A feast of colour & pattern

This is a favourite blog I came across a while ago

 Bicocacolors,

the owner of the blog Elena Nuez has a wonderful eye

for colour, form, pattern as you will see from her photography.

Her site is filled with the beautiful images she takes

and the items she creates, which are for sale in her etsy shop here

do it yourself ~ twig ball . . .

todays project ~ a twig ball ~ . 

I can just picture a whole collection of these in the garden in different sizes!

 step by step instructions here

Sounds of the sea driftwood chimes . . .

As we walk the shorelines along balmy seas or stormy waves
 we keep a wary eye open for treasures thrown up from the deep.

I collect these offerings take them home to my studio
 "Shades of the sea " are the creations I make from my findings.
Driftwood & shell chimes with delicate coloured ribbons

As the breeze catches a chime you can hear a delicate noise
the song of the shells, bringing thoughts of the wonderful ocean to mind
and as the mobile moves, its individual pieces shift & change about,
forming mesmerising sculptural shapes.

You can find my driftwood chimes for sale here & here

 or read about my beach combing adventures, treasures found

and other seaside loveliness here

basket making, step by step . . .

following on from yesterdays thoughts on baskets

If you should like to have a try

i found this wonderful link to step by step basketmaking.

here on Jon's bushcraft page.

I made a basket many moons ago & should love another try.

Just need to find suppliers now.

Jo Hogan baskets . . .

 My mind does wander so . . .

recently musing over Autumn & collecting blackberries & chestnuts

I began to think about lovely baskets to collect them in!

This bought to mind the beautifully tactile & contempary baskets

made by Jo Hogan from Loch na Fooey, Ireland

Basket maker since 1978, 

i love the way he works items into the weave

This one called "from the bog"

rustic faerie lanterns . . .

wonderfully rustic

Firefly lanterns

by

Morgann Hill

sculpted leaves . . .

sculpted leaves that echo stained glass windows

by land artist

Richard Shilling

and here

Namaste . . .

simplicity itself

sandblasted beach pebbles

from

sj engraving

Dandelion delight . . .

1000 Dandelions instillation

by

German artist

Regine Ramseier

Fireside sachets . . .

A lovely idea!  fireside sachets to make

When burnt on the fire they will release their natural fragrances

The patient Gardener . . .

I adore this 100 year project idea by

Vision Division

for a student retreat to be made

in the gardens in Milan.

A circle of trees has been planted that even now 

are growing  to be shaped into this amazing sculpture.

Many more images & much info can be found on their site.

jupiter artland . . .

jupiter artland 

a contemporary sculpture garden
near Edinburgh, Scotland

Pumpkin for halloween . . .

Zombie pumpkins

to make here

Happy Halloween folksies 

x x x

Stone work wonders by Lew French

architectural wonders

by Lew French Stone

tiny treasure box . . .

"she belongs to me"

tiny hazelnut treasure box

from 

Cactus Flower

leafcuts . . .

Stunning leafcuts, 

see here

by Lorenzo Duran

feathered fantasy . . .

Hello folks, at last, my computer is fixed properly

time to get back to sharing more loveliness . . .

a feathered dress fit for a princess

by

Pure Magnolia

Interlocking barbules. . .

Interlocking barbules.

A video from artist Kate MccGwire,

featuring beautiful pieces of enthralling sculpture

made with collected feathers.

Discovered on the great new blog for

South West Scotland "the commonty"

stone hearts . . .

beautiful, simple & effective

painted stones

from

artist in the arctic

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(Welcome to March x)

dries flowers & sculpture . . .

delicate sculptures

woven with dried flowers

by

Ignacio Canales Aracil