One of the benefits of living my life so publicly on the blogosphere is that I get to meet some amazing people online. (Yes, I know how it sounds, but believe me, the folks I meet through My Big, Fat, Cuban Family are wonderful!)
Maria Soto Robbins is one of those. Here is her blog. We had been friends on Facebook and she has been a faithful reader of MBFCF, so it was a wonderful treat for us to get to meet her in person at Cuba Nostalgia in Miami this year.
Amy, Maria, & Me. Cuba Nostalgia. Miami 2010.
- She's Cuban.
- She's an incredible artist.
- Do you need to know anything else? ๐
So back in September when I gave away the RED Betty Crocker Cookbook, Maria happened to be the winner, and it occurred to me that MBFCF readers would flip over her work……and you will…..so I asked….. (Shameless. I know. Shut up.)
Maria has a fabulous ETSY shop in which she sells her paintings and then she also has miniatures of her paintings made into pendants.
Jewelry, people! Beautiful, colorful, goes-with-anything, jewelry.
Amy Kikita, Lucy, and I went nuts when we received these.
Maria sent a pendant to each one of us! I would get a photo of the ones the girls received, but I can't because they're both wearing theirs as we speak. In fact, they have been wearing them daily since we got this incredible care package, but that's not important right now.
Here's mine:
Lucy's is the Sunflower and Amy's is the Miami Beach one, but that's not important right now, either. It's on an adjustable cord with a clasp so you can wear it as a choker or as a pendant (my personal preference).
Maria has graciously offered to give away one of these gorgeous and beautifully-made pendants to a lucky MBFCF reader. Here's how to enter:
- Go to her ETSY shop, Art by MSR then come back here and leave a comment on this post, telling me which one of her paintings is your favorite. (You will have multiple loves, so it's okay to share that.)
- If you'd like to be entered more than once into the giveaway, (Yes! More than one entry!) and you're on Facebook, please go request Maria as a friend. Here's the link: Maria Soto Robbins.
- Then come back here and tell me you sent her a friend request. (That way, you can see what she's up to and won't miss any of her cool offerings, plus you get two chances to win the pendant.)
I'll be choosing a winner on Monday, November 8th, 2010 at 11 AM Pacific Time.
I'm wearing my pendant today. In fact, I already named it My Lucky Hibiscus. Did I mention it was RED?? ๐
Thanks, Maria!
Hola Marta!Good thing I don’t have to pick just one because I can’t! Your amiga is very talented!
Now for my favorites: Miami Beach Yellow Umbrella, Red Hibiscus, Beach and Straw Hat, Miami Beach Sunrise, and Pink Hibiscus!
Hope I win! =]
three cupcakes
Just requested her as a friendCuban Mariposa & Varadero Beach…beautiful, all of them….:))
Cafe con Leche and Pastelito, of course:)
I just “friended” her:)
ok…just friended her! her stuff is pretty cool! going to check out etsy now!
I LOVE the Palms and tinajon oil painting. However, they are all beautiful. Ms. Soto Robbins in an excellent artist.
etsy is far more than i bargained for…can i say my top …5…???i love the totally cuban ones (i’m funny that way) ..esp the Trnidada church! i love cuban churches!
also the bohio one and the palm one are awesome! i love the cafecito one just becauase im a cafecito addict! so it’s very me!
She is (as Marta would say) …UBER- talented!
thanks for sharing marta!
I just friended her also. I hope I win, lol!
Thank you so much, Marta! You’re a sweetheart and I love you too!
and yes, I sent Maria a Friend Request on Facebook too!!! Thanks!
I love the coconut lime print but I don’t see a miniature for that… also like the Cuban Coffee and Lime Red! What an awesome giveaway Marta, thanks for the opportunity! This is Barbara Garcia btw (it won’t let me sign in with Facebook for some reason). Have a great weekend ๐
Almost forgot to mention that I added Maria and she accepted me… we have 12 friends in common!
My top three favorites (even though they are all beautiful):1. Trinidad Church
2. El Morro
3. Spanish Sangria
Que talento mas lindo! <3
And I just sent my "friend" request.
Thank you, Marta, for exposing us to this gifted artist.
I love the sunflower paintings,and the red geranium in terracotta pot ๐
PS, I sent a FB friend request ๐
Maria is a fantastic artist! It is impossible to choose just one – from the South Beach scenes to the Cuban coffee, a different flavor tickles your palate enticing you to sample more of her beautiful paintings.
Spanish Sangria, Miami Beach and all the cuban coffee paintings. I love all her artwork. She is very talented.
I just sent Maria my FB “friend” request.
Wow beautiful work. I think my favorite is the sunflowers. What a cleaver idea to shrink your art to make it wearable. I may try to make some gifts with my kids are. ๐ I friended Maria.
You always know the most interesting people! I like all the coffee ones, but think I am partial to .Cuban Coffee and Lime Red because I love coffee and LIME and red! Off to FB! Love ya!
I did send her a friend request! Kisses! Maybe this time!
Cuban coffee and lime red, and the Illinois pumphouse–and everything in between!
I love the Miami beach yellow umbrella!
Yes definately Cuban coffee is a fav!
Waterlilly impresto oil! Or any of them really! So pretty!!!
Added as a friend!!!!
Loved the Orange Zinnia, and the Cuban Coffee one you gave away earlier this year!
I enjoyed her site… Maria is a great artist. My favorite are Royal Poinciana and Beach, Varadero Cuba Beach, and Trindad Church Cuba…
Oh, this was difficult! I really like Royal Poinciana Flamboyan Tree, Cuban Coffee and Lime Red and Traveler’s Palm and Bougenvilla! ๐
I requested Maria as a friend on Facebook. I am a client. I own three of her paintings and intend to buy more.
El Morro is one of my favorites as well as Geranium in the Niche.