Day Lily

Does anyone know what kind of day lily this is?  Just wondering.  Orange Slices is taking a break for a couple of weeks.  See you soon with some new material that will wow you!

Claws

You've heard of Jaws?  This is Claws!! Da-Dat.  At least it's not a whelk.  You're whelk-come.

Whelk with dots

This whelk had some interlopers.

Whelk still life

 And another one....one more tomorrow.

Whelk study

This whelk caught my eye at Killam's Point in Branford.  It wasn't washed or bleached out from the sun, it had this brilliant rust color as did the large rocks at the shore line.

Fishing at Killam's Point

Still Life at Sea

Caterpillar Determination

I brought in two small bouquets of Marigolds and look who travelled in with them.  He was only 1/2 maybe and was very determined to cross from one bouquet to the other.  He gave it a good try a couple of times and then retreated but finally he got his 'stretch' on and made it over.  Res not great because it was my iPhone and enlarged but the best camera is the one that is at hand.

Frida's drawing table

I featured a shot similar to this on Facebook but I thought I'd show it again with some close ups.  Cynthia called it a communion table and I think she has it just about right.  There is something sacred about seeing an artist's work space, what he or she chooses to surround herself with.

I love the lone cowry shell sitting in the center of the pastels.

Casa Azul

This is the current exhibit at the New York Botanical Garden, Casa Azul, the home of Frida Kahlo and her husband Diego Rivera.  Both artists, and political activists their home in Mexico was filled with wild succulents and tons of color.  Marigolds dotted the pathway to the big step wall that you see below.

Meet Habacuc Avendano

Mr. Avendano is the head dyer for the Mixtec Weavers and Dyers of Oaxaca, Mexico.  The tixinda purple ink is taken from the endangered Purpura Pansa sea snail and is used to dye beautiful hand woven articles of clothing and fabric.  The dyers are members of the Cooperative de Tintoreros de Pinotepa de Don Luis, the only place where this traditional practice continues.

Oaxaca Weavers

This woman is sewing a Huipile, a traditional form of clothing that was woven by a woman from the Mexican Dreamweavers.  Mexican Dreamweavers is a project aimed at supporting indigenous artisans and reversing historic migration patterns to the United States.

Mixtec Weavers and Dyers of Oaxaca

This is 70 year old Margarita, master weaver who was spinning yarn at the New York Botanical Garden.  It was a demonstration for the Frida Kahlo exhibit.