by the slice
umm, how cool are these black walnut shell slices? i am completely captivated. i feel like i need to make something with them. maybe use them like penny tiles, and tile a bathroom floor with them. or a sauna. or panel the walls of library. the texture, and color, and form…it all has me under a spell.
black walnut shell slices (Juglans nigra)
homage to the black walnut tree
working with the us botanical garden on all things black walnut tree. i had all my bits and pieces out today, so i could do a rough mock-up for them. thought i’d get a two-fer and snap a STILL photo at the same time.
eastern American black walnut (Juglans nigra)
pine cone carpet
i was going for pure color and texture on this one. i intentionally chose pine cones all of a similar size and shape. i didn’t want any individual specimens to stand out and demand attention, i wanted a uniform carpet of texture and color. i didn’t intend to make something that looks like a seasonal welcome mat from walmart, but i have to admit is kind of looks like that. oh well, i still like it. and think i may turn it into wrapping paper for the holidays.
pine cone collection (mostly from minnesota)
-
Haha. No doormat from Wal-Mart ever looked this beautiful! Never ever…
Great wrapping paper! I’d use deep pine green ribbon.reply
look, really look, at just one thing
how often do we slow down, and look at just one thing, for longer than a a second or two? today, i am hoping you pick up one leaf and look it for just 10 seconds. it feels good. i promise. something exhales, and is released. i know life can be complicated., but sometimes it can be equally simple.
(unidentified) autumn leaf
a winter still life
i really aught to save this holiday themed image for a month or so, but that is not how i roll. i make the photo, and post the photo. one a day. every day. evergreens and pinecones and red berries are every bit as “in season” now as they will be in mid-december. we just happen to culturally associate red and green with the winter holidays in december. but STILL is independent of the cultural calendar. it is tied only to the physical seasons. and right now, evergreens, pinecones, and red berries are in season.
evergreens, pinecones, and red berries
Intriguing, aren’t they? My dad made a trivet for my mom out of black walnut slices that graced our dinner table nightly. I wonder what happened to it…
These slices show why black walnuts are so expensive to buy, they must be the very devil to shell!
Beautifully fascinating . . . like snowflakes (& humans) no two the same
Earrings!