Amaryllis & wicked agave art
Ding-dong, amaryllis calling! OK, it’s official—the neighbors think I’m nuts. But don’t you agree that my new green door is a good backdrop for the red-and-white candy stripes? This is one of my bargain-sale amaryllis from Target, which has turned into a bodacious blooming beauty.
Gorgeous color!
Speaking of color, I like this table runner for its bright-red, steely blue, and silvery gray color scheme, which echoes some of my favorite plant combos. Think red salvia paired with a big blue agave, with santolina or artemesia adding cool silver. Color-licious in a hot garden!
And speaking of agaves, they make good artistic subjects, you know. After Fresh Dirt blogged about Arizona artist Carolyn Schmitz‘s agave-shoe prints, this agave lover just couldn’t resist, and I treated myself to two of them. Here is Scorpion Country—agave leaves are the boot “leather,” and scorpion tails make up the decorative stitching and spurs.
Schmitz calls this one Agave Spikes. A writhing yellow-and-green Agave americana ‘Variegata’ is the backdrop for a pair of spike heels made from spiny agave leaves.
Agave humor is barbed and twisted.
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Not that I have a crazy issue or anything, but those are some sexy shoes.
Wow – that’s a super size Amaryllis – love it in front of that door!
Indeed, the door makes a great backdrop – and if you are in Austin, your neighbors are probably wierder than you are!
The door and amaryllis look great and that agave art is just cool.
OMG, I love those prints…how perfect for your house.
Beautiful shots and subjects! Love the color. We need it on these dreary days.
Wonderful! I love your art…very fun! And the Amaryllis isn’t bad either!
I definitely need a pair of agave spikes, well, once my ankle is healed and all. SEXY!
Whoa! Those shoes really have some attitude! Our worlds would be lots less inspired and colorful without plants to inspire us.
I should get one of these. It would be the only way I could have one look so good here.
I love the green door. beautiful!
Those are great prints! It never ceases to amaze me how clever and talented folks are! gail
Gotta love those shoes! That is great 🙂
Isn’t color important when we’re waiting for spring. Thanks for the laugh too.~~Dee
LOVE LOVE LOVE the art and the table runner! SO FUN to see some of your inside beauty (well, inside house beauty, I know YOU have inside beauty!).
Wow, love the amaryllis with the door! And your new garden art. Great eye you have, inside & out.