This week features a pottery vase from the Van Briggle company, an American art pottery maker since the late 1890s. Although the company was making pieces into the 21st century, my piece was probably made in the 40s. Any week now our temperatures will be cold enough that the floral material in the garden […]
The sun is weakening when it is not hidden behind the clouds which form regularly. The temperature is dropping. Rain splatters the plants pushing them into the dirt. I still have plenty to pick in the garden: roses, dahlias, hydrangeas, fushias, a smattering of other things. This week I wanted to highlight an antique glass […]
Using a remaindered vase I echoed the mosaic colors (yellow, pink and a little blue) with late summer flowers from the garden. Flowers include: Dahlias, faded hydrangea heads, Japanese anemones, clematis. Our average first frost doesn’t typically come until November, but October days can be damp, dank and cold, shutting down flower development. So we’ll […]
Working with very autumnal material. V.1. with only Chinese Lanterns V.2. With the addition of some garden dahlias And in position on the mantel
