Snaps

Saturday at Ragdale

Here are some horticultural notes from the botanical artist manque. It got to a warm 23 deg C here today and this morning the violets and forget-me-nots have begun to bloom. More daffodils and jonquils are out and there are some unidentified shoots and some mysterious blue star shaped flowers appearing. Spring was in the air so I hobbled into Lake Forest and came home with a magenta azalea for my studio.

Grass

I'd like to say that this is exotic Illinois prairie grass but I have no idea what it is. It's the remains of last years growth after winter.

Limbo

I'm in the studio doing miniscule amounts of work. I feel like everything is on hold. I still have limited mobility and we have decided to move to the Southern Highlands of New South Wales in late June. It's a bit over 4 weeks until I go to Ragdale so I'm looking forward to the opportunity to really focus on my work again.

I think the enforced break will be a good thing and should give some freshness to my practice. In the mean time I am listening to the very wonderful Nick Cave and wishing I could have a Jenny Holzer spoon and watching the squally rain from the tail of Cyclone Hamish water the garden.