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INSPIRATION:
I TALK TO THE TREES
From 'DesignMuse'
e-newsletter
© Jacqueline Hosford Interior Design
Have you been inspired
lately? It's an exhilarating feeling. I get inspired just
thinking about inspiration. When I open up my mind, all
sorts of things pop into consciousness. To encourage inspiration
in others, I can start by sharing some of my moments of
inspiration. And then encourage you to go further.
About a month ago, a
violent storm tossed us about, rattling our windows and
thrashing the trees. The London plane trees out the front
of our building had been denuded of their bark—the
ground was littered with long rolls of the most intriguing
bark I've seen. The London plane bark was too wonderful
to leave moldering away. I had
to have it! I wondered how it could be featured as a decorating
element in all its glory.
I admit I'm predisposed
to loving bark. I'm intrigued with all the variety of textures
and colors. Growing up I was fascinated by several Australian
"bark paintings" my mother had. These are the
most amazingly detailed and evocative landscapes done entirely
with carefully selected bits of papery thin, variegated
bits of bark.
Passersby must have
thought I was truly nuts gathering bark in the park. My
husband must have thought I was loopy at last. But the collection
of bark on the dining room table became something else.
These are table-top
decorations to keep for as long as they last. You couldn't
get more "green" or cost-effective: a bit of glitter
on the horse-chestnut pods, some small river rocks or glass
florist beads, a glass platter ... and bark.
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