Snowdrops in art

[Tim Ingram]

Oh, isn't that good! Should be the frontespiece for the new snowdrop book.

[Gail]

Brilliant, thanks Brian.
Some lovely things on here now.

I went to see the 'Facing the Modern' (The portrait in Vienna) exhibition at the National Gallery recently with friends; they had Elena Luksch-Makowsky's Self Portrait with her son Peter, which has her son clutching a bunch of snowdrops;
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Elena_Luksch-Makowsky_-_Self_Portrait_with_her_son_Peter.jpg
 

[RichardW]

Perhaps this is the right place....?


lovelysnowdrops by John Jearrard, on Flickr

Brilliant, reminds me of spike milligans drawings.

[Lesley Cox]

He's 'Magnet'ized perhaps?

The child in the self portrait is a delight but where is the lady herself? A self portrait without a head, so far as I can see.

[Brian Ellis]

A tender self portrait Gail.

He's 'Magnet'ized perhaps?

Groan

[Olive Mason]

I am enjoying this thread very much and wondered if there is anyone prepared to put together a lecture on this subject.  I am sure snowdrop event organisers would welcome something different.

[MargaretB]

Don't you just love it when your favourite things come together?  In my case, snowdrops and Moorcroft pottery.

Is the vase Godfrey Owen, with artistic licence?

[Brian Ellis]

I'm glad to see that plant sale money is being wisely spent Margaret

[Oakwood]

Ohhh, nice thread!! here I put a bowl colored by my Ukrainian good friend - eye doctor

And I had spun G. koenenianus lace myself by cold winter evenings a hobby....

[Maggi Young]

Ohhh, nice thread!! here I put a bowl colored by my Ukrainian good friend - eye doctor

And I had spun G. koenenianus lace myself by cold winter evenings a hobby....

Well, of course we know how clever you are with knitting and the like    .........  we have the evidence of your  lace work already    : http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=5698.msg158277#msg158277

- but  you know it would, I think, be possible to truly copy the leaf  to make  lace  !  The patterns are so beautiful.

[Tim Ingram]

Can we invite whoever puts this talk together to come and speak to us in Kent? It's a brilliant idea of Olive's and might even cheer up a few Yorkshiremen and women once they've read T'ed Hughes' poem. Dr. Dilys Davies gave a great talk to our HPS Group years ago on plants in paintings, and I have always found the history of botanical art fascinating. And those cross sections of snowdrop leaves are very beautiful; a reminder of student days peering down microscopes. Hope this thread keeps its querky nature!

[Oakwood]

Well, of course we know how clever you are with knitting and the like    .........  we have the evidence of your  lace work already    : http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=5698.msg158277#msg158277

- but  you know it would, I think, be possible to truly copy the leaf  to make  lace  !  The patterns are so beautiful.

many thanks, Maggi, I see I found here a real connoisseur of a Dimi's lace beaux-arts  I'll go further bending crochet hooks and knitting needles 

[Gail]

I am finding making lace very difficult but thought you may like to see some of my bobbins...

[Gail]

I went to Blacksmith's Cottage Garden snowdrop sale today and was very impressed with Christine Mole's snowdrops!

[Maggi Young]

I had a friend who made bobbin lace on a pillow with lovely  antique bobbins - none so appealing as yours though, Gail.  I watched her work many times - and never understood how it worked!

The painted snowdrop nails are quite something - it must have taken ages to do those - such fiddly work-  what  fun for a special 'drop day!

 Missing a 'Kencot Ripple', though........ perhaps in fear of losing a finger......