A Sculpture - with some flowers - Art by Sarah Myers

Lady holding a Bowl, Sarah Myers
Terracotta

Lady holding a Bowl, back

      A lady in red terracotta offers a bowl-full of early autumn blooms. She came successfully through the kiln; her ringlets, the gathered folds of her dress, and the shell-like bowl she holds were all perfect after the fire. She was simply waiting for someone to fill her dish or bowl with a few treasures – and so my first marigolds, a few zinnias, and a delicious rose from my sister's garden were tumbled into her outstretched hands.

Lady holding a Bowl, Sarah Myers 

Vase with a Rearing Horse - Art by Sarah Myers

Terracotta Vase with Horse, Sarah Myers

A rearing horse forms the forward part of this small vase in red earthenware.  Light-heartedly in the spirit of ancient art such as the old Persian rhytons, the container was created as a present for my sister.  I have placed a cluster of brilliant flowers - nasturtiums, geraniums (pelargoniums) and a coral-coloured rose - into its wide mouth.  This burst of scarlet, salmon, flame orange and deep yellow glows with intensity in the morning sunlight, matching the strong, natural red of the clay and the energy of the pawing, snorting horse.

Vase with Horse, Sarah Myers

Yellow nasturtiums and red geraniums in Vase with a Rearing Horse
Art and Photography by Sarah Myers

Woman with a Bowl - Sculpture by Sarah Myers

Woman with a Bowl, Sarah Myers

My newest sculpture strides gracefully forward, bearing a bowl I have clustered with flowers. Her long robes flow back and around her heels as she moves; her left hand is raised to balance the bowl atop her head – just now filled with a gift of blooms in orange and gold – and her right hand, swung down by her side, grasps a bottle or large flask.

Woman with a Bowl, Sarah Myers
Sculpture in red earthenware

She is created from red earthenware which gives a lively tint to her form; the bouquet is a bunch of bronze chrysanthemums, a yellow rose, and leaves of desert plants and citrus.

Woman with a Bowl, Sarah Myers
Detail of face

Relying on the value of spontaneity and immediate vision, I completed her in two day's worth of work; all the modeling was done with a light hand with an eye to preserving an image of beauty, refreshment and vitality.

Sculpture, Sarah Myers

Woman with a Bowl, Sarah Myers
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Sculpture and bouquet by sunset light
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Sculpture in earthenware
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Woman with a Bowl
Sculpture, Arrangement and Photography by Sarah Myers

The Colours of White - Photography by Sarah Myers

Jasmine White
Sarah Myers, Photography

What are the colours of white? The pure scent of the jasmine blossom, the billowing shoulders of an unstained cloud; the pearl-cold, pearl-small dot of the moon among the palm-fronds; the delicious ivory of a new rose; that burst of exultant happiness, the Star of Bethlehem flower; the frail lace of an apricot bloom which is the delight of an eager bee. Here are many tints of white, the colour without shadow.

Ivory, Cream and White
Sarah Myers, Photography

Cloud White
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Star of Bethlehem
Sarah Myers, photography

Moon-White
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Spring-White and Bee
Sarah Myers, photography

Heart of the Matter - Photography by Sarah Myers

Bud-Red, Sarah Myers
Photography

  

 Here are seven images - the centers of roses, each holding their own small world of grace and gentleness.

Heart in Ivory and Champagne, Sarah Myers
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Gentle Storm, Sarah Myers
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The Shy Look, Sarah Myers
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Pearl Pink, Pearl White, Sarah Myers
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Charm of the Sun, Sarah Myers
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Heart of It All, Sarah Myers
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Roses and Rainstorm - Photography by Sarah Myers

Roses After Rainstorm, Sarah Myers
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A moment after the last glittering rain has fallen, rose blooms sway against the sky, drinking the cool air and the bright water. It is a glimpse of a gentle magnificence, refreshing the mind...

Rain-Bloom, Sarah Myers
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Simple Roses and Sky - Photography by Sarah Myers

Simple Rose, Arch and Sky
Sarah Myers, Photography

Returning from a walk in my sister's rose garden, the radiance of these roses against the sky persuaded me to create a post dedicated to their grace. They are simple, open blooms because of the warmth and light, the late summer brightness you see surrounding them.

Roses in a Warm Breeze.
Sarah Myers, Photography

The Birthday Bouquet Flies

The Birthday Bouquet Flies

With blooms of roses and myrtle from her garden, my sister created this bouquet for my birthday.  In my favorite picture above, an ethereal crystal vase filled with flowers flies through the air.

Roses in a Crystal Vase

Still a Rose Photograph

Still a Rose

   The year is growing later, even in this place of sun and warmth.  Taken with my Canon at the end of November.

Autumn Rain on Roses

   The rain came - but not the angry bucketfuls, splattered by a cold blast, that I know as a Fall storm.  No; this was a slow, methodical rain, descending gently as if from an immense watering-can with very small holes; a gardener's rain, that only loaded each flower petal as heavy as it could bear without shattering the flower.  And all the roses rejoiced.

Bowing Rose with Rain

White Rain

Thirsty

Beaded Hem

Pearl Embroidery

Leopard Rain

Visiting Bee

Fall Honey

Gold Rose

The Gold Rose

    A fragile sculpture, caught with my camera several weeks ago.

Honey Bee and Bloom

Bee and bliss

   When I touched this bloom, a sheet of petals spilled into my hand.  But much of the rose was left and a moment later the bee arrived, to work as diligently at this flower as at newer blooms around it.

   Now if only I could post the fragrance...

The Three Gracefuls

Rose Trio

Rose and Sunlight

   I caught this vivid bloom holding very vivid afternoon sun.  I often position myself so light is behind the object I photograph, if it is consistent with the picture's detail and safety of the camera.  There is something melancholy about having my back to the daylight.  I prefer to face into the sun toward a brilliantly lit subject...

Portrait of Two Roses

   Picture taken several days ago with my Canon.  "Perdita", English rose.  I begin to think it might be difficult for any flower, antique or modern, to surpass some of the current rose varieties in beauty and emotional impact.  I have done what I could to capture these qualities with a lens.