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broken dreams?

By ricki Buriedpot494

My thrifty tendencies lead me to gluing broken pots back together if the break is clean. This time, I decided to use a fairly large broken clay pot in another way. Not an original idea, but I quite like the way the golden baby tears seem to be spilling forth, mingling with the sedum and washing around the black mondo grass (Ophiopogon planiscapus ‘Nigrescens’). It took a couple of years to achieve the effect I was after. I began by half burying the pot towards the top of a gentle slope. One 4″ pot of baby tears went in the... »MORE

July 15, 2008
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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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but is it art?

By ricki Bermtower

I go to art fairs and shows every now and then, where I find myself admiring garden ornaments like totems and towers by ceramic artists. Alas, my budget, after plants, simply will not stretch to include original works of art. But wait! What about all of those odds and ends…lids to jars that have broken, saucers and/or pots with no mates, the wobbly pot that I threw in college (too weird to use, but too significant to throw away). I gathered a bunch of this detritus and began stacking it up. Perhaps not so oddly, since my taste tends to... »MORE

April 07, 2008
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my golden arch

By ricki Grnarch_large

I had a vision. A friend had given me three forsythia divisions. I wanted to use two of them to create an archway. I knew they were fast growers, so it seemed logical that by planting one on each side of a path, eventually they could be tied together at the top. It wasn't long before they were tall enough for tying, but they kept collapsing in the middle. Have you noticed how once a problem has been defined, a solution usually presents itself? While in the throes of the arch dilemma, I visited a splendid garden where rebar had... »MORE

August 01, 2007
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website is up!

By ricki Pistil_medium

I want to invite you to visit my website. It is the result of two series of classes online through Portland Community College. I still have a lot to learn, but highly recommend these classes. Tell me what you think. »MORE

August 01, 2007
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open house/garden banners

By ricki Caterpc_large

The garden and studio on the corner of 22nd and Wilson will be open every Thursday, Friday and Saturday through June, 11am-6pm (except closed Sat, May 12) See how a career in graphic design and lifelong dabbling in textile arts can morph into sky-dancing delights. Call 503 248 9670 or 503 426 2400 for directions or to set up an appointment at an alternate time. 2107 NW 22nd Ave Portland OR 97210 »MORE

May 02, 2007
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