Scanner art by Craig Cramer, gardening & more
Garden art, PhotoShopped images, etc.
Oxalis, LHB Conservatory, dry brush filter
It hasn’t been a bad winter. But it’s starting to wear very, very thin. It’s the right time of the year to break out the Manu Chao (The Merry Blues) :
Oxalis, LHB Conservatory, water color filter
Like Kathy at CCG, nothing but snow and ice outside. But I scanned a few inside plants (houseplants and an overwintering Albutilon that’s flowering to beat the band) and fiddled with them.
Poinsettia | Cyclamen | Albutilon
Calla | Cyclamen foliage
Just a begonia.
Updated 2/17: Forgot to link to Kathy’s post and I changed the timestamp to keep this on top for awhile.
Here’s a preview of a Living Sculpture activity website that’s part of our Cornell Garden-Based learning program. It’s basically activities for educators working with children, youth and community groups, and pre-release, as we’re still putting some finishing touches on it.
I invite you to explore the site and help us test it out. We’re new with video, and don’t quite have the embeds worked out 100 percent. A small percent of users won’t be able to view the embedded videos and will have to rely on the links to other file types which will open up in an external player. Â (I don’t have the embedded videos set to autoplay, so you’ll need to click on the play button.)
For an even smaller percentage, the embedded video will lock up your browser. If that happens to you, I apologize. But I’d really appreciate it if you’d leave me a comment and let me know what browser and version you are using (the version number is under Help > About). Also, if you know what version of QuickTime you are running.
I appreciate the help.
My favorite video (by student videographer Ian Ward) is the one on the homepage, though the timelapse of that project is a lot of fun, too.
Oriental Garden, by Lisa Ellis. Raw-Edge Appliqué Lazy Landscape for sale at the Windrush Gallery in Fairfax, Va.
I got an email this week from Virginia quilter, Lisa Ellis, asking permission to translate one of my photos into one of her quilts. Wow! That’s like a dream come true, as her work is inspired. I especially like her landscape and art quilts.
Lisa writes that she “specializes in art quilts of spiritual and religious themes that express my faith. I am also passionate about making pieces for healing projects.” She is generous with her art, using it to raise money to fight Alzheimer’s and other causes.
And she blogs at lisaellisquilts.blogspot.com, where in her most recent post she claims she’s not cool. I beg to differ. Check her out.
Last December, I got an email out of the blue from Marya Katz, a musician and teacher from Blacksburg, Va. She wanted to use one of my sunset pictures for her CD of original hammered dulcimer music, Between Sunset and Stars, which I just received in the mail yesterday. Needless to say, I was honored.
Gardeners who like the lilting music of the hammered dulcimer will resonate with Marya’s music. She describes this 24-track CD (featuring fellow musicians on guitar, bass and flute) as “A collage of songs and tunes which come together to tell a story filled with thoughts and dreams at the end of a busy day.”
I especially enjoyed the liner notes to the tune Suspended Spring.
Shall we dance? Let’s share one last waltz tonight before we put these tunes and our tired souls to bed. This one was originally written to honor the lovely sunny daffodils, smiling boldly to the sliver of sunlight that was peeking through the steely gray clouds, as they daintily plucked up their soft green petticoats (lest they become dampened by the snowy white blanket which was covering the ground below them …)
Ordering info from Marya: CDs sell for $15.00 apiece, plus $1.50 for postage.
Marya Katz
702 Elizabeth Drive
Blacksburg, VA 24060
Questions? Email me at either of these addresses: mkatz@mail.mcps.org or maryakatz@gmail.com or call me at my home number: 540-961-4435
