Pie. Pumpkin Pie.

myidealhome: creativity needs space (via blogdelanine)

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:19:36 -0400

myidealhome:

creativity needs space (via blogdelanine)

earthlynation: Tyto alba by Javier Fernández Sánchez

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:22:04 -0400

earthlynation:

Tyto alba by Javier Fernández Sánchez

memphis: British Red Fox by Chris Gilligan on Flickr.

Mon, 20 May 2013 14:24:04 -0400

memphis:

British Red Fox by Chris Gilligan on Flickr.

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Mon, 20 May 2013 13:26:39 -0400

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Mon, 20 May 2013 12:29:04 -0400

oldbookillustrations: Purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea,...

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:32:03 -0400

oldbookillustrations:

Purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea, syn. Echinacea intermedia)

From Flore des Serres et des Jardins de l’Europe (Flowers of the Greenhouses and Gardens of Europe) vol. 4, by Charles Lemaire, Michael Scheidweiler, and Louis van Houtte, Ghent, 1848.

(Source: archive.org)

thepoisondiaries: Lily of the Valley, all parts of this plant...

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:33:58 -0400

thepoisondiaries:

Lily of the Valley, all parts of this plant are highly poisonous, including the red berries which can be very attractive to young children. Symptoms of ingestion can include abdominal pain, vomiting, and a reduced heart rate.

living-planet: Angel Winged Begonia [OC] [683 ×...

Mon, 20 May 2013 09:36:23 -0400

living-planet:

Angel Winged Begonia [OC] [683 × 1024]
http://living-planet.tumblr.com/

huntingtonlibrary: William Sharp, one of the first...

Mon, 20 May 2013 08:38:53 -0400

huntingtonlibrary:

William Sharp, one of the first chromolithographic printers in the U.S., created these extraordinary illustrations for the large folio Victoria Regia (1854) by John Fisk Allen. Allen, a well-known horticulturalist, cultivated a specimen of the rare, huge (up to 8 feet in diameter), fast-growing (up to an inch an hour!) water lily, native to the Amazon. After months of careful tending, the plant—named in honor of the recently-crowned Queen Victoria—blossomed on the evening of July 21, 1853. Sharp’s depictions of this exotic wonder—in various stages of bloom—were masterpieces and elevated the then-nascent art of chromolithography to spectacular new heights.

image captions: All images are from a copy of Victoria Regia in our collections. Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens.

huldrapress: Christopher Dresser, ‘Botanical lecture...

Mon, 20 May 2013 08:34:44 -0400

huldrapress:

Christopher Dresser, ‘Botanical lecture diagram’

Christopher Dresser (1834-1904)
Botanical lecture diagram
About 1855
Pen and watercolour
Museum no. 3981

This diagram shows how Dresser reduced botanical drawings to their core structural elements. He hunted within these basic arrangements of stems, leaves and flowers to discover new models for design. This scientific deconstruction of form and structure was similar in spirit to Owen Jones’s methodical study of Islamic decoration at the Alhambra.

Victoria and Albert Museum

eatsleepdraw: by psychicdisco

Sat, 18 May 2013 19:12:17 -0400

eatsleepdraw:

by psychicdisco

“The universe is not required to be in perfect harmony with...

Sat, 18 May 2013 18:14:49 -0400

“The universe is not required to be in perfect harmony with human ambition.” •Carl Sagan

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Tue, 14 May 2013 20:10:05 -0400

aiela: lushclub: one of my favourite flowers queued xo

Tue, 14 May 2013 19:12:08 -0400

aiela:

lushclub:

one of my favourite flowers

queued xo

mpdrolet: Wat Rong Khun Temple, Thailand Toby Keller

Tue, 14 May 2013 18:14:44 -0400

mpdrolet:

Wat Rong Khun Temple, Thailand

Toby Keller

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Tue, 14 May 2013 17:17:02 -0400

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Tue, 14 May 2013 16:20:01 -0400

ianbrooks: Engraved Coins by Shaun Hughes Colloquially known as...

Tue, 14 May 2013 15:22:02 -0400

Engraved Coins by Shaun Hughes / posted by ianbrooks.me

Engraved Coins by Shaun Hughes / posted by ianbrooks.me

Engraved Coins by Shaun Hughes / posted by ianbrooks.me

Engraved Coins by Shaun Hughes / posted by ianbrooks.me

Engraved Coins by Shaun Hughes / posted by ianbrooks.me

Engraved Coins by Shaun Hughes / posted by ianbrooks.me

Engraved Coins by Shaun Hughes / posted by ianbrooks.me

Engraved Coins by Shaun Hughes / posted by ianbrooks.me

Engraved Coins by Shaun Hughes / posted by ianbrooks.me

Engraved Coins by Shaun Hughes / posted by ianbrooks.me

ianbrooks:

Engraved Coins by Shaun Hughes

Colloquially known as Hobo Nickels, an old form of coin engraving, Shaun uses vectorized versions of his own designs, which are then meticulously carved into the face of a coin using an oldschool plotter printer. The resulting intricate designs resemble the ornate borders of illuminated manuscripts, currencies that seem to emanate from parallel steampunk or Victorian worlds.

Artist: Deviantart

yuria: thai festival by Mew on Flickr.

Tue, 14 May 2013 14:24:05 -0400

yuria:

thai festival by Mew on Flickr.

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Tue, 14 May 2013 13:26:51 -0400