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Posts Tagged ‘flowers’
baby’s breath
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged baby's breath, flowers, Inspiration, Photography, white on July 2, 2016| 1 Comment »
there were flowers too
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, On the Road, tagged beauty, colors, flowers, Inspiration, nature, Photography, urban landscape, Woburn on June 27, 2016| 7 Comments »
hard at work
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged bees, flowers, Inspiration, nature, nature photography, Photography, pollen, pollinators, urban landscape on June 14, 2016| 2 Comments »
like exploding stars and spiral galaxies
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged colors, flowers, imagination, Inspiration, Photography, plants, urban landscape on June 10, 2016| 3 Comments »
I suspect my perspective of these flowers, mostly planted in a median strip, are somewhat colored by having recently watched a documentary on the Hubble telescope. Enjoy, and have a good day, folks.
like the sun
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged buttercup, colors, flowers, green, Inspiration, nature, Photography, ranunculus, urban landscape, yellow on June 6, 2016| 2 Comments »
nature & mapplethorpe
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged beauty, blank journals, books, contemporary art, flowers, Inspiration, Photography, Robert Mapplethorpe, still lifes, tulips on May 25, 2016| Leave a Comment »
Those were the inspirations behind the latest series of blank journals and photo book now available in my blurb bookstore. Three new blank journals, great for jotting down notes (the old-fashioned way) while traveling, plus a photo book … uhm … blooming with tulips. Yes, Mr. Mapplethorpe was the inspiration.
Before its recent reconfigurations, I remember that the Boston Public Library Copley branch had a room on the second floor filled with photography books, an area different than the Fine Arts Department. I used to love to sit in there and flip through coffee-tabled sized books about artists I’d never heard of before. That’s where I first saw Mapplethorpe’s book of tulips. Years later, during the midst of a creative slump, someone gave me tulips. As I watched those stems slump over in the vase, I remembered Mapplethorpe and I thought, “Hey, why can’t I do a tulip photo shoot?!” And so that what’s I did. A fun spur of the moment endeavor that I think produced some lovely and maybe sensual images. See for yourself. You can view a preview here.
perhaps a blue moon this night
Posted in Inspiration, Kitchen Inspirations, Nature Notes, tagged beauty, colors, creativity, edible flowers, flowers, food, food photography, gardening, healthy eating, indoor gardening, Inspiration, pansies, Photography, violas on May 17, 2016| 1 Comment »
pansy upon pea sprouts and one red tomato
Though in my previous post I mentioned tracking down white blooms, somehow it was the blue that caught my eyes at my flower market today.
violas dressing up kefir cheese
violas dotting the salad greens
sprinkling sunlight on a salad
Posted in Inspiration, Kitchen Inspirations, Nature Notes, tagged art, beauty, colors, edible flowers, flowers, food, gardening, healthy eating, imagination, Inspiration, Photography, salads, violas on May 17, 2016| 1 Comment »
After confirming that the flowers were edible, Ricky of Ricky’s Market asked me to tell him how they tasted. Well, they don’t taste like much to me, but what wonderful brightness they add to a salad. Like sunlight.
I have to return to Ricky’s soon and I am contemplating picking up some white flowers. If I place their petals upon the dark green leaves of spinach and kale will I be reminded of the moon this time? We shall see. 🙂
simplicity
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged beauty, colors, flowers, gardening, Inspiration, nature, Photography on May 15, 2016| Leave a Comment »
the flower workshop
Posted in Books I Love, Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged ariella chezar, beauty, book review, books, creativity, floral arrangement, flowers, Inspiration, Photography, the flower workshop on May 9, 2016| Leave a Comment »
In short, from front to back, each page of The Flower Workshop is a treat. Am I biased? Perhaps. This is the kind of book that I can imagine on the table in front of me as I sip sweet tea, just flipping through the pages. Strangely enough, it was my younger brother who recently reminded me that that is exactly what I used to do as a child with my mom’s gardening books. Just sit and peruse them over and over again. Well-written and beautifully photographed, the book provides step-by-step instruction for producing 45 floral arrangements. But beyond those specific projects, the reader is truly educated in how to “branch out” and experiment with how to work with flowers, foliage, fruit and more to create what I consider to be ephemeral works of art.
Will I be producing a flowering dogwood display anytime soon? No but I do have a greater appreciation for the skill as well as imagination behind such displays that I had perhaps taken for granted in churches, hotels and even the homes of friends. And I also take away a deeper understanding of everything from the rule of three to the subtle use of color to establish mood. There’s a nice index and seasonal flower guide. Simply a lovely resource.
I received this book from Blogging for Books for this honest review. Please check out the following links for more information.
Details about the book: The Flower Workshop
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