Fruit and veggies

In honor of my sister-in-law's graduation -- she earned a master's degree in nutrition -- my brother commissioned a fruits-and-vegetables mobile as a special gift for his dietitian wife. I love a good challenge and was eager to incorporate some of her favorites as well as represent all the colors of the rainbow.

Three-year-old Natalie recognized all the individual fruits and veggies and even wanted to eat the grapes...



I hung the individual grapes on thin filament in a cluster under a grape leaf. The result is a shimmery bunch of abstract-yet-recognizable purple orbs...











The backs of the apple and orange are solid so that when the fruit turn, it gives the illusion of a half of each fruit. I delighted in making this one-of-a-kind mobile, and I hope it inspires my sister-in-law to have delicious daydreams.