Stand tall fall bloomer
A final burst of color
Last call! Bumblebees!
Art Prescription: I planted an African Daisy on my porch last spring, and it has delivered blooms all summer. With cooler nights now suddenly it is covered in blooms, as if it knows to give it all its got before October frost comes creeping in. I watercolor-sketched for a creativity fix after two very busy days at my nursing job.
Orange Safflower
Herbaceous, thistle-like
Showy golden globe.
Art Prescription: Dyer’s Saffron, also known as, Dyer’s Thistle, Safflower, and American Saffron is a herbaceous plant with composite flowers. My hubby picked up a bunch at our local grocery store last weekend. My guess thistle family. Pretty purple thistles grow along roadsides here in North Carolina. I was surprised to find that its seeds are extracted for oil used in paints, varnishes, cooking, illumination, and in the manufacture of soap. A scarlet red dye, insoluble in water, can be obtained from the dried florets and used for dying clothes, cakes, biscuits, and rouge. Hence, Dyer’s Saffron!! One of the most pleasurable aspects of creativity is the act of observation and curiosity about your subjects!
Acorns dance, leaves sway
Ready for graceful spiral
To rest on the earth.
Art Prescription: Today is the first day of fall!! And I have a cold, drat! So I took a dose of my own medicine and spent time in my studio working on fall and Christmas themed works.
Dangles from a tree
A poem for someone to find
It’s haiku-o-gram!!
Art Prescription: My haiku-a-day is branching out. Today I hung Haiku-o-gram 2, since 1 launched. This project is all about delight! and I’m writing haikus on recycled pieces of art. My intention is to purely surprise and brighten someone’s day. A little gift flapping in the wind!! It’s fun to do something unexpected!!
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