Happy Fourth of July!
Posted: July 4th, 2018 | Author: timp67 | Filed under: T Writes | Tags: Beauty, Cleverness, Goals and Achievements, Holidays | No Comments »Fourth of July is a holiday traditionally celebrated with fireworks. And fireworks come in many forms. Colorful explosions of flowers. Vibrant crayon drawings. And corn!
This is glass gem corn, a heritage variety cultivated by Oklahoma farmer Carl “White Eagle” Barnes.
Photo and story found at Seedbroadcast
Seed-keeper Carl was half-Cherokee, half Scottish-Irish, and in the course of growing older corn varieties he was able to isolate and cultivate ancestral types that had been lost to various Native tribes after their relocation to the Oklahoma territory in the 1880s. Carl’s philosophy: “The Seed Remembers.”
I stand in a radiant Glory
My roots in the heart of Mother Earth
My crown in the clouds of Father Sky
The Four Winds encircle me in spirals of Love
One going up, then down
One going down, then up
They meet in the Center of Complete Perfection—
The Human Stalk of Corn
—Carl Barnes
Buggy beauty
Posted: May 4th, 2017 | Author: timp67 | Filed under: T Writes | Tags: Artwork, Beauty, Insects, Nature | No Comments »Fueled by a concern for nature and a scientific curiosity, Japanese artist Hiroshi Shinno creates ikimono (life/living) sculptures of imaginary insects out of metal and resin. Shinno intends for these fantastical forms to remind us of the wondrous variety that is found in the natural world. Even insectophobes have got to be onboard with that!
Shinno keeps an Insect Diary, in which he sketches ideas for future works. Take a look!
Floral magic
Posted: February 12th, 2017 | Author: timp67 | Filed under: T Writes | Tags: Beauty, Flowers, Photography | No Comments »Arcadia, CA artist Craig P. Burroughs uses ultraviolet-induced visible fluorescence photography to capture what the human eye fails to see: the longer wavelengths of light certain plants reflect.
The result?
Supernatural beauty!
Behold the Bee Balm blossom, in all its fluorescent glory.
The Blanket Flower, baring its true colors.
Hawthorne flowers, plainly prismatic.
Ice Plant realness.
And the Kangaroo’s Paw, bold and beautiful.
Take a look at more of Craig P. Burrows’ incredible photography. You’ll never see the world the same!
All photos © Craig P. Burrows
Outsider art
Posted: November 13th, 2016 | Author: timp67 | Filed under: T Writes | Tags: Artwork, Beauty, Cleverness, Nature | No Comments »Scottish sculptor Andy Goldsworthy heads into nature to create works of art by arranging leaves, sticks, rocks, and ice into dazzling patterns.
His art is transient. Wind can blow it away. Movement can scatter it. Heat can melt it. But for a short, precious time it brings beauty, order, and innovation to the wilderness.
“When I make something, it may vanish, but it’s part of the history of those places,” he says.
See more of Andy Goldsworthy’s amazing art here. And check out his books. They would make wonderful holiday presents!
Ageless art
Posted: June 15th, 2016 | Author: timp67 | Filed under: T Writes | Tags: Artwork, Beauty, Goals and Achievements, History | No Comments »Australian Aboriginal artist Loongkoonan was born in a time and place where births of native people were not recorded, but estimates she was born somewhere around the year 1910, which makes her 105 years old or so. She took up painting in her 90s as a way to keep busy!
Her art is inspired by her Aboriginal upbringing and the many years she spent exploring her country on foot. Traditional Aboriginal art uses dots of paint to record memories and knowledge.
Loongkoonan has created around 380 works, using acrylic paints on canvas and linen, during her career and shows no signs of slowing down. Bringing beauty and joy into the world is an ageless pursuit!
To learn more about Loongkoonan and her Aboriginal heritage, visit mashable.com, where these pics are from!
Happy Easter!
Posted: March 27th, 2016 | Author: T P | Filed under: T Writes | Tags: Animals, Beauty, Holidays, Nature | No Comments »Bringing its A game to this year’s Easter festivities is…
the Automeris larra caterpillar, from South America!
Photo © Marco Fischer
This one gets all the Easter colors in one festive package…and isn’t afraid of showing it off.
Later, it brings it down a notch, changing from an eye-popping caterpillar to ride out the Spring as a simply stunning moth. Well done, Automeris larra!
Image found at Wikipedia
Spring has sprung
Posted: March 20th, 2016 | Author: T P | Filed under: T Writes | Tags: Animals, Beauty, Spring | No Comments »Today is the vernal equinox in the Northern Hemisphere, meaning it’s the first day of spring.
Look around. Everything’s bursting into color. Oh, and the flowers are coming up, too!
Glory of the season
Posted: December 6th, 2015 | Author: T P | Filed under: T Writes | Tags: Beauty, Photography | No Comments »By now, most trees have dropped their colorful autumn foliage, but few have done it as beautifully as this 1,400-year-old Gingko tree in China’s Gu Guanyin Buddhist Temple. Believed to have been planted during the Tang Dynasty (618-907), this tree is now big enough to rule the fall with a deluge of brilliant gold.
Show-offs can be a drag, but this magnificent tree is a shining exception. Let’s hope it tries to top itself next year!
Photos found at My Modern Met