I was going to call this post "Fading Beauty" because both images show flowers that are past their best. But it is pretty obvious that the colours are anything but fading. It has been such a remarkable fall for colour. The low angled, bright sunlight has had everything glowing brilliant red, yellow, orange, purple and green. Even the browns are vibrant this fall. Maybe in the season of shrivelling and death, there is a metaphor in the blazing riot of fall colour. Or maybe there is just beautiful, sunlit colour.
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| Rudbeckia |
When I read your appreciation for the rustic beauty of decay, I got excited to share with you the work of Nicole Dextras, a local artist who works with plant material sometimes in the form of garments and allow her work to transform. My sister and I took a course with her during the summer, and think you'll enjoy this!
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