Art Inspired by Nature
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Create a Verdant Indoor Eden with Miniature Moss Gardens: Book Review
Miniature Moss Gardens: Create Your Own Japanese Container Gardens These last few weeks of winter can be the longest and gloomiest of the season. Just when the witch hazel begins to bloom, five inches of snow will fall and smother her glorious, golden petals. Late February and early March is my favorite time of the […]
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Indian Summer-Inspired Archival Prints
 September Waters II, 2014 – Deckle-Edged, Signed, Archival Print $150 After many months spent setting up an online gallery to showcase my artwork and offer archival prints for purchase online, I’m happy to announce that the site is now officially open. I’ve included here a few recent additions from the ever-growing collection of pastel pieces […]
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The Painted Landscape
 June Tapestry, 2014 – Pastel It’s late June, and having finished my professional planting work, I’m currently solidifying plans for my summer sabbatical. With a sea of summer days stretched before me, I can’t tell you how excited I am to be back in my painting studio —full time— for the first summer in five […]
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Art Inspired by Nature, Artful Garden Objects
Art in the Garden: Monumental Vessels The Work of Artist Stephen Procter at Brattleboro Museum & Art Center, VT
Stephen Procter’s Gorgeous Vessels on Display at BMAC Sculpture Garden (Plantings here: Fothergilla ‘Mt. Airy’, Eupatorium ‘Chocolate’ and Sedum) Imagining a beautiful outdoor space, and then realizing that vision —physically working to bring the dream to life— is one of the best parts of my work as a garden designer. I have created many private […]
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Art Inspired by Nature, Dan Snow Stonework, Environmental Art, Fire Pits, Garden Structures, Land Art, Public Gardens, Sculpture, Sculpture and Features, Stone Sculpture, stonework
Art Inspired by Nature: The Work of Vermont Artist Dan Snow…
Archer’s Pavilion As an enthusiastic fan of stone sculpture, environmental art and three-dimensional landscape features, I have been long planning an article about Vermont artist Dan Snow and his work. But finding the time to actually visit and photograph the artist’s creations, and coordinate two seasonal workers during the busy summer months, seemed all but […]
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Art Inspired by Nature, Artful Garden Objects, Birds
Art Inspired by Nature: Soleil MetalArts Exploring the Beautiful Work of Florida Artist Shawn McCurdy……
Ribbons Birdbath (Aluminum, 30″ tall) Shawn McCurdy As the gardening season begins to wind down, ‘Art Inspired by Nature’ —an ongoing, seasonal series here on the blog— will be returning. And like many of you —some who have written asking about what happened to the regular artist-features— I’ve missed them! One of the things I truly […]
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Art Inspired by Nature, Bee-Friendly Gardens, Butterflies and Moths, Color in the Garden, Cutting Garden, Ferncliff, Flower Seeds, Garden Design, Garden Design Photos, Garden Maintenance, Gardening Inspiration, Honeybee Friendly Gardening, Hummingbird/Butterfly, Native Plants, Naturalistic Garden Design, Paths and Walkways, Plant Spotlight, Plants for sun, Replacing Lawn, Stone Walkways, The Seasons, Walkways - Stone, Wildflowers and Meadows
The Accidental Gardener: A Short Story About a Dog Named Oli and His Wondrous Wildflower Walk…
The Wildflower Walk in July at Ferncliff â“’ 2010 Michaela at TGE As a professional garden designer, I take a certain amount of pride in my work. My clients always seem quite pleased with the gardens I create, and I think I’m a pretty good designer. Yet every July I am served a very large […]
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Art Inspired by Nature, Artful Garden Objects, Cutting Garden, Fragrance, Fresh Cut Flowers, Gifts for Gardeners, Indoor Table Arrangements, Vases
Bringing Nature’s Beauty Indoors: Clustered Vases Beside the Laptop…
Clustered vases filled with Lupine, Phlox, Valerian, and Rosa de Rescht. Photo © 2010 Michaela at TGE Whew. It has been busy around here. Most days I am out and about in the field working with clients, gathering plants, making deliveries, planting gardens, and lately, helping out my friends at Walker Farm on the weekends […]
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Art Inspired by Nature: Presenting the Celebratory Work and World of Artist Roger Sandes…
Water Garden: Sky © Roger Sandes – Acrylic on panel, (36″ x 72″) Springtime at last! With the snow finally receding and bright sunlight warming earth, to me it feels as if the entire world is awakening at once. In celebration of the first week of spring, and as part of our ongoing “Art Inspired […]
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Art Inspired by Nature, Bill Dwight Photography, Flower arrangements, Fresh Cut Flowers, Gardening Inspiration, Gifts for Gardeners, Holiday Decorating, Indoor Table Arrangements, Spring Blooming Bulbs, Spring Flowering Bulbs
Art Inspired by Nature: The Luminous Allure of Bill Dwight’s Flowers…
The delicate silk of a white tulip, luminous petals unfolding in morning light; freesia caught in a glowing rouge blush; the timeless, feminine allure of flowers, all beautifully captured here by artist Bill Dwight. Intoxicatingly fragrant and sensual to the touch, flowers can change a mood, stir a memory, calm the senses. The undeniable, transformative […]
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Art Inspired by Nature, Garden Design Photos, Gardening Inspiration, Inspirational Gardens, Lighting, Photographers, Photography Tips/Techniques, Ted Dillard Photographer
Taking Better Photos of Your Garden: Guest Post by Ted Dillard…
Photo â“’ Ted Dillard Of all the questions and comments I receive via this blog, email and through this site’s Facebook Page, the most common by far are related to photography. I am a new, amateur photographer, (that is a nice way of saying that I have no idea of what I am doing), and […]
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Art Inspired by Nature, Bee Keeping/Products/Info, Beneficial Animals and Insects, Bug Defense for Gardeners, Candles, Gifts for Gardeners
Art Inspired by Nature: A Moment with Talented Author, Artisan and Beekeeper Marina Marchese of Red Bee Apiary…
The lovely and welcoming Red Bee Apiary in Weston, Connecticut Marina Marchese: beekeeping farmer, author and founder of Red Bee Apiary Photograph by Jeff Becker The subject of this weeks ‘Art Inspired by Nature’ on The Gardener’s Eden, is a lovely and talented woman living the life of many a discontented, city-dweller’s dreams. Not only […]
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Art Inspired by Nature: H.D. Thoreau “A Winter Walk” …
 Early Winter, 2006 © M.S. Harlow “We sleep, and at length awake to the still reality of a winter morning. The snow lies warm as cotton or down upon the window-sill; the broadened sash and frosted panes admit a dim and private light, which enhances the snug cheer within. The stillness of the morning is impressive. […]
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Art Inspired by Nature, Urns and Vessels, Vases
Art Inspired by Nature: The Luminous Glasswork of Artist Randi Solin
Autumn Bowl, Shard Series, 6.5 x 10 x 10 inches I am always excited when visiting studios as part of the ongoing series, ‘Art Inspired by Nature’, for The Gardener’s Eden. I love seeing other artists’ work environments and, even better, watching as they work. It’s a rare treat for an outsider to actually see […]
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Art Inspired by Nature, Artful Garden Objects, Conservatory, Garden Visits, Green House Gardens, House Plants, Indoor Gardening, Pots, Pots and Pottery, Virginia Wyoming Pottery
Art Inspired by Nature: The Colorful, Botanical World of Artist and Gardener Virginia Wyoming…
Virginia Wyoming holds one of her beautiful stoneware flowerpots, etched with grass-like markings and finished with a multilayered earth-green glaze… Virginia Wyoming’s studio lies at the far end of a long and winding, interrupted road in Westminster, Vermont. When I say interrupted, I mean that the road literally stops midway, broken by forest. Naturally I […]
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Apples, Art Inspired by Nature
Art Inspired by Nature: The Apple of Our Eye…
Lord Fredrick Leighton, The Garden of the Hesperides, 1892 This week’s topic on The Gardener’s Eden is heirloom apples. So in keeping with this theme, today’s edition of ‘Art Inspired by Nature’ focuses on the apple in Western art. A fruit of temperate regions throughout the world, the apple has been cultivated by humans since prehistoric times. Malus sieversii, […]
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Art Inspired by Nature, David Holzapfel
Art Inspired by Nature: The Sensual Work of Sculptor and Furniture Maker David Holzapfel…
Tutuila, 23″ x 15″, walnut/spalted yellow birch This week’s edition of ‘Art Inspired by Nature‘ features the work of talented Vermont artist David Holzapfel. But before I begin to write about David and his process, I have to get something off my chest – a confession, so to speak. You see, when I first spotted […]
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Art Inspired by Nature, Michelle Holzapfel
Art Inspired by Nature: The Astonishing Work of Sculptor Michelle Holzapfel…
Michelle Holzapfel, Linfold Vase, 2007, carved from a single walnut log Michelle Holzapfel, Black and White Bowl, 2003, Contemporary Museum, Honolulu, HI A couple of weekends ago, my new friends Michelle and David Holzapfel kindly accepted my request for an interview for The Gardener’s Eden, ‘Art Inspired by Nature’ series, and tour of their studio […]
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Art Inspired by Nature, Great Blogs
Art Inspired by Nature: The Multitalented Amy McCoy…
Photograph copyright Amy McCoy Most people consider themselves lucky if they discover one hidden, creative talent in a lifetime. But for some fortunate individuals, creativity and artistic expression seem to flow effortlessly from a bottomless well. Rhode Island based photographer, author and cook, Amy McCoy is just such a creative force. Although we have yet to […]
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'Valley Blogs" WHMP Radio Show, Art Inspired by Nature, Bill Dwight Photography, Pod Casts
Art Inspired by Nature – Bill Dwight Introducing the Poet with an iPhone… and ‘The Gardener’s Eden’ radio debut!
Photograph © 2009 Bill Dwight Whew, it’s been busy around here lately! ‘Art Inspired by Nature‘ was a bit delayed this week by a rush to get things planted, mulched and finished up in my various garden projects before today’s snow began to fly. Plus, I have some exciting things going on, and some news to […]
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Art Inspired by Nature, Bee Keeping/Products/Info, Beneficial Animals and Insects, Birds, Butterflies and Moths, Cara Enteles, Paintings
Art Inspired by Nature: Butterflies, Birds, Bees & Moths – Exploring the Exquisite Work of Cara Enteles…
Peril in the Branches, (detail), oil on aluminum, 48″ x 72″, © 2009 Cara Enteles Stop. Behold the fleeting, delicate beauty of a butterfly lighting on flower petals, or the whir and buzz of hummingbirds and bees as they dart about, competing for late season pollen. What an amazing and diverse world we live in. […]
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