The garden at the center of the universe

Everything comes from my garden. Food, inspiration, art, relaxation, exercise...the list is endless and of course includes the businesses where I market some of the artwork I create on various household items.

It made me laugh this week to create over 1/2 dozen new designs simply based on the unmowed grass in the corner of one of the photos that I took of my tulips a few weeks ago.

As I changed the image over and over again I eventually reduced it to what appears to be a perfectly conventional neutral tweed pattern and it really amused me to create something so classy out of a yard that's wildly grassy.

Oh dear, I find myself starting to rhyme so I'll sign off for mow before I drive us all a bit crazy.

Have fun! Don't take life so seriously, you'll enjoy it more.

Beyond the garden photos

After altering the flower pictures in all of the ways I could think of the thought occurred to me that there must be a way to do something useful with the unmowed grass and the weeds as well so I isolated those areas of the photos and went back to work with an assortment of filters and other things in the paint program.

Why would I bother? Sometimes it's just to see how far I can push an idea but today I'm looking for designs that would adapt themselves well to neckties and no one will ever guess just looking at them that the design was inspired by nature...although I think the guys would like to know that the whole thing started by NOT mowing the lawn.

It's surprising the number of colors and effects you can create with the computer, isn't it?

I think I'll be "playing" with this idea a lot more through the rest of the season.

Who knows?...I may try it with the veggies too.