Monday, March 30, 2015

Monday Vase: Flowers, Sun, and Water

osteospermum, monday vase meme, ceramics, amy myers ceramics
Today's "vase" is a quickly created one.  Six blossoms snipped from two Osteospermum plants (variety "Mimosa Sunset") were floated in water in a shallow dish.  The dish is one which I made, handthrown in stoneware and coloured with a copper green/blue glaze.  All photos were taken out in the patio; and as you can see, the sunlight is already very intense, even in March!

There was no arranging to speak of, as the wind upset any attempt to configure the blooms, generally driving them into a garland effect around one side of the dish, this way...
osteospermum, monday vase meme, ceramics, amy myers ceramics
...and that...
osteospermum, monday vase meme, ceramics, amy myers ceramics
I enjoyed the stark colour contrast between orange and blue.
osteospermum, monday vase meme, ceramics by amy myers
Actually, the most fun was in watching the flowers drift about as the breeze swung them, clustering, then floating apart, then back together again.  I should have shot this in motion...
Osteospermum, Monday Vase meme
...but I didn't...  But here is today's vase for the Monday Vase meme hosted by Cathy at Rambling in the Garden, where spring is in full bloom now.  Though it looks like we are on the verge of summer here...!

Happy Monday!
Monday Vase meme, stoneware by amy myers

21 comments:

  1. I love it! And the contrast between the bowl and the flowers is perfect.

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    1. Thanks a lot, Kris! It was refreshing just sitting out in the sun and wind photographing it... :)

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  2. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    Ευχες για μια ομορφη τριτη!!!!

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    1. Happy Tuesday to you, Angela! So glad you like this :)

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  3. Lovely! I really like the contrast as it makes me think of sunshine and the sea! Floating seems to work with so many different types of flower and I would never have thought to try it with Osteospermum. Very pretty.

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    1. I had never thought of using Osteospermum this way till recently; the only problem is their tendency to close unless kept in some sunlight...! It did have a seaside mood, seeing the blue dish through the water with the flowers floating atop :)

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  4. I think this is a lovely colour combination - yes it reminds me of the sea. well done for making the dish too. It's great to see some sunshine too. Here's my mini effort -
    https://viewsfrommygardenbench.wordpress.com/2015/03/30/in-a-vase-on-monday-purple-power/
    it was very wet and windy in Manchester (UK) over the weekend. Hope you have a great week -
    ta ra Bec

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    1. So glad you enjoyed it - I'd never tried that combiniation of colours before ;-) Glad to send a little sunshine as we will have plenty...! Thanks for dropping by :)

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  5. Love the colour of that Osteospermum, I'll be on the lookout for that now.

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    1. It's one of the brightest I've seen, Jessica. Highly recommended :)

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  6. Simple, yet beautiful. I can imagine how mesmerizing it must be to watch the blooms float around in the dish, pushed by the wind. Lovely.

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    1. It was - the breeze was almost part of the arrangement, and I was a little disappointed when I had to bring it inside! Thanks for coming by :)

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  7. I love your bowl, your are a talented woman! And the contrast with the orange is gorgeous.

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    1. Thanks so very much, Janet :) I loved the colours in this one!

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  8. lovely sunny images! The orange and blue do work so well together and I had not thought of floating Osteospermum flowers, but I will now!

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    1. Thank you, Ann! They have lasted quite well floating; the only difficulty has been ensuring that they are placed where they can receive some sunlight so they don't close...!

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  9. the dancing shadows add another layer of appeal

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    1. They did indeed, Diana! I didn't capture it very well, but they created a sense of depth and movement at the same time... ;)

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  10. Really neat arrangement -- I especially like the colors and the shadows.

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  11. Fabulous color contrast! I've been using the same colors in my living room, actually. Great minds...

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  12. Fabulous color contrast! I've been using the same colors in my living room, actually. Great minds...

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