1. Cuore verde, 2. Untitled, 3. Tranquillità in un lago dorato, 4. These rocks actually get pounded pretty bad

Why they're my faves, after the jump.



I have always been struck by shades of green like that fern, especially when juxtaposed against a dark background like this.  A couple of years ago, I came across a photographer who done something simliar, and I fell in love with it.  Unfortunately, he doesn't upload at Flickr, but I had his site bookmarked for years, just so I could look at that photo.  (Sadly, the site was lost in the great 'puter crash of '09.  It's amazing how you can go to sites over and over and forget what they're called!)

In the photo of the ducks, I love the way the water turns to liquid gold in the setting sun,  The gold against the blue of the water is so luscious and beautiful - some day I'm going to translate that into fabric.

One of my favourites, moss covered rocks.  Even as a child, I loved vibrant green moss - whether the soft spongy kind in forests (which I used to collect and make beds out of for my Barbies - if I  couldn't sleep on it, someone should!) or this kind, which though equally beautiful, doesn't feel as nice.

I would like to translate some aspect of all of these photos into fabric some day. 

I don't know what the multi-coloured piece is - the artist was writing about it in a language I don't understand.  But it's stunning.  The depth of colour and sheen, the way your eye moves everywhere but doesn't feel "tired" from looking at it - the textural nature of it - I want to stroke it.