i know i’m supposed to say something very thoughtful and eloquent and maybe even a little bit moving about this complicated assemblage that took so long to put together. but the truth? the truth is, it was just fun. i got to spend an afternoon with a friend i’ve known since colllege, who, like me, is nurturing a young creative practice, and we just played for a while with the materials we had, while i was supposed to be preparing my house for a photo shoot. that’s my thoughtful and eloquent and slightly moving defense of my afternoon spent in diligent work avoidance, making something beautiful that i love with a good friend. damn. good enough for me.
a collection of bits and pieces from the collector’s desk
saint paul, minnesota
i prefer to keep STILL blog subjects local, found, and wild. but i’m not good at following rules, even my own. as a result, and due in part to a photo shoot that dropped this image in my lap, here is your sunday morning lily, nonlocal, purchased, and very very domesticated. enjoy.
lily
saint paul, minnesota
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love the pink theme in the last few photographs
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i’ve always been attracted to the colors between the colors. the yellowy greens of spring. the russet reds of fall. here i like the reds inside the greens, the greens inside the whites. the almost reds and the not-quite pinks. i could look at this for quite a while.
burning bush
saint paul, minnesota
i’d like you to think about the patience involved in placing these individual hydrangea flowers on the tips of this completely unrelated branch. then i’d like you to think about the feelings you might have if the telescoping leg of your camera tripod suddenly decided to slip and send your camera plummeting to the ground onto the exquisitely delicate scene you had just spent an hour arranging just so. in the words of my high school daughter, “i am cry.”
evergreen branch and hydrangea blossoms
saint paul, minnesota
Hi I’m following your blog for a while now. Congratulation to your really clean and goog pictures. I should take it as a goal to make the same quality :-)
I was wondering wheater you like to link your “Natur-ART” Mandala you posted today at my collection on
http://gartenkraut.blogspot.ch/2015/10/natur-art-im-oktober.html
I’d be pleased and you could show it to some other people to.
Grüess Pascale
Yes, feel free to repost. I am flattered!
Mary Jo
Okay a photo shot at the house. I remember that you said you had a surprise coming and would be able to tell us soon. Did I miss the big reveal? I’d love to have this image hanging in my house! How can we get copies??
Hi Dede,
No, that’s not the big surprise. Don’t worry, I promise you won’t miss the big reveal. Matter of fact, you’ll probably get sick of hearing about it ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I’ll email you about getting a copy of this image!
Mary Jo