Yellow Lily Tapestries
Description: Matilda Smith (1854 – 1926) was a botanical artist whose work appeared in Curtis's Botanical Magazine for over forty years.She became the first artist to depict New Zealand's flora in depth, the first official artist of the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, and the second woman to become an associate of the Linnaean Society.The standard author abbreviation M.Sm. is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.
Description: The striking paintbrush lily (Scadoxus puniceus) in early stages of flowering.There are nine species of Scadoxus, of which three, including S.puniceus, occur in South Africa. These eye-catching bulbous plants grow naturally in shady areas, ravines, and forests across much of the country.
Description: I visited the Biltmore Estate just outside Asheville, North Carolina a few years ago, where on display, throughout the gardens and some in the house, was an extensive collection of Chihuly Glass. This image focuses on lovely, reed-like glass sculptures that sat in a pond near the house. The translucent light passing through the mauve sculptures gave them a radiance that was quite lovely.