Sculpture for your Outdoor Space

<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Went to the Interior Design Show in TO on the weekend (IDS 2010) with my eldest Daughter.  At 10 she is a budding designer - I will post pics of her room once she has completed it - you won't believe what she has done! Proud Mom :) With all the up and coming talent that was featured, and the innovative products, we found lots of inspiration for our home and I got some great ideas for clients.</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This house we moved into last summer is only 3 years old, so it has really limited landscaping.  This spring we will be putting up a fence to keep our puppy, Hooch, at home where he belongs (he knows ALL the neighbours!).</span><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWmvzBIHxOTtML7b1Yj2Egag6fjOIx0spxiEt1fgkiHC2IbusGIf18cDd0OHeSFID8tdK-FObEQBKsIWdnE3zkMctmDBo0exkRGblxyKr8x2jvJCXW68puR-FrovOATiuqvIXvJoNR79E/s1600-h/PC163895.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWmvzBIHxOTtML7b1Yj2Egag6fjOIx0spxiEt1fgkiHC2IbusGIf18cDd0OHeSFID8tdK-FObEQBKsIWdnE3zkMctmDBo0exkRGblxyKr8x2jvJCXW68puR-FrovOATiuqvIXvJoNR79E/s320/PC163895.jpg" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So we have started to discuss plans for the yard.  Its a big spot so I'm thinking we will tackle a bit each year, this year the trees and shrubs so they start to fill in. But I need to get some elements out there to break up the green and create interest.  Voila!  How about some gorgeous sculpture?</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">These giant pinecones are from <a href="http://apps.fluidmedia.com/artifice/fmiportal.asp?WCI=TopLevel&WCU=571&x=">Artifice.</a></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Bg0l6uJijawYsDkb_YYW7lXBTA7clAn9HwgDG4CUO92aco5O2oQysXVrS9lxGoQRZZ3ZAxMmEJw9l9bOk2_Q1gG1XXf9i8lLrKfyYjNirg9LJzchpE8pUcoqvGb-Ezg-LCIFfI8xv-U/s1600-h/2+clear+spruce+cones-web-thumb.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Bg0l6uJijawYsDkb_YYW7lXBTA7clAn9HwgDG4CUO92aco5O2oQysXVrS9lxGoQRZZ3ZAxMmEJw9l9bOk2_Q1gG1XXf9i8lLrKfyYjNirg9LJzchpE8pUcoqvGb-Ezg-LCIFfI8xv-U/s320/2+clear+spruce+cones-web-thumb.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixR3GzwYG4otrpPd474rGCKs77gToOgW1GF590Y76SumE56L2AO628LWHtq477A-8hIJSJ8CchU1sy6STeWq-aDoXCQJgzbc2F_96Psh4FNyNAua_gm92ZD4tshisXYv2UaJJw_cTF2EE/s1600-h/Pine+cones-+front+yard-web-thumb.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixR3GzwYG4otrpPd474rGCKs77gToOgW1GF590Y76SumE56L2AO628LWHtq477A-8hIJSJ8CchU1sy6STeWq-aDoXCQJgzbc2F_96Psh4FNyNAua_gm92ZD4tshisXYv2UaJJw_cTF2EE/s320/Pine+cones-+front+yard-web-thumb.jpg" /></a><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuHEo4SFgI3dzat4pH15ST3xk7wwrHpN-AW3ClL6DoLxRa2oBlSgTyzTimG_MjYF_whyphenhyphenjJvn5fDAomRxgjVkFJyuYiPfvBOBl3s9m3s9eDoa_Htz744xxeX6Q_0AzKOOQRw3FCltTXhYE/s1600-h/5'+rusty+pinecone+web-thumb.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuHEo4SFgI3dzat4pH15ST3xk7wwrHpN-AW3ClL6DoLxRa2oBlSgTyzTimG_MjYF_whyphenhyphenjJvn5fDAomRxgjVkFJyuYiPfvBOBl3s9m3s9eDoa_Htz744xxeX6Q_0AzKOOQRw3FCltTXhYE/s320/5'+rusty+pinecone+web-thumb.jpg" width="320" /></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">They are 4' - 6' long!</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">You can custom order them in stainless, mild or rusty steel.</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">How would that be as the focal point of a seating area?</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">These guys also make beautiful delicate trellises</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuHoNmobDeJA0zpQjyPb_1H9stRoYKtsT4tU-SxFkn81BTWqemHBORYhZ-sa01K8GnNv8ijHrTbEOFt-VCDZVLw5aTGA2zR4QMRbvF-_1UU8zBHc8EBo1HtFI9_VPIn6qNZQeNeXliFtQ/s1600-h/Tree+Trellis.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuHoNmobDeJA0zpQjyPb_1H9stRoYKtsT4tU-SxFkn81BTWqemHBORYhZ-sa01K8GnNv8ijHrTbEOFt-VCDZVLw5aTGA2zR4QMRbvF-_1UU8zBHc8EBo1HtFI9_VPIn6qNZQeNeXliFtQ/s320/Tree+Trellis.jpg" /></a><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">one-of-a-kind birdbaths</span><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6XpXmpsfcAr6wR6bY2OoPAzf-l3-DZ5ymQWvIkJgp_BavmDN30v-_VYeOMUjyMeyDbanL60mA8SsDb0ZckZgOh1xS4lIDtFv4-CmzHlmWMPDOTxZbqVXpiUxz5s1uudtvH_2DxIlcViU/s1600-h/turnover.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6XpXmpsfcAr6wR6bY2OoPAzf-l3-DZ5ymQWvIkJgp_BavmDN30v-_VYeOMUjyMeyDbanL60mA8SsDb0ZckZgOh1xS4lIDtFv4-CmzHlmWMPDOTxZbqVXpiUxz5s1uudtvH_2DxIlcViU/s320/turnover.gif" /></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">wall art</span><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbfNOcSQGNKgBsxIjvN7BLfyVpVFWtSNlPJyyZvzQlAREtCz7urVjDSTzi5Ra55weRUVoBn8J2aiYorfwQKmaF_EcgoklZ2CfKhDIh2OOe1NOUeGRa72eiKZrdJCFWPreAxH2F2Lh2VVI/s1600-h/Pine+Branch+001fall06+-web.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbfNOcSQGNKgBsxIjvN7BLfyVpVFWtSNlPJyyZvzQlAREtCz7urVjDSTzi5Ra55weRUVoBn8J2aiYorfwQKmaF_EcgoklZ2CfKhDIh2OOe1NOUeGRa72eiKZrdJCFWPreAxH2F2Lh2VVI/s320/Pine+Branch+001fall06+-web.jpg" /></a><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Wow!  So much talent, I am literally awed by these. I have to admit I have a bit of a thing for trees.  They are so graceful, and represent strength and longevity.  I tend to gravitate towards anything "tree-ish", but thats another post!</span><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">What about you guys? Are you longing for warmer days out in the yard? Have you started to plan out your gardens?  Do you have any ideas to break up a large empty yard?</span><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">till next time...</span><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGvjJjheWhGI7dKpG_YV0jKoMlAbSX2R-UkIjGm_rJmqF5FPRxYiaisB2CtknpZZL_HMbneqrM6JDTEEuP2eih6-tDzQCPumvBHgthr36AO9j9EdERW_PIPBSsg6unoYAbDz2cOMn0XaI/s1600-h/Windswept+Maple+Leaf.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGvjJjheWhGI7dKpG_YV0jKoMlAbSX2R-UkIjGm_rJmqF5FPRxYiaisB2CtknpZZL_HMbneqrM6JDTEEuP2eih6-tDzQCPumvBHgthr36AO9j9EdERW_PIPBSsg6unoYAbDz2cOMn0XaI/s320/Windswept+Maple+Leaf.jpg" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /></div>

Sculpture for your Outdoor Space

Went to the Interior Design Show in TO on the weekend (IDS 2010) with my eldest Daughter.  At 10 she is a budding designer - I will post pic...

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