Imitations of Creation
Hand Painted Garden Art Made from Real Leaves English Garden Troughs Made from Hypertufa
The Gallery Pages show available leaves and troughs for sale.
These leaves don't need water or fertilizer! Concrete leaves add a bit of whimsy to your garden. Large leaf castings make unique bird baths or sculptures, and smaller leaves can be used as butterfly baths, table decorations, or wall art. Hypertufa troughs give your garden a rustic cottage charm, and plants love them.
I started with mud pies...and have continued to be artistic all my life, majoring in art and working as a photographer for over 28 years. Along the way, I've dabbled in crafts, including cement creations and stained glass. When I saw my first concrete leaf three years ago, I knew this was the medium for me. Now I can combine my love of gardening, photography, painting and mud!
I enjoy growing the leaves in my garden, watching for that perfect one to use in a creation. I then photograph it, to use in painting the concrete one to match as closely as possible. I can't improve upon creation! My hypertufa troughs are made to resemble antique English troughs.
"To pay homage to beauty is to admire nature; to admire nature is to worship God." __ Unknown
I started with mud pies...and have continued to be artistic all my life, majoring in art and working as a photographer for over 28 years. Along the way, I've dabbled in crafts, including cement creations and stained glass. When I saw my first concrete leaf three years ago, I knew this was the medium for me. Now I can combine my love of gardening, photography, painting and mud!
I enjoy growing the leaves in my garden, watching for that perfect one to use in a creation. I then photograph it, to use in painting the concrete one to match as closely as possible. I can't improve upon creation! My hypertufa troughs are made to resemble antique English troughs.
"To pay homage to beauty is to admire nature; to admire nature is to worship God." __ Unknown
My tree house outdoor "'studio".
Article about my art:
http://www.thecolumbiastar.com/news/2012-01-27/Home_%28and%29_Garden/From_Mudpies_to_Modeling_Leaves.html
Sheila's Concrete Garden
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