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The Frayed Edges, Oct. 2009, Part 3!
At the end of our sleepover (see earlier posts), we all went to the Maine Coastal Botanical Gardens. We had been there once before, and dream of someday getting enough work together that we can have a show, perhaps with the majority of the pieces done based on what there is to see in the gardens. Warning: TONS of photos!
The gardens opened maybe 2 years (?) ago, so are still settling in; there is a birch allee which we didn’t see this time but has about 25 different varieties of birch. Maybe I’ll get there in early autumn next year and see all the golden leaves! There are also beautiful outdoor sculptures throughout the garden. This magnificent piece greets you as you arrive:
and a different view of the two:
There are some lovely kitchen gardens and ponds near the visitors’ center:
Aren’t the vertical walls of lettuce and herbs cool?
Here are another pond and a close-up of some lettuce of some sort…great visual texture for a quilting pattern, eh?
Then, the small bunny sculpture nestled amongst the kitchen garden, hoping there is no Farmer MacGregor nearby:
The pond was SO still you can scarcely see the glassy surface of the watery shallows; yes, the river rocks are under the water:
Then of course there is me taking a picture of Deborah taking (or checking?) a picture:
and another set-the-timer-and-dash-and-try-not-to-gasp-moment (L to R: me, Kathy, Hannah, Kate and Deborah):
There was this cool sculpture where you stick your head inside a hole and make a sound and listen to the reverberations of the rock. Deborah kindly demonstrates using the lower of the two holes:
and here is Hannah checking HER photos!
There were some cool dried leaves–Solomon’s Seal I think –that would also make a great quilting pattern or stencil / screen:
A porcupine sculpture:
and a view of the gardens:
Here are two views of the same plant—the yellow leaves in the shade, the read in the sun!
Then we have Kathy in the woods by the water:
and Deborah in the woods, not by the water, but by the glass ball sculpture–standing to be the bottom part of the “i” to the ball’s “dot” of the “i”:
I love the waving grasses…these too would make a lovely screen for printing:
And Deborah and Hannah in front of them:
We still look happy, I’ll note…tho a bit tired! Kate…how the heck do I not have a photo of you? You must have been climbing about!
Finally, it was time to lunch before we dispersed to various corners of the state and the States. Kate had found a WONDERFUL spot (a small neighborhood “grocer”) with awesome lobster rolls (think tuna salad except with lobster instead, in a hotdog bun) and equally good (being thrifty I went for spending less) popcorn shrimp.
Ah, lunch, an outing with friends, tons of photos, art to be made! Life is GOOD!
December 6th, 2009 at 11:11 am
Inspiration indeed! Not only the plants but the stimulation of a great day spent with friends.
December 6th, 2009 at 11:29 am
What an awesome day and fun outing. Maine looks even better than I imagine. Someday I’ll get there . . .
December 6th, 2009 at 1:20 pm
Great shots, Sarah. I can’t wait to see what they will end up in.
December 15th, 2009 at 12:12 am
Love the picture of the rocks and leaves towards the top! Love your new look! You look fabulous.