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Art Attack! – A Giveaway

November 5, 2010 By Marta Darby 32 Comments

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.

Maria sr

Amy, Maria, & Me. Cuba Nostalgia. Miami 2010.

  • She's Cuban.
  • She's an incredible artist.
  • Do you need to know anything else? 😉

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.

Gift boxes

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:

Hibiscus necklace

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:

  1. 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.)
  2. 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.
  3. 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?? 😉

Thanks, Maria!

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  1. Tiffany says

    November 5, 2010 at 12:04 am

    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! =]

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  2. Aida Nava says

    November 5, 2010 at 12:28 am

    three cupcakes

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  3. Xiomara Calderin says

    November 5, 2010 at 12:42 am

    Just requested her as a friendCuban Mariposa & Varadero Beach…beautiful, all of them….:))

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  4. Kiki Bacaro says

    November 5, 2010 at 11:28 am

    Cafe con Leche and Pastelito, of course:)

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  5. Kiki Bacaro says

    November 5, 2010 at 11:29 am

    I just “friended” her:)

    Reply
  6. Michele Caridad says

    November 5, 2010 at 11:39 am

    ok…just friended her! her stuff is pretty cool! going to check out etsy now!

    Reply
  7. Maria Eugenia says

    November 5, 2010 at 11:40 am

    I LOVE the Palms and tinajon oil painting. However, they are all beautiful. Ms. Soto Robbins in an excellent artist.

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  8. Michele Caridad says

    November 5, 2010 at 11:42 am

    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!

    Reply
  9. Maria Eugenia says

    November 5, 2010 at 11:42 am

    I just friended her also. I hope I win, lol!

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  10. Maria Soto Robbins says

    November 5, 2010 at 11:42 am

    Thank you so much, Marta! You’re a sweetheart and I love you too!

    Reply
  11. Cari says

    November 5, 2010 at 1:04 pm

    and yes, I sent Maria a Friend Request on Facebook too!!! Thanks!

    Reply
  12. Barbiqban says

    November 5, 2010 at 2:14 pm

    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 🙂

    Reply
  13. Barbiqban says

    November 5, 2010 at 2:16 pm

    Almost forgot to mention that I added Maria and she accepted me… we have 12 friends in common!

    Reply
  14. Ileana says

    November 5, 2010 at 2:40 pm

    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.

    Reply
  15. Lisette says

    November 5, 2010 at 2:44 pm

    I love the sunflower paintings,and the red geranium in terracotta pot 🙂

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  16. Lisette says

    November 5, 2010 at 2:48 pm

    PS, I sent a FB friend request 🙂

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  17. Danielle says

    November 5, 2010 at 2:55 pm

    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.

    Reply
  18. Carmela C says

    November 5, 2010 at 3:26 pm

    Spanish Sangria, Miami Beach and all the cuban coffee paintings. I love all her artwork. She is very talented.

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  19. Carmela C says

    November 5, 2010 at 3:34 pm

    I just sent Maria my FB “friend” request.

    Reply
  20. Nancy Reed says

    November 5, 2010 at 4:45 pm

    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. 🙂 I friended Maria.

    Reply
  21. BFF says

    November 5, 2010 at 4:52 pm

    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!

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  22. BFF says

    November 5, 2010 at 4:53 pm

    I did send her a friend request! Kisses! Maybe this time!

    Reply
  23. Susan says

    November 5, 2010 at 5:53 pm

    Cuban coffee and lime red, and the Illinois pumphouse–and everything in between!

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  24. Jamie says

    November 5, 2010 at 7:08 pm

    I love the Miami beach yellow umbrella!

    Reply
  25. Robin Maria Pedrero says

    November 6, 2010 at 4:13 am

    Yes definately Cuban coffee is a fav!

    Reply
  26. Mary says

    November 6, 2010 at 7:52 pm

    Waterlilly impresto oil! Or any of them really! So pretty!!!

    Reply
  27. Mary says

    November 6, 2010 at 7:55 pm

    Added as a friend!!!!

    Reply
  28. jackie says

    November 6, 2010 at 9:23 pm

    Loved the Orange Zinnia, and the Cuban Coffee one you gave away earlier this year!

    Reply
  29. Suyin says

    November 7, 2010 at 8:10 am

    I enjoyed her site… Maria is a great artist. My favorite are Royal Poinciana and Beach, Varadero Cuba Beach, and Trindad Church Cuba…

    Reply
  30. Elizabeth says

    November 8, 2010 at 8:18 pm

    Oh, this was difficult! I really like Royal Poinciana Flamboyan Tree, Cuban Coffee and Lime Red and Traveler’s Palm and Bougenvilla! 🙂

    Reply
  31. Ana Maria Quintela says

    November 24, 2010 at 5:41 pm

    I requested Maria as a friend on Facebook. I am a client. I own three of her paintings and intend to buy more.

    Reply
  32. Anamaria says

    November 24, 2010 at 5:45 pm

    El Morro is one of my favorites as well as Geranium in the Niche.

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