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| Every year for years now we have wandered off into the wilderness with our little bright orange tree tags we buy from the forestry dept in search of the tree. its a tradition that i adore this year, because of all the balls in the air, we had to go BUY one in a tree lot. I don't like perfect trees. I like the ones with pinecones still attached, maybe a birds nest and dried bits of seasonal debris. I like the ones that stand 12' high and you can see the trunk. I like the ones that look like the Charlie Brown Tree. give them some love and voila... 
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Intruiged
sigh
dioscorides ancient greek medical illlustrations ink!
hermes window display Paris
my sketchbook and beloved ink pot
Nadine, this is for you! I was intrigued too so I went on a little google adventure and found that the alphabet
was created by this wonderful man : Francois Huotin, a not so vintage frenchman. I was sure the image was from the 1800's if not earlier. fascinating! Then, I read on to learn that he was a trained landscpape architect ( a career path I was once on) who mostly creates fantastical garden designs in old world etched perfection. yum! Then, I realized that he is the artist of some beautiful dishware by Hermes I've been lusting over! And to top it off? The picture of his atelier I had saved as my dream studio inspiration is his! God! i love that. :) when it all clicks! ...and that was an intended pun! :)
ink, parchment, France and twisted tree limbs...a sweet stirring in my soul today.
dreaming of blossoms,
xo milady