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Flora! Illuminated… Day 20

Published 05/22/2010 Tulip 3 Comments
Tags: Barbara Regina Deitzsch, botanical art, gouache, tulip

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Barbara Regina Dietzsch. Tulipa (parrot), 1750-1759. Gouache.

The walls, also, seem to be warming themselves.
The tulips should be behind bars like dangerous animals;
They are opening like the mouth of some great African cat,
And I am aware of my heart: it opens and closes
Its bowl of red blooms out of sheer love of me.

–Sylvia Plath

Learn more about the history of the tulip in the Sterling Morton Library:

The Tulip by Anna Pavord

Tulipomania by Mike Dash

3 Responses to “Flora! Illuminated… Day 20”

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1 Beverly 01/22/2011 at 12:38 am

Beautifully inspirational! The video was an added bonus.
2 Dagmar M. Persons 03/06/2011 at 2:57 pm

This is just a beautiful series, all of it! What a wonderful idea to combine the flora drawings with poetry, writings, movies, etc. – just gorgeous & exceptional!!!
The website itself is very nicely done – trtaqhe top banner drawings and the Title treatments. Makes me want to be a part of this creation!
If you need a volunteer help with this, please ask. I would be honored to help out.
See my portfolio at http://www.design-n-art.com/portfolio_Dagmar.html
3 ....RaeDi 02/17/2012 at 1:24 am

Amazing!

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