Friday, April 12, 2013

Photo Safari: Bosky Dell



Last month, I went on a field trip to Bosky Dell Natives - it's a native plant nursery in West Linn, Oregon.  I went with the owner of Independence Gardens, the folks who are helping me put raised beds for a vegetable garden in my front yard. We were shopping for some shade-loving native plants, including edibles to put in the back yard. 


This is not an ordinary plant nursery - it's more like a crazy fairyland garden full of amazingness.



We did end up buying plants for the garden, but I also had a wonderful time taking pictures.  

 And thus, a household errand turned into a full-on artist's date.   


We were there over an hour . . . and I found these sheets of corrugated metal that are in the process of oxidizing - it looks like the metal is being rusted or patinated on purpose, to be used for siding.  I was struck by the colors.


And the amazing textures.  I love these warm yellows, oranges, and reds mingling with the cool grays and turquoise and minty blue-green. 



 I think this is likely to turn up in some encaustic work sometime soon!

2 comments:

Pam Harris said...

Thank you so much for sharing your images! You are right - a fairy land! And for the recors - most likely, I would have been taking pictures of that oxidizing metal for hours! The color palette is gorgeous and inspiring!

And thank you for the link to the nursery. We have never visited - but we will now!!! :-)

Pam Harris said...

Thank you so much for sharing your images! You are right - a fairy land! And for the recors - most likely, I would have been taking pictures of that oxidizing metal for hours! The color palette is gorgeous and inspiring!

And thank you for the link to the nursery. We have never visited - but we will now!!! :-)

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