Source: pacificenvironments.co.nz via María on Pinterest
Thursday, January 24, 2013
Sunday, January 20, 2013
Villa D’Este in Tivoli Italy
Constructed between 1550 and 1572, Villa D’Este in Tivoli, Italy, was created as an oasis from the hot confines of the metropolis of Rome.
Wikipedia notes:
“Drawing inspiration (and many statues[2] and much of the marble used for construction) from the nearby Villa Adriana, the palatial retreat of Emperor Hadrian, and reviving Roman techniques of hydraulic engineering to supply water to a sequence of fountains, the cardinal created a fantasy garden. Its architectural elements and water features had an enormous influence on European landscape design.”
It is built on the side of a hill, where a river has been diverted to supply a giant cistern used to feed all of the stone fountains and waterworks. It is a true masterpiece.
It is a fantastic world that captures the imagination, and one can only believe that to visit the garden in the 1500’s would have transported the visitor to another world.
Wikipedia notes:
“Drawing inspiration (and many statues[2] and much of the marble used for construction) from the nearby Villa Adriana, the palatial retreat of Emperor Hadrian, and reviving Roman techniques of hydraulic engineering to supply water to a sequence of fountains, the cardinal created a fantasy garden. Its architectural elements and water features had an enormous influence on European landscape design.”
It is built on the side of a hill, where a river has been diverted to supply a giant cistern used to feed all of the stone fountains and waterworks. It is a true masterpiece.
It is a fantastic world that captures the imagination, and one can only believe that to visit the garden in the 1500’s would have transported the visitor to another world.
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
THE SEED: Now Featured on Pinterest!
Check out Pinterest for a fantastic array of garden imagery. It is certainly a random collection of landscape eye candy...
Friday, December 7, 2012
Pooktre Tree Shaping and the Art of Patience
This unique artform called Pooktre is one of whimsy and patience. A true example of humanity vs. nature or even more specifically a beautiful result of the the attempt to control nature over time.
Wikipedia describes Pooktre / Tree Shaping as the following:
"Tree shaping (also known as Pooktre, arborsculpture, tree training, and by several other alternative names) is the practice of training living trees and other woody plants into artistic shapes and useful structures. There are a few different methods of achieving a shaped tree, which share a common heritage with other artistic horticultural and agricultural practices, such as pleaching, bonsai, espalier, and topiary, and employing some similar techniques. Most artists use grafting to deliberately induce the inosculation of living trunks, branches, and roots, into artistic designs or functional structures. To achieve these art forms, many different tree species have been used, but some trees are better suited than others."
Wikipedia describes Pooktre / Tree Shaping as the following:
"Tree shaping (also known as Pooktre, arborsculpture, tree training, and by several other alternative names) is the practice of training living trees and other woody plants into artistic shapes and useful structures. There are a few different methods of achieving a shaped tree, which share a common heritage with other artistic horticultural and agricultural practices, such as pleaching, bonsai, espalier, and topiary, and employing some similar techniques. Most artists use grafting to deliberately induce the inosculation of living trunks, branches, and roots, into artistic designs or functional structures. To achieve these art forms, many different tree species have been used, but some trees are better suited than others."
Saturday, September 8, 2012
Glass in the Landscape
Many have seen stained glass inside the home environment, but what about outside? Why not integrate stained glass art and concepts into the great outdoors. Much like sculpture, why not bring the creative art of stained glass into the landscape and more specifically - into our gardens?
Photo by Draftroots, Stained Glass by Karen Gingrich
Saturday, September 1, 2012
Sculpture Forest: Haliburton, Ontario, Canada
The Sculpture Forest in Haliburton Ontario is one of variety and surprise. Each sculpture features the work of a different artist. Located in Glebe Park, on the edge of Haliburton village, the Sculpture Forest shares the Park with the Haliburton Highlands Museum, Fleming College's Haliburton School of the Arts, Haliburton Nordic Trails and Haliburton Highlands Mountain Bike Trails.
The natural landscape takes on new forms as one walks through a sculture forest / sculture garden. The natural forest elements start to look like scultures as well, as the created forms play tricks with your mind. One can see new beauty in nature when it is juxtaposed with art, and the distinction blurs as nature itself becomes the art.
"Guardians of the Forest" - Brett Davis (Bronze - 2004)
"A Conspiracy of Ravens" - John Mckinnon (Fabricated Welded Steel - 2012)
"Beaver" - Art Students of Haliburton Highlands Secondary School - 2002)
"Sleep of the Huntress" - Doug Stephens (Granite - 2004)
"Moose Scraps" - Leo Sepa (Found Vintage Farm Scraps - 2001)
"C to C" John Shaw-Rimmington (Stacked Dry Stone - 2007)
"Curled Figures" - Susan Low-Beer (Concrete Figures - 2003)
"Redwing Frond" - Darlene Bolahood (Steel & Acrylic Panels - 2003)
All Photos by Draftroots
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