasmine, coffee


  
• favorite colors-apple green, teal and plum (this week anyway).


Heather

1. Robin's Eggs, 2. Chai Tea Infusion Ingredients, 3. Musk ox, 4. Downpour, 

5. A glass full of Chai..., 6. Old Book, 7. Wings over Desert Dreamland, 8. Dusty Robin's egg blue, 

9. Sepia rosepetals, 10. Favorite Colors, 11. Reflection in a Blue Eye, 12. Prairie Palette

• Sight: wide open prairies, the New Mexico sky in October, my son’s blue eyes

  
• Sound: wind at night in big cottonwood trees, gullywashers/downpours, songs with distinct harmonizing

  
• Smell: Illume pineapple cilantro candles, old books, musk

  
• Taste: margaritas, chai, black licorice

  
• Touch: smooth paper, razor stubble, rose petals

  
• Colour: white, robin’s egg blue, sepia

  

Munted Kowhai

1. Snowy Beacon, 2. Munted Kowhai Necklace, 3. Cool Pillows, 4. New Car, 

5. Durian, 6. Oyster Heaven, 7. Repeat Pattern, 8. White Magnolia, 

9. Pebbles-on-Beach, 10. Environmentally Friendly Graffiti, 11. Child's Hand, 12. Teal Lashes

• Sights

1)Ribbons
2)Clever public graffiti ala Bansky
3) Long eyelashes (I was born with the Asian gene of short straight lashes, yawn!)
4)Giant things of normal everyday things (ie giant clothes peg, scrabble pieces etc)
5)Repetitive items in a row (yard full of yellow buses etc)


  
• Sounds

1) When the plane lands in NZ and the air hostess goes "Welcome to New Zealand or if you live here, welcome home" That always make me a bit teary eyed!
2)Snowboard carving great powder
3)2 year old speaking in another language
4)Accordians playing
5)Smooth beach pebbles clacking together


  
• Smells

1)Brine/fish processing places (it triggers happy memories from Alaska days)
2)My blanket (It's my ... adult security blanket)
3)Bathed skin
4)Shitake mushrooms soaking in water
5)New Cars

  
• Tastes

1)Layer of uncooked filo topping on mince pies. OOOOOOOOOOOOOO my gosh.
2)Tortilla soup
3) Clams
4)Raw oysters
5)Durian


  
• Touch

1)Freshly made pasta
2)Cool underside of pillow
3)Alpaca yarn
4)Children's hands
5)Magnolia petals
  
• Colours:
Teal, Cream, dark mustard
  

Kerstin

1. White Sands, 2. Cornflower, or Dancing Under a Blue Moon, 3. Purring Cat, 4. Poppies, 

5. Red rain, 6. Cities at Night, 7. Blue Night, 8. Turquoise Rain, 

9. Cornflower and Poppy Field, 10. Cafe Latte, 11. Bakes Sugar Cookies, 12. Silky Cat and Red Pot

• Sight
* deserted beach in the winter
* a field of cornflowers or poppies
* cities at night


  
• Sound
* Van Morrison
* rain
* cat purring
* (my husband's deep sexy voice)


  
• Smell
* Dolce Gabbana The One
* freshly mowed grass
* anything freshly baked: bread, cookies


  
• Taste
* Italian Tiramisu ice cream (my current addiction!)
* Aioli
* cafe latte


  
• Touch 
* holding hands
* soft white sand
* silky cat fur



  
• Colors
* cornflower blue
* poppy red
* turquoise
  

Linda Sue

1. Bubble Bath!, 2. Lemon Cake, 3. Violet Creams, 4. Green Bird Chirping, 

5. Bee and Flower Cashmere Roving, 6. Forest Soil, 7. Big Soft Ears, 8. Colours and Textures, 

9. Colours and Textures too, 10. Busker..., 11. Anything Twinkly, 12. Lilac Time

• sight- anyone using ASL,
anything twinkly,
textures

  
• sound- birds chirps, 
street music,
wind

  
• taste- violet creams,
lemon anything,
mint

  
• touch- cashmere,
bubble-bath,
puppies' ears

  
• smell- lilacs,
mint,
forest soil
  
• Colours - ALL OF THEM
  

Suzanne

1. Clean Ocean Air, 2. Matcha and Matcha Tea Whisk, 3. Spiral, 4. Ofuro, 

5. Macadamia Nuts, 6. Purr, 7. Whisky, 8. Linseed Oil Mill, 

9. Reflections of Glasgow (1), 10. Spiral Too,  11. Cool Breeze on Blue Mountain, 12. Reflections of Amsterd@m

• Sight: interesting/unexpected reflections, high blue mountains, spirals

  
• Sound: purring, the all encompassing 'wall-of-sound' from amped-up guitars, rain on skylights

  
• Smell: linseed oil, wood smoke in autumn, clean ocean air

  
• Taste: matcha/green tea, macadamia nuts, good Scottish whisky

  
• Touch: soft warm (living!) fur, cool breezes on hot days, a Japanese ofuro
• Suzanne added - I won't add three colours because I'm too late to be entered in the draw (and I'm finding it too hard to decide! :-)
• I hope Suzanne doesn't mind that I selected some colours on her behalf - based on what other things in her list were suggesting. I wonder if they're anywhere near colours that she likes?
  

I hate that not everyone could win a parcel in the post but hope that people might accept these mosaics - made 'specially for them - by way of a consolation prize. Not much consolation I grant you (kinda like when I was convinced I was going to win a trip to Hawaii and ended up with a tube of coconut smelling body lotion instead - I wasn't THAT consoled!) but if it's the thought that counts... 

♥