It started this summer during the annual giant timber bamboo grove control project. Some of the culms came out of the ground with cool roots and reminded me of the carvings that some people do with these. The vase was a fifty cent thrift store find. The rest was stuff that I found around the house.
One sometimes that, even if she cannot seem to do anything with her hair, a nice pair of earrings really pulls a look together. Throw in a jaunty scarf and subtle little frock and voila.
It would be unkind to mention her lighter colored roots; she was going for a frosted highlights sort of thing to cover the gray. This is what can happen if one tries this sort of difficult hair technique at home. The spinning gourd was a gift from Danger upon the occasion of her recent visit to my dreadfully declining garden. The Physalis alkekengi seed pods are from my garden.
So much fun and very clever! I still have my miniature Groot that I made from castor bean roots this spring.
ReplyDeleteSo wait, that means you just happened to have googly eyes "around the house"...
ReplyDeleteFunny that you mention my visit, because that's what I posted about today!
http://www.thedangergarden.com/2015/10/a-return-to-outlaws-garden.html
Doesn't everyone have googly eyes around the house? In our basement there's the glass studio and a craft room; both are full of the strangest materials.
DeleteShe looks rather a fright.
ReplyDeleteI get a "Chiquita Banana" feel... this is both a trick and a treat all in one.
ReplyDeleteShe is rather frightening and a great way to acknowledge the holiday, which I keep forgetting is coming nearer and nearer without proper recognition from me. It's hard to think Halloween when the temperatures are near 90F. Like Loree, I'm also amazed by what you happen to have available "around the house."
ReplyDeleteA Grootette!
ReplyDeleteHahahahaha aaaarghhhhh!!!! Brilliant!
ReplyDeleteLove it! Perfect for this spooky week.
ReplyDeleteGiven those earrings, I think she thinks she looks quite smashing!
ReplyDeleteHey, now I know what I can do with my timber bamboo roots! I may have some googly eyes around here somewhere, but the dangling earrings are special. She reminds me of a character on the Muppets, Peter.
ReplyDeleteI buy bags of strange junk jewelry at thrift shops and yard sales to use in mosaic pieces and these earrings seemed to work for our gal.
DeleteI buy bags of strange junk jewelry at thrift shops and yard sales to use in mosaic pieces and these earrings seemed to work for our gal.
DeleteThis has to get the prize for the most original vase. And the weirdest.
ReplyDeleteThe amazing thing about this to me is that you kept an uprooted culm for a few months, "just in case". Good thing you did though. :)
ReplyDeleteThe roots spoke to me. You'd be surprised by the strange things I keep in the basement and attic.
DeleteThe roots spoke to me. You'd be surprised by the strange things I keep in the basement and attic.
DeleteLeave it to you to bring a new and hilarious perspective to "In a Vase".
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