When I look into the forest surrounding my home I see vines growing every which way. Many of the vines travel up even the tallest trees and eventually make it to the top. Seeing all those vines has given me a lot of twining inspiration. This piece is about twelve inches tall. Not sure what to call it. Not that it needs a name, but I'm sure someone will ask me. I can hear them say, "What is it?" I'll say, "It's a vine and a flower reaching for the sun".
This vine is virginia creeper or Parthenocissus quinquefolia. I'm also working out the details for a garden totem which fits together so I can make a really tall piece. Here's a link to a couple of glass totems which I made for my lavender gardens years ago. My ideas keep growing and twining much like these vines.
Oh gee, look at the bark texture on that oak tree. See what I mean! More later, thanks for reading and for all your comments.
It looks like a face in the bark of the last picture. Love it.
ReplyDeleteHi Lori, thanks, I didn't see that face, I'll have to go back and look, you shouldn't have said that now I'll be making bark sculptures with faces. Ha. oops that's a good idea, te he.
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness it does look like a face and an interesting one at that, what great eyes you have, Lori!
ReplyDeleteLove your twining piece! We have Virginia creeper all over our yard.
ReplyDeletei can envision a larger version of your twining piece as a bird bath!
ReplyDeleteHi Judy, thanks, I love the fall color for virginia creeper.
ReplyDeleteHi Michele, thanks, after I made it I was thinking the same thing, great minds think alike. Then I was wondering how I would get that big of an item to balance on the top. I guess I'd have to make it removable and have it set into the top.
Oh Judy, what happned to your blog?
ReplyDeleteLinda I moved my blog to my website:
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And I put it on fb when I have a new post.
I was having problems with blogger. I have a website anyway - so I just thought to combine them. I'm trying to get traffic back :-(
Come see me!
Ok, I had to go back and look for the face too. Sure enough. I really like how you incorporate nature into your work.
ReplyDeleteHi Judy, thanks, I am having problems with blogger too. I used to have a blog for my lavender farm, I just left it but took comments off. I'll be over to visit soon.
ReplyDeleteHi Patti, thanks, I had to look again too, so cool; I'll have to go out and see it in person.
jeff makes bird baths and makes them in two pieces, like you mentioned.
ReplyDeleteHi Michele, thanks, how tall are his birdbaths?
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