"Allotment" 4.625”h x 6.5”w, mixed media mosaic, created with stained glass, Italian and Mexican smalti, millefiori, and ceramic on a bamboo backing SOLD
Inspired by Catherine’s wonderful bright colours and shapes from Through the Gate, I was reminded of allotment gardening in England. So many neighbourhoods in London have public gardens open for green thumbs of all caliber to work cooperatively and independently. I have a particular interest in allotments for food sharing and food bank use - an important commitment to communities in need.
Mario Cerroni
"Gates" 14"h x 11"w, cyanotype print on 140lb (300g) watercolor paper $250
Gates can be seen as keeping something in, or keeping something out. This piece used the idea of gates to show the balance and struggle between nature and urban spaces.
Lynn Dubinsky
“Beyond the Gate” 18"h x 13"w, acrylic on watercolour paper $375, framed
Inspired by Catherine’s post I decided to paint a colourful wild flower garden with soft colours and various shapes.
Karen Wynne Mackay
"The Crying Garden" 40"h x 30"w, acrylic $1200
This was another wonderful inspiration / challenge by an abstract artist. Looking at this challenge brought back a memory of about 9 years of age-down the road quite aways there was an old home with a long abandoned garden. I had to stand on tiptoe of the broken gate to see through and beyond to a yard full of wild flowers long forgotten and the colours were glistening in the soft summer rain.
COVID has me feeling like that standing at the gate waiting ...
Judi Miller
"Drizzle" 18"h x 14"w, free motion embroidery $200
I used a log cabin quilt block to build blocks to mimic looking through a gate or grid. The stitches are the flora in the rain, mostly vertical stitches. I would like to try it again with smaller blocks and bolder stitches. I do like the effect and it feels lovely to the touch.
Jo-ann Zorzi
"on the other side" 16"h x 12"w, silk fiber drawing/fusion $225
Using the background colors to imagine the beauty that lies in wait on the other side of the gate.