Category: Botanicals – Yvonne Cornell

Passalong, Pay it forward

October 21, 2013 · Art+Nature, Botanicals, Musings

A passalong plant is defined as one that can be easily propagated and given away. The Angel's Trumpet is one such perfect passalong plant because a cut stalk quickly forms roots in a jar of water or…

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Found Fridays: THIS IS HAPPENING!!

October 18, 2013 · Art+Nature, Botanicals

Oh my -- LOOKY HERE!!! I received an InstaThanks from the art book editor at Chronicle Books in response to my postal thanks to her. If you don’t know by now, I am OVER THE MOON excited to have an…

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The Canning Jar

October 16, 2013 · Art+Nature, Botanicals, Musings, Vintage

In the grand scheme of things, what you collect is less important than what you experience.   That said . . . if the act of collecting IS the experience, have at…

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Seed Pod Lips

October 8, 2013 · Art+Nature, Botanicals, Musings

The Banksia tree or woody shrub grows only in Western Australia and Papua New Guinea. I found my Banksia Seed Pod at a neighborhood grocery store in San Francisco! Gotta love this global economy. The…

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Welcome!

October 4, 2013 · Art+Nature, Botanicals

Welcome! Please take some time to explore my blog "Following Breadcrumbs." You will find a collection of botanical still life images created by me. I also feature an artist every Thursday who works…

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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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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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