A brief visit to a Magical Place

FABULOUS MOSAIC ARTIST

We have recently returned from our vacation and stopped ever-so-briefly by my friend Riana’s to drop off some broken pottery for her mosaic work.  You can find her on my links page but I took some photos of her place. 

One of the many arches framing beautiful garden vistas

 It’s almost impossible not to run around snapping picture after picture of her work and I have photos from the last 15 years or more.

I have been deeply privileged to know this native Netherlander since I was 16!

Her garden is an enchanted place which is ever-changing as she works tirelessly and seems to add several new mosaic sculptures each year.

caterpillar bench- with a monkey on the caterpillar

Each one is in a lovely setting with very natural looking plantings around it. 

little girl statue among plantings

 

 

an arch framing another little vignette

Her imagination is boundless and many of the arches light up at night.

You can see she uses whatever materials she has at hand- bottle caps, buttons, pebbles, marbles and of course, mostly broken pottery from her many potter friends.

 

Note how she used fired cone packs in this one!!

cone packs detail

 

the arch with the cone packs - framing a view of the back porch

 

This was a normal old broken down abandoned farm until she rented it (she now owns it) and she works incredibly hard. 

sculpture of her golden retriever by her back door

 

flamingo in the garden

Best of all she offers classes! Please see her website 

 

 

 

 

One Reply to “A brief visit to a Magical Place”

  1. Hey Girlie…I love this place, magical indeed. What a wonderous gift she has !
    MOE 🙂
    PS It felt wonderful seeing you Thursday

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