Category: Art+Nature – Yvonne Cornell

Thursday's Tribute: Ingrid van den Brand

September 26, 2013 · Art+Nature, Musings, Design

[caption id="attachment_2021" align="alignright" width="500"] embroidery on paper © Ingrid van den Brand[/caption] "Thread on paper. Based on the simple happiness at our home where we just had…

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The Wooden Rose

September 25, 2013 · Art+Nature, Botanicals, Foragings

“What's in a name? that which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” - Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet   [caption id="attachment_1979" align="aligncenter" width="820"]…

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Chinese Lanterns

September 24, 2013 · Art+Nature, Botanicals, Foragings, Musings

The fruits of the Goldenrain Tree, Koelreuteria paniculata. Native to Japan, China and Korea. Bright yellow flowers appear in early summer with falling blossoms that resemble a golden rain and form a…

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Thursday's Tribute: Jerome Love

September 19, 2013 · Design, Art+Nature, Vintage

I met Jerome Love at the Alameda Flea Market. It was closing time and most vendors were packing up their wares. He had some amazing stuff -- two of which were these massive silver metal vats for…

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Unraveling

September 18, 2013 · Art+Nature, Botanicals, Foragings, Musings

  [caption id="attachment_1958" align="aligncenter" width="820"] Single Loose Thread © Yvonne Cornell 2013[/caption]   It doesn’t take much to unravel a carefully constructed life.…

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Suspended Impressions

September 17, 2013 · Art+Nature, Botanicals, Design, Musings

The impressions we make are suspended well past our physical presence or social influence. It is the small personal endeavors and gestures that make indelible indentations. Photos: Acacia Baileyana…

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Thursday's Tribute: Maybelle Imasa-Stukuls

September 12, 2013 · Art+Nature, Design

As with all great finds in life, they begin with the first small breadcrumb. I met Maybelle Imasa-Stukuls at a calligraphy class sponsered by Bing and Oh Happy Day in San Francisco. I considered…

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Indian Summer

September 11, 2013 · Art+Nature

The San Francisco Bay Area's best kept secret is in full swing! Summer whites are sizzling through October.   [caption id="attachment_1852" align="aligncenter" width="820"] Indian Summer…

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Vintage as Fetish

September 10, 2013 · Art+Nature, Musings, Vintage

A character in my new favorite book, Americanah, by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie muses out loud, “When I started in real estate, I considered renovating old houses instead of tearing them down, but it…

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