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End of summer arrangement
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Arranging a mass of sunflowers that I cut down to plant fall spinach, I think how I can’t but evoke Van Gogh, that “painter of sunflowers.” And reflecting on all the filters we inevitably bring to what ever we witness, I think of a passage by David George Haskell
“Like all people, I am culture bound, so I only partly see the flower, the rest of my field of vision is occupied by centuries of human words. “
The Forest Unseen
But to SEE ; that is the task of the artist “ with eyes unfettered” and so I try to set aside my labeling mind and grab the only tool I’ve ever learned the proper use of : my sketchbook
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Zinnia with stone support in “requiem” clear vase
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Summer ikebana ; white pine with roses in paladin vase
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This week I put together an alcove in the showroom modeled after the tokonoma found in traditional Japanese tea houses. This was scared space set aside for a flower arrangement and picture or calligraphy scroll. My intent in creating this in my showroom is to have a space to practice arranging things , thinking about the relationships of flowers, vase and wall hanging . I have many more thoughts to share about this in upcoming posts….
22:V!!:22 On wall: “Bombus” engraved glass over watercolor/ vase: paladin vase large #18 in forest green with sunflowers