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Thank you!!! I’m just about to be heading out for my birthday dinner with my boyfriend and friends. Had to work all day so I finally get to have some fun 😛
I’m a regular visitor here. I’d say I check the site almost every day. I love reading all the posts. I obviously don’t post myself too often, but I’m around 🙂
I must admit I am also in love with that cuttlefish unicorn. The pattern is so beautiful and looks amazing on her. She’s so tempting but I’m sure she’s gonna go for more than I should be spending right now…
Also, my tree is in the little bonsai pot it came in, as well as in a larger hanging basket. I think the soil helps to keep the roots warm in the winter. There is also moss growing in the pot which also may help it. I don’t think you have to worry about the roots freezing as long as they are mostly covered in soil and the weather isn’t insanely cold.
Yes, my tree is an evergreen, although in the winter it is more red… which seems not to make sense lol. I have left my tree outdoors every day since I got it in May 2009. Never once have I brought it in the house. It has survived from extremes from over 90 degrees to below freezing… I have heard that if the weather will get extremely cold, like below 0, it is not a bad idea to move it to a slightly warmer location, but not too warm! Maybe put it in a garage temporarily or something, but it must be in cold conditions all winter long. The only thing I do in the winter is knock snow off that accumulates on it. I think the tree is perfectly fine with temperature fluctuations outside, right now in IL the nights can get to the 20’s and the daytime can be 50-60. It is bad for the tree to have it get warm in the wintertime, like bringing it into a house that is 70 degrees, because it causes the tree to come out of dormancy which can kill it. I have a friend who also had a juniper that was left indoors during the winter and the poor thing died in less than a year. I am still learning myself, but it seems junipers just really like it outside.
~HeatherI have 3 bonsai. During the summer I keep all 3 outside. 2 of the trees, a Shimpaku Juniper and a Japanese Elm are kept outside year round. I live in Chicagoland, and these two trees need to go dormant in the cold Chicago winters. The juniper I have had for a year and a half, and last winter it’s normally green needles turned dark red. I was kind of concerned for it, but come spring the needles turned deep green again. Right now they are starting to turn red once more. The elm is a newer tree and its leaves turned yellow about a month ago and now they all fell off. I am confident this is normal autumn behavior and the leaves will return in the spring. One of my trees is a tropical species and cannot be outside in temperatures under 35 degrees F. I keep forgetting the name of this tree, but I have it indoors right now right next to a window. So you just have to be careful and do some research on the tree you have. I haven’t done much with shaping the trees yet, as that is an art in itself that I need to learn more about. The juniper did have a wire on it when I bought it, and I was told to cut it off after a couple months, which I did. I water the trees almost every day in the summer, but in the winter the trees outdoors do not need as much water while they are dormant. The indoor tree I water about every other day. Hope this helps 🙂
~HeatherIt looks like you take photos of the sculptures on a dark velvety backdrop. Then you take the image in photoshop and add a black border? Maybe for some of the darker pieces you can take their photo on a lighter colored velvet backdrop, like closer to gray or pale brown. Bright white is too shocking, something in the middle would be good. Then you can still add the black border to keep the look consistent. I don’t think it’s a good idea to have both kinds of pictures in an auction, darker and lighter backgrounds. That might be confusing to some people. Not sure if this is a great solution, but just an idea I had.
~HeatherI will be at home packing for my stay in a hotel tomorrow night for my friend’s wedding. She’s having a Masquerade ball themed wedding. The guests are all expected to wear tasteful costumes. I’m going to be a cape-wearing black dress wearing cat girl. My best friend who is going with me is going to be a gypsy. Should be an interesting weekend!
Alas, sadly I did not win ‘Heather’. Melody, I’d love it if there was a cat named Lavender or Starfish. Then I could try to win another cat with my ‘name’. 🙂
Hi Melody! I love the new winged cat, ‘Heather’. And not just because it has my name… Now I feel like I must bid on it, haha. I’ve always wanted a flap cat and I almost feel like this is a sign. 😀
Hi Melody,
Just wanted to say how much I love the idea of painting your hoofers with zorse markings. The combination of stripes and the regular horse patterns are very striking and lovely. I came across this article on CNN.com today, and it made me think of your sculptures. http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/09/23/what.is.zedonk/index.html?hpt=C2 It’s an article about a baby zedonk (half donkey/half zebra) born in Georgia, and I can picture one of your baby unicorns or pegasus painted this way. Thanks for coming up with such interesting ideas for your sculptures 🙂
