little drifters

my little drifter:

photos by my friend Ling.  :) 

a dragonfly landed on it!  how exciting is that? the day before i had foraged in stanley park and i kept a fern frond but i forgot to use it.  my first drifter fell over because its stick mast was way too heavy.  this second one had a better design (especially for small insects) and the leaf sail made it go zippy fast.  now i know for next time. 

forest bulbs

i'd like to try making bulbs like these but i'll be away for christmas this year. 

 i guess they could be used for non-holiday reasons. 

by land rich

today!!!

i got my birthday gift from my boyfriend's little sister way out in Alberta :::: THANKS JANELLE!!! You totally made my day!!! Awesome, awesome, awesome!

This gift was handmade by the lovely and talented woman behind Catzilla Crafts who can be found on Etsy here. I sort of have a thing for cacti. And yes, that is my giant blurry head in the background :)

my wallpaper

this is my current wallpaper on my macbook. 



by harry bloom

plants wearing pants

domsai terrariums via oh joy!

sunday craft day

sunday is arts and crafts day!  last last (last?) sunday we picked ferns and other plants we don't know the names of from marcia's backyard and pressed them between pages of a phonebook. she brought them over today along with the antique papers she picked up from ruby dog--legal foolscaps from the 20's and 40's.  

one of marcia's, in progress (above).  this plant emerged from the press really awesomely! 

my finished piece, mounted on a silkscreened clipboard from the regional assembly of text.

the other one i made didn't turn out as cool as i expected.  i had high expectations because i love ferns, but now i think i only like them when they're alive.  

after arts and crafts we went out for an indian food buffet.  marcia enjoyed the tandoori chicken for dessert and i ate 6958448 papadums. 

Ferns for fall

They are growing in my backyard. You want to make??