Cold,
overcast, and drippy though it is supposed to get up to 62˚ today.
I'll
be over in the shop filling the other finished molds later. I got
one done last Friday, a sort of comedy of errors which I'll go into
next post.
While
I have been waiting for Marc to get the molds made, I did the finish
work and mounted the last of the cast Botanicas. Well, except for
two which I have to grind some extra glass off or re-fire them but
they are sitting in their frames for this pic.
After
we get the little lizard and bee pieces finished for the open house,
we will start casting the last seven, the new models, of the
Botanicas. I'm really excited about that since these have been in
the making for over 3 years. It's been over a year since the last
time I cast any (all that commission work and then moving the shop).
I
moved the tropicals...plumerias, desert rose, nun's orchid, staghorn
fern, night blooming cirrius (produced four blooms this summer and I
missed every single one!), and other cold sensitive plants...in last
Wednesday. We will still have warm days but it dipped down to 30˚
Thursday night so in they came and in they will remain til spring. I
am not hauling those things in and out until winter settles
in.
Here's
an update on the pecan harvest (not counting the ones I have shelled
and I've lost count of those):
this
is from 5 trees, two of which are natives
and
still there are pecans laying on the ground and in the trees. I
could just let them lay but if I do I'll be digging them up in the
spring after they sprout as new trees.
OK,
need to get over to the shop and get started. I'm already an hour
late.
wow! the glassworks are so cool!
ReplyDeletespeaking of cool, you're hitting 62 there. we're at 42 for the high and dipping to 25 tonight, again. the damp mist in the air settles right into the bones. :)
The botanicals are really lovely. They have such nice shape that I wish I could run my fingers over the surface of them. the colors are also lovely. I do not envy you such a large pecan harvest, but it must help pay for itself.
ReplyDeleteYour Botanicas are just beautiful.. the colours so appealing. And that harvest.. now I'm craving pecan pie.
ReplyDeleteThe tough part of having a nut tree. I had a small black walnut that was a real pain I took out.
ReplyDeleteYour art makes me feel swoony.
ReplyDeleteYour plants look like mine.
Why do you get pecans and I get none? Squirrels eat so many of ours.
I feel like you never waste a minute.
The botanicas look amazing!
ReplyDeleteWill your plants get enough light inside? I agree about hauling them in and out -- it's a pain -- but it seems like it might be too dark inside for a couple of months of plant maintenance.
Great stuff! Wished I had made it.
ReplyDeleteThere is no end to your creativity, whether as an artist, a gardener or a provider of edibles.
ReplyDeleteI salute you!
gorgeous work. I love the botanicals.
ReplyDeleteGosh, I don't blame you, I wouldn't want to haul those plants around again until spring. This is the first year I don't have a "forest" of plants to bring in. The Uma cat cost us a fortune last spring when she decided to taste my houseplants. So, I gave them away in the spring and summer. Kinda missed them on the porch but oh well. we do what we gotta do, right?
Those are fabulous! I love seeing your work...
ReplyDeleteMike finally buried the miniature rosebush yesterday - just in time for the snow (we trim it back & cover it in leaves until spring). Other than bringing in the geranium that's all the yard work we do to get ready for winter :)