I needed to write a new artist statement for an application so I have been sitting with how my art expresses me, how what I make is intrinsically related to my experience as a human and how a succinct… more →
Tara Gill, Botanical Design Photographywrote 3 weeks ago: I needed to write a new artist statement for an application so I have been sitting with how my art e … more →
wrote 3 months ago: I had no idea the humble acorn has such a decorative history! From Wikipedia: A motif in Roman archi … more →
wrote 10 months ago: Ah, the calla. Elegant, refined, and sensuous. This photograph, made in Photoshop is made up … more →
wrote 11 months ago: When I first encountered these tree in bloom in Niles, near where I live, I was WOWED. What on eart … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Making new plants from cuttings was a subject of a previous post. Containers can become very heavy … more →
wrote 1 year ago: This plant is a long standing mystery. It doesn’t seem to me that it can be that rare a specie … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Although the temperatures have been in the 80s this past week, April means Spring is here. After cl … more →
wrote 1 year ago: This is a blog about food, gardening, motorcycles, cat parenting and such but sometimes there are ci … more →
wrote 1 year ago: This time of year (it is spring already!) brings new buds and another mystery I hope can be solved. … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Firework Stamens, African Linden or sparmannia africana What attracted me to this flower was … more →
wrote 1 year ago: We traveled to the Caribbean side of Costa Rica this Christmas to see my parents. Any serious photog … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Any one have any ideas about this one? It is about 75 feet tall and in Zone 9b. The flowers are held … more →
wrote 1 year ago: I have decided! I am starting a new adventure and business. Can you see my botanical images on tile … more →
wrote 2 years ago: While I did not win with my entries, I thought my readers may enjoy some of the beautiful imagery at … more →
wrote 2 years ago: Spring is here and there are three excellent plant fairs coming up – perfect for stocking up o … more →
wrote 4 years ago: Anderson Community Park NC 54 W 54 acres. Baseball/softball, multi-purpose fields, basketball courts … more →
wrote 4 years ago: All public parks and trails in Chapel Hill are maintained by Chapel Hill Parks and Recreation. All p … more →
wrote 4 years ago: Whole foods market with cafe. Grassy outside area for kids. Fountain, outside seating. Jazz Brunch S … more →
wrote 4 years ago: Beautiful formal and informal gardens with meandering paths and intersecting lakes and streams. Duck … more →