6.03.2014

Nature knows best

Recently I read a discussion about where artists find their inspiration...
some could readily respond...others were frankly stumped...

I thought about it for a moment...and nature immediately came to mind

the variations of color in an autumn leaf...
     the patterns of drifting snow...
          the lines of a graceful tree bough...
               the layout of a spider's web...

as one designer put it, nature always gets it right

and though I may be fascinated with things metal and mechanical, I know that the clock spring mimics the nautilus shell...and that rusty patina is water & air working in tandem on destroying metal...and that paper was originally made from plant fibers...nature always in the first degree...

That's probably why I keep an abundance of crumpled leaves, dried poppy pods, striped feathers, bare branches, forgotten nests, patterned stones and parched wishbones in my studio...to keep inspiration nearby...at the ready...
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Joining up with the others over at kim klassen's texture tuesday...
where the theme is nature...plenty of inspiration there too...

worth a look...

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