Welcome, Autumn!

Karina Manucharyan

Autumn is such a glorious time of year!

A season when the chilly air calls us

to snuggle into our sweaters while sipping our

favorite warm drinks from mugs.

Enjoy my selection of things that speak of autumn.

Crisp, cozy, autumn.

"And all at once, summer collapsed into fall."

-Oscar Wilde

Alan Shapiro Photography

Curious Print Pattern

"Wild is the music of autumnal winds amongst the faded woods."

-William Wordsworth

"Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower."

-Albert Camus

"And the sun took a step back, the leaves lulled themselves to sleep 

and autumn was awakened." -Raquel Franco

"Autumn, the year's last, loveliest smile."

-William Cullen Bryant

"How beautifully leaves grow old! How full of life and color are their last days!"

-John Burroughs

Want more?

October Gallery

Autumn Starts to Chill the Air...

Amanda Anderson's Vibrant Mosaics

"Then the dove came to him in the evening, and behold, a freshly plucked olive leaf was in her mouth; 
and Noah knew that the waters had receded from the earth." Genesis 8:11
Isn't this mosaic piece just gorgeous? It's called This is the Place.

Amanda Anderson is a super talented mosaic artist.
In addition to colorful stained glass, she uses patterned ceramic pieces
and millefiori glass to make her creations. 
She uses a dark grout so that the inlaid pieces really stand out in contrast.
Inspired by the bold textiles of India and Mexico, Amanda's pieces are lively and fun! 


Crocodile 

Tree 

 Armadillo 

Winter Birds

Tiger Tiger

Capistrano Swallow

Mother Hen 

Proud Peacock 

More of Amanda's mosaic art can be found here:
Website
Facebook
Twitter

Images used with direct permission from Amanda Anderson.

Vintage Art In Recognition of Arbor Day

In recognition of Arbor Day,

celebrated every year on the last Friday in April,

I'm featuring this 1955 artwork by George Hughes.

It's called "Put the Tree There?".

Wondering how many husbands can relate!

(I think mine can!)

Arbor Day information can be found here:

Arbor Day Foundation

The Textile Art Trees of Lorraine Roy

Lorraine Roy, of Ontario, Canada, is a master at "painting with fabric."
She has an education in horticulture- trees in particular-
and experience with plant sciences, 
so it's easy to recognize the source of her inspiration. 

Lorraine's special technique involves artistically combining 
great quantities of threads and fabric pieces beneath nylon tulle. 
She says, "Nothing brings me more joy than to 
coax order and beauty out o a messy jumble of materials."
 The results, as you can see, are spectacular!

Lorraine has created fabulous works of art that truly celebrate 
the beauty and majesty of trees in their natural surroundings.

More of Lorraine's work:
Website
Facebook

Images used with direct permission from Lorraine Roy.