For the last Floral Friday of 2022, I decided to end the year on a contemporary, minimalist note. This is a way to mellow out from the December holiday season hustle, bustle, and hype. Keeping solid colors and minimal floral elements still leaves mental space for New Year’s Eve and the first holiday of January. This is in keeping with the philosophy of “less is more”.
An early 2000s art glass vase by an unknown maker contains dried floral elements that add the counterpoint to the smooth glass container.
The yellow “West Elm” floor vase is home to one gladiolus stem and three blades of tropical grass. A metre stick is provided as the size reference.
A miniature saw palmetto tree takes root in a late 20th century art glass vase by another unknown maker. Again, there is textural contrast between the ribbed, saw-blade leaves, and the smooth glass container.
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The Blue Jay of Happiness quotes novelist, playwright, and poet, Jules Verne. “A well-used minimum suffices for everything.”
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Love the different colours and shapes of these vases 🙂
thank you
Welcome 🙂
Wonderful combinations all! I like the saw palmetto because it reminds me of vacations.
There’s something primal about palmettos.
Your “Floral Friday” posts are always a wonderful treat. I tried growing a potted palmetto outdoors but, sad to say, it did not survive.
Palmettos are more finicky than most people know.
I love all of the vases, they’re so interesting, but I think I like number 3 the best today. Something about seeing a full green plant, especially a palm on a cold winter day. Maggie
Thanks. Nothing like a tree that’s common to the Gulf Coast and the Carolinas to invoke warmth.