tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post431721830695169306..comments2023-10-22T09:42:36.750-04:00Comments on Casa Mariposa: An Artful MuseCasa Mariposahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-10048932207717971402013-09-17T19:50:49.213-04:002013-09-17T19:50:49.213-04:00Thanks! The curve goes around an oval of lawn in t...Thanks! The curve goes around an oval of lawn in the middle of my garden. I've created an identical one on the other side that curves around my shade garden, which I'm in the process of redesigning.Casa Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-69480987621587532002013-09-16T07:20:55.166-04:002013-09-16T07:20:55.166-04:00and hugs back at you. I love that great sweeping a...and hugs back at you. I love that great sweeping all embracing curve. Is it a path as well?Diana Studerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286066768376135880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-14355255398813508012013-09-14T13:58:13.389-04:002013-09-14T13:58:13.389-04:00Hi Tammy, I've never come across the term, &qu...Hi Tammy, I've never come across the term, "rain garden" and it sounds strange that you would have to purposely make one. In the UK, due to the weather, everybody's garden is a "rain garden" by definition, because it rains, a lot, usually. I shall have to look up the term to see if it has another meaning.Sunil Patelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17998062749546109287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-42768078069005363562013-09-11T22:28:37.248-04:002013-09-11T22:28:37.248-04:00Your comment appeared twice so I deleted the secon...Your comment appeared twice so I deleted the second one. What's interesting about the prairie painting is how much it resonates with women. The idea of women as soft and dainty is such crap. It takes strength to live on a prairie and resourcefulness to consider it a garden. I absolutely love that painting. :o) Casa Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-30505619829005124282013-09-10T22:14:03.384-04:002013-09-10T22:14:03.384-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12830177691014290662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-14022723737412152332013-09-10T22:13:47.152-04:002013-09-10T22:13:47.152-04:00My ancestors were farmers for centuries. The prair...My ancestors were farmers for centuries. The prairie farm wife is so evocative.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12830177691014290662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-63423003695412959692013-09-10T18:44:36.000-04:002013-09-10T18:44:36.000-04:00Hi Sue,
Your comment popped up three times so ...Hi Sue, <br /><br /> Your comment popped up three times so I deleted the other two. I'm so glad you like this post. My garden is definitely a big hug. It is embracing and personal and is designed to bring visitors into the middle to view the beds around the circle. I actually find myself uncomfortable in gardens that are too linear and austere. Even if the plantings are pretty, if I don't feel embraced and comfortable, it just feels off. I like the idea of connecting our gardens to art. That would make a fun winter post when there's not much to talk about.Casa Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-91064616269405791452013-09-10T09:45:17.876-04:002013-09-10T09:45:17.876-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Sue Catminthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14242341696447975933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-74032984381162077932013-09-10T09:45:15.866-04:002013-09-10T09:45:15.866-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Sue Catminthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14242341696447975933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-41914343837475041962013-09-10T09:45:04.703-04:002013-09-10T09:45:04.703-04:00Wonderful writing Tammy - skilfully chosen words c...Wonderful writing Tammy - skilfully chosen words can describe gardens in a way that stretches the imagination even more, or differently, than images. Garden designed to feel like a hug - that phrase is still resonating with me! Fascinating post - an interesting meme would be to show your favourite artworks and say why and how they relate to the garden. I love all 3 of your artworks, all such different styles, but all show intense relationships with nature.Sue Catminthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14242341696447975933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-63586130158091438682013-09-09T21:03:07.429-04:002013-09-09T21:03:07.429-04:00You're right about the garden being a room tha...You're right about the garden being a room that always changes. Even when I'm frustrated with my struggle to make it look the way I want it to, I still love it and would rather be outside surrounded by the garden than most other places. Plus, I always love a project. I have a few artsy projects in the works, too. :o)Casa Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-3841159606793415512013-09-09T20:52:38.905-04:002013-09-09T20:52:38.905-04:00Your comment means so much. :o) I was worried that...Your comment means so much. :o) I was worried that the personal connection between the art I love and the art I try to create in my garden would be lost. I want to create a garden that is strong enough to endure the extremes of a moody Mother Nature, but also embracing and welcoming, with soft curves. Designing the garden isn't the hardest part but finding plants that will thrive in my dry clay loam is. But if it were less challenging, I'd be bored and would probably find some other expensive, time sucking passion to pursue. :o) Casa Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-35582395014860168722013-09-09T20:38:41.887-04:002013-09-09T20:38:41.887-04:00I waited for years for the Harvey Dunn print to be...I waited for years for the Harvey Dunn print to be released and actually cried when it arrived. It has a lot of meaning for me. I have quite a bit of framed art in my house all of it very meaningful, even if most of it is inexpensive. I often find that what I try to create in my garden mirrors the art in my home, even if I don't realize it til later. Casa Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-61824949037928643372013-09-09T20:31:21.210-04:002013-09-09T20:31:21.210-04:00I used a hose to lay out the curves on the other s...I used a hose to lay out the curves on the other side of the garden since I kept veering off to the side and my curve looked weird. I struggle with finding plants that work in all of the varied microclimates in my garden. Every year I have more dry shade, which is so frustrating. Plants that are happy for a few years eventually end up being shaded out and a redesign is necessary. Plus, as the tree canopy grows larger, the soil becomes drier. It's a bit like one step forward, two steps back. But I think I may break even this year after I've done some serious tweaking this fall. Thanks for your support. :o) Casa Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-7193490311048272162013-09-09T20:26:41.147-04:002013-09-09T20:26:41.147-04:00A great garden is a work in progress, it never end...A great garden is a work in progress, it never ends – and really shouldn’t, whatever would we do the day our gardens were ‘finished’ ?! I loved your paintings and the way you describe your garden, as to feel like a hug. I usually describe my garden as the most important room in my house, and the only room that looks different every single time you step into it. Hurray for new projects, I’ve got a new one going too, it’s been a slow process, might finish just in time for the frost in January perhaps.HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-10700702771544564032013-09-09T20:22:49.766-04:002013-09-09T20:22:49.766-04:00Thanks! My garden wouldn't be complete without...Thanks! My garden wouldn't be complete without my dogs. They are more precious to me than any plant. :o)Casa Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-4701673753793310202013-09-09T20:22:02.952-04:002013-09-09T20:22:02.952-04:00I love physical labor, which I know sounds sadisti...I love physical labor, which I know sounds sadistic. I don't mind the sweat and grime as long as there is a hot shower and a pizza at the end. But it wasn't really as back breaking as it could have been. I chose a day that was weirdly cool and moist so the soil was easy to work with. But it was killer humid a few days later when I was done redesigning the riverbed for the third time in a week. I was so gross and sweaty I looked like one of those melting/drippy swamp monsters from Scooby Doo. :o) Casa Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-34276213264352424622013-09-09T20:18:04.827-04:002013-09-09T20:18:04.827-04:00Thanks, Dorothy. I do have a lot of confidence and...Thanks, Dorothy. I do have a lot of confidence and know that if I don't like the way I've dug something up, I can always just keep digging until I like it or put the grass back. But sometimes we are frozen by indecision, at which point I just start digging. It feels like a step in the right direction, even if the road to the end is a bit uneven. :o)Casa Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-29004199315608104232013-09-09T20:14:49.205-04:002013-09-09T20:14:49.205-04:00You are so wise, Virginia! :o)You are so wise, Virginia! :o)Casa Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-46407980900587148442013-09-09T20:14:21.126-04:002013-09-09T20:14:21.126-04:00I think the trick is to continue seeing my garden ...I think the trick is to continue seeing my garden for what it could be as well as appreciating it for what it is right now: a labor of love and a work in progress.Casa Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-69219039498192431512013-09-09T20:09:18.011-04:002013-09-09T20:09:18.011-04:00You're so right. I don't know why I keep f...You're so right. I don't know why I keep forgetting that.Casa Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-66411772409637602972013-09-09T20:08:35.061-04:002013-09-09T20:08:35.061-04:00I think gardening can be as obsessively maddening ...I think gardening can be as obsessively maddening as creating any other type of art. I have my Jackson Pollock moments where I just want to throw plants in the ground, regardless of color, just to see how it all turns out. Gardening isn't just digging a hole and plopping something in. It is art created to satisfy the artist, even if no one else "gets it".Casa Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-62455852893966271922013-09-09T19:35:34.927-04:002013-09-09T19:35:34.927-04:00Well, you DO have squids coming out of your ears. ...Well, you DO have squids coming out of your ears. But that's where your gardening vision comes from, isn't it? You see what isn't there yet but could be. That's as much gardening as pulling weeds (one would hope).<br />I love your use of these paintings and the print. It's not just a visual sense either. The "feel" of these works come through so strongly in this post. As I and others have said before, you are a wonderful writer, and the way you connect with art is clearly similar to the way you connect with gardening (and gardeners).Emily Schillerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00536524180642438952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-34899798493874446732013-09-08T23:39:08.772-04:002013-09-08T23:39:08.772-04:00I really like the print "The Prairie is My Ga...I really like the print "The Prairie is My Garden". Art can be so inspiring in so many areas in our lives. Clever the way you've tied the prints to your post.L. Amblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04828890482813303530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-88945976306361876432013-09-08T14:27:35.743-04:002013-09-08T14:27:35.743-04:00Love the big curve "bones." A landscap...Love the big curve "bones." A landscape architect told me...you want curves that are more like the back of a dolphin than the back of a camel :-) I don't draw out what goes inside the lines, but I usually lay a hose and draw out the bones to make sure I get big sweeping curves in the end. Always guided by "easy mowing" curves. If the lawn outside the line is not easy to mow, I change the line until it is :-) Good bones give you a good looking garden regardless of the plants :-) Have fun with your project :-) An expanding garden is never bad, is it? :-)Tonihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13862726143727717921noreply@blogger.com