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ricki

 
Member Since:
04/26/07
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Portland, United States
My Tags:
banners, flags, pennants, garden, patio, balcony, custom
I make garden banners, combining a longtime interest in textiles with years of graphic design. The banners are constructed of outerwear fabric for durability and colorfastness. They bring color and movement to any setting, and are especially dramatic as markers for special events or open houses.
Visit my web site www.bannersbyricki.com and please leave comments, as it is a work in progress.

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not so fast, deer

By ricki Hosegrd

By and large, we take a live and let-live attitude toward the deer. They provide endless entertainment from our dining room windows, and in return, they are allowed to browse at will. I will buy strawberries at the Farmers’ Market because the deer nibble the flowers before they can begin to develop into anything humans deem edible. Trees are a different matter. After the deer stripped a young eucalyptus of every trace of foliage (who knew that they would go for something so aromatic?) a remedy became necessary. Richard drove metal pipe into the ground to support deer netting that... »MORE

May 20, 2008
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black hand lives on

By ricki Blkhand

April 17th, 2008 <!-- by ricki --> My totem project got me to looking at cast-off household items through new eyes. Back when I had an art deco-ish black and silver bathroom, my kids gave me this black ceramic hand, which attaches to the wall and becomes a soap dish. I have gone through several bathrooms since then, but could never bring myself to discard the hand, even though it broke into several pieces in removing it from its original place of honor. After careful gluing, it is still missing a finger…but the violets cover any defects, and I love... »MORE

April 21, 2008
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berryberr

March 11, 2008
Thanks for adding me as a friend!;P
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houseplanarchitect

September 23, 2007

Hi Ricki, thanks for the bookmark, wold be great to work on designs with you!

Dan

house designer 

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LenkArt

August 15, 2007
Thnks for accepting my friendship
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Elizabeth Walker

July 31, 2007
Hi Ricki - got your postcard. From the pictures it looks like you are still at the same location. All of this time I didn't know where you were. For Heavens sake. Ted and I have moved out to Fairview Lake. Love to come see your banners. Liz Walker 503-804-5882 walker.liz@comcast.net
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natashawebb

July 20, 2007
Hi Ricki Thanks for your friendship- I'm really interested in your garden banners, doing textiles and garden art myself. They're beautiful.
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Log Homes

June 19, 2007
Love your garden banners thanks for stoppping by. :)
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ricki

April 26, 2007
Spinnaker, so called because of the whup whupping sound it makes when the wind whips it, will make you feel like you are sailing the high seas.
16"x70"
$100.00

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