Quite often when I travel into the piney woods there is
always a new discovery. I like to walk through
deer paths with winter rubble and many times I am stopped by a wall of vines.
These trails might appear as an annoyance for some, but I see
possibilities beneath the trees. There are
endless textures, shades of brown and they blend together with a sense of calm.
Nature sort of pulls at my creativity during these walks and most recently these wreaths became part of a possibility after a little clearing took place.
The wall of vines was entangled with massive weed vines that have these awful thorns. So, I plunged through the weeds to find the good. When I rescued them, I took some clippings for propagation and the rest I used to make these wreaths.
I was reminded that too often we forget there is goodness all around us. Sometimes we must be the good in these dark instances and remove the rubble. We do this with love, we do this because it was already done for us.
As I walk along these paths my thoughts do tend to wander. But mostly I get inspired and wish I had all the energy in the world to accomplish everything that comes to mind.
These wreaths are one of those things that came to mind many months ago. A time when I was thinking about what I will do after I finished writing my new book, Garden Up Green.
My husband was a great listener and eventually it was clear that I missed working with flowers. When I put together a plan to grow some off my garden it seemed achievable. Then our weather shifted; I realized to meet my goals it would take another year before I could begin.
It was clear I had to come up with an extension to my original plan. Part of this flower journey will begin in my garden; it will
be a slow process and with a little sadness I decided that was good.
Like I always say a project in the swamp begins with raising the ground first and then getting started.
But part of me did not want to wait and these walks proved to me that I didn't have to. I started exploring more, gathering and drying flowers that will turn these wreaths into product for my Etsy shop in March.
This is a new venture that will compliment my watercolor art as one tends to inspire the other. This all begins right here in the piney woods, and I am excited to share my creativity with all of you.
Be the good
Carole West