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Holiday Shows are Here!!

November 12, 2014 //

The holiday art and craft show season is upon us and I am getting ready for four of them. On December 7 and 8 I’ll be at Briggs Nursery in North Attleboro Massachusetts. If you haven’t been to this fabulous venue you should make a day of it. It’s that good!

After that, on Sunday, December 14, I’ll be at the indoor Providence Flea whose founders have just been recognized among he best entrepeneurs of the year!
Meanwhile, I’m working on pieces for two season-long shows in Rhode Island. One is at Chapel View, Rhode Islands’s newest high-end gallery. The Chapel View complex is adjacent to Garden City in Cranston.
The second, Peckham’s Greenhouse Local Handmade Holiday Show, begins November 18 and runs through Christmas at Peckhams’s Greenhouse in Little Cranston, Rhode Island. features the work of some 20 Rhode Island and New England artists and artisans.

Once the season is over, I’ll be free turn my attention to new work for May. Meanwhile, hope to keep in touch through this blog and through my Etsy shop. Happy Holidays everyone!!

Tags botanical art, botanical collage, collage, connecticut artist, framed art, garden gifts, garden. gardening, lois lawrence, mixed-media, my stonington garden, plant collage, stonington artist

Categories acrylic painting, art, botanical, botanical art, botanical collage, botanical painting, collage, Garden art

So Many Plants, So Little Time…

November 5, 2013 //

With nearly 30 original pieces now on display at the Yellow House in Stonington Borough, the pressure is on to make some work for my next commitment in Providence on November 17. The first ginko of the year is ready to go with lots more in the wings so I worked on this combination in muted tones and added just a bit of pastel to highlight the lovely natural ribbing in the ginko leaf.

Tags abstract art, botanical, botanical art, connecticut artist, garden art, garden gifts, ginko, graphic art, graphic design, lois lawrence

Categories art, botanical, botanical art, botanical collage, collage, Garden art, Gardening, Uncategorized

Ralph Waldo Emerson – Thoughts that Inspire My Work

August 25, 2013 //

The dozens of new friends who meet with me and buy my botanical art for their homes and workplaces and for their friends share with me a love of nature and the fun that we can have contemplating the outdoors one leaf at a time. I’m surprised by the number of people who share that they regularly collect and press plants just for the joy of it. I hope I inspire them to take it a step further.

Tags botanical art. botanical collage, botanical collage, connecticut artist, framed art, garden gifts, gifts for gardeners, lois lawrence, mixed-media, stonington ct

Categories botanical, botanical art, botanical collage, collage, Garden art, Gardening, Uncategorized

A Series in Which I Play with Undulating Color

June 26, 2013 //

For this series of three small pieces, I reversed and alternated pairs of undulating colors to provide interest and contrast for some lovely ferns and well-shaped small leaves. I keep searching for new ways to use color as well as color shading and juxtaposition to enhance my plants. Some experiments work and some don’t. These three survived the cut and landed in my Etsy shop. Weather permitting they’ll be with me in Providence on Saturday.

Tags abstract art, botanical art, botanical collage, connecticut artist, Connecticut G, etsy, framed art, garden gifts, graphic art, lois lawrence, mixed-media, my stonington garden

Categories art, botanical, botanical art, collage, Garden art, Gardening, mixed media, Uncategorized

High-Flying Ferns Make a Welcome New World

June 18, 2013 //

Even though I created it, this hill of little ferns and strange trees makes me want to see what’s on the other side. I’m busy replenishing my Etsy inventory after last Saturday’s trip to the Artisan’s Market at Lippett Park in Providence. Will miss next week’s market and return on June 29th.

My stock of interesting pressed foliage is growing so fast it’s hard to know what to play with next.

Tags abstract art, botanical, botanical art, botanical collage, collage, connecticut artist, etsy, ferns, framed art, garden gifts, lois lawrence, stonington artist

Categories art, botanical, botanical art, collage, Garden art, Gardening, mixed media, multi media

Pretty Little Ivy and Winter Azalea

April 9, 2013 //

I had, and still have a small cache of ready graphics just waiting to be paired with small pressed botanicals. Today, I sorted much of it out. I left the tiny ivy in its natural state and added some color to my azalia in order to compliment the backgrounds. Everything in the garden is starting to come to life so I guess I’m feeling pressure to finish the business of the last growing season.

Sadly, our URI horticultural expert was overly optimistic in thinking our Andromeda might spring back upright after it was bent over by a blizzard so we’ve moved on to plan B which was a drastic pruning designed to lighten the plant by a ton or so. I have so many healthy branches I’m hoping neighbors will take cuttings to root or just to display. That will leave plenty for me to press.

Tags abstract, azalea, botanical, botanical art, colorful, etsy, eunomyus, garden gifts, interior design, mixed-media, my stonington garden

Categories art, botanical, collage, Garden art, Gardening, mixed media, multi media, Uncategorized, wall

A Companion Piece for my Fern Forest

March 26, 2013 //

I put my botanicals into three general categories — abstract, representational, and traditional. I’ve spent a lot of time on the first two lately. Time to move on to some more traditional pieces — with a twist I hope.

Tags abstract art, botanical art, collage, etsy, ferns, framed art, garden gifts, garden. gardening, graphic art, interior design, mixed-media, scrapbooking, stonington

Categories art, botanical, collage, Garden art, Gardening, mixed media, Uncategorized

Fern Forest By Night

March 25, 2013 //

Just when I thought my supply of pressed ferns from last year’s garden was finally depleted, I was walking the perimeter of my little property and found these brave winter survivors hiding under a hydragea. They were thriving there and none the worse for wear despite all the snow that fell in Stonington this winter. I could hardly wait the two weeks it took to get them prepared for a botanical collage. I have more waiting in the wings so watch for more in the coming days. In order to enhance their visibility against the ‘night’ sky, I mounted three of them with the lighter back of the frond showing. To see more of this growing body of pressed botanical work, click here.

Tags botanical art, collage, etsy, ferns, floral art, floral crafts, flower crafts, garden gifts, gardening, graphic art, horticulture, interior design, lois lawrence, mixed-media, my stonington garden, pressed botanicals, stonington connecticut, stonington ct

Categories art, botanical, collage, mixed media, multi media, wall

Working With Mexican Feather Grass (Nassella tenuissima)

February 21, 2013 //

While this beautiful grass with its ethereal feel lends itself to simple presentations, mounting it can be tricky. For most botanicals, I use an acid free, diluted white glue which I apply with a brush. Not possible with Mexican feather grass — Nassella tenuissima. The threadlike strands that hold the slightly heavier seed pods easily become tangled and bunched-up if disturbed. As a result, I must use a spray adhesive while holding the stem aloft and then mount it in one try. Careful work with tweezers allows for minor adjustments, then — voila — success or back to the drawing board with fresh graphics and fresh grass. This one cooperated sweetly.
If you’d like to see more, I have a different series of these listed at my Etsy shop at http://alturl.com/mk23o

Tags abstract, abstract art, acid-free, botanical art, collage, connecticut, etsy, framed, garden gifts, garden. gardening, graphic design, ideas, interior design, mexican feather grass, mixed-media, mystic, original art, ornamental grass, stonington

Categories art, botanical, collage, multi media, Uncategorized

Design Choices — Close-up or Panorama

January 27, 2013 //

It’s always a dilemma to decide whether to present foliage on its own — whether enhanced or not — or to use it to represent other things. Both work for me but rarely do they work together.

Tags acid-free, botanical art, caladium, collage, ferns, framed art, garden gifts, graphic design, grasses, ivy, original, pressed flowers, scrapbooking, wedding gifts, yellow archangel

Categories art, botanical, collage, multi media