Sarah Blank Studios » garden http://sarahblankstudios.com/blog paintings, ramblings Fri, 30 Jul 2010 04:15:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 feathers, herbs, and sunflowers http://sarahblankstudios.com/blog/2008/09/09/feathers-herbs-and-sunflowers/ http://sarahblankstudios.com/blog/2008/09/09/feathers-herbs-and-sunflowers/#comments Tue, 09 Sep 2008 01:29:02 +0000 Sarah Blank http://sarahblankstudios.com/blog/2008/09/09/feathers-herbs-and-sunflowers/ …and all the nice things from this weekend! First let me say I have been working on customizing a beautiful Italian journal that will be in my shop tomorrow, around 8:00 pm eastern time. I will give a little hint…“One Misty Morning” is the theme of this lovely journal/ sketchbook.

This weekend I took a picture of my collection of various feathers collected over the summer months.

The blackbird wins as submitting the most feathers to my collection (probably due to an unfortunate incident but I won’t get into that now!) And the biggest feather, from a hawk found during a forest forage…

This weekend we visited an organic farm in the Hudson Valley. They had the yummiest veg food and it was so pretty! After eating brunch I stocked up all my favorite delicious greens, such as kale, mesclun, and a new one for me (which is actually a yummy weed!) perslane.… I am set for the week!

The quaint barn was a hodgepodge of old windows with a tin roof…

The inside was an absolute earthy dream! Look at the drying Yarrow, the Black Eyed Susan’s and the stainless pails filled to the brim with sunflowers…

A bountiful selection of amazing herbs.

Sunflowers were everywhere in colorful recycled cans.

I find this sort of place so incredibly inspiring. I am searching for more of it’s kind.

]]> http://sarahblankstudios.com/blog/2008/09/09/feathers-herbs-and-sunflowers/feed/ 10 A garden grows on my tights http://sarahblankstudios.com/blog/2007/07/27/a-garden-grows-on-my-tights/ http://sarahblankstudios.com/blog/2007/07/27/a-garden-grows-on-my-tights/#comments Fri, 27 Jul 2007 10:45:00 +0000 Sarah Blank http://sarahblankstudios.com/blog/2007/07/27/a-garden-grows-on-my-tights/ One day I would love to grow a herb and flower garden for the butterflies and bees.
I bought these tights and they remind me of a garden…

I have an intense liking for kinds of tights, from lavishly patterned and dotted to textured with ribbing and lace. Tights are wonderful and I am so happy that the chilly days will be approaching in a few months. I like scarves too and on the same trip I bought a pretty pashima with green and black hearts.

scarf and tights

I would plant these in my garden too. What is their name?

Stone key

What would you plant in your garden?
I would plant mint, sage, lavender, thyme, rosemary, echinacea, black-eyed susans, hollyhocks…

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