For today's Art in Bloom post, I want to talk about the "so what" factor. What is the "so what" factor? In essentials, it's the question: Why does this matter? Every time I write a blog post I hope that it does one (or more) of the following things:
- inspires
- educates
- brings joy
One of the reasons I love Art in Bloom is because it does all 3 of those things for me.
Inspires
I am inspired by the notion of creating a new form of art based on a piece of art. It's not a literal translation, but an interpretation.
I am inspired by the plants and flowers. Lots of shapes to draw.
I am inspired by the color schemes.
Educates
I think the key to life-long learning is understanding that you are responsible for educating yourself. What I mean by that is, there are opportunities for education all around us, but we have to take responsibility to take in the lesson — to answer, or at least thing about, the hard questions. Asking myself why certain floral pieces work for me and why some of them don't helps me to learn about my own work.
I have said it before and I will say it again: being able to verbalize what you like and what you don't like about art (yours or other people's) is one of the most vital art skills you can develop. You can't fix anything until you understand what needs fixing.
How do you get better at verbalizing? Practice, practice, practice!!
Brings Joy
Art in Bloom combines two joyful experiences together: looking at art and looking at flowers. How could that not bring you joy? It also makes me happy to see so many people in the museum discussing art and how the flowers relate to the art.
So, with all of that in mind, let's look at some art + flowers:
And finally, there were a few free-standing floral arrangements in the museum — meant to enjoy as stand alone art.
In sharing all of these photos, I hope that you are finding inspiration, education, and joy!
Thanks for stopping by!
It’s interesting how the floral artists were inspired…whether color or shape
It’s interesting how the floral artists were inspired…whether color or shape
It’s interesting how the floral artists were inspired…whether color or shape
It’s interesting how the floral artists were inspired…whether color or shape
It’s interesting how the floral artists were inspired…whether color or shape
It’s interesting how the floral artists were inspired…whether color or shape
It’s interesting how the floral artists were inspired…whether color or shape
Thanks Julie, this has been a great series of posts. I love seeing how the art in the museum inspired the floral art.
Thanks Julie, this has been a great series of posts. I love seeing how the art in the museum inspired the floral art.
Thanks Julie, this has been a great series of posts. I love seeing how the art in the museum inspired the floral art.
Thanks Julie, this has been a great series of posts. I love seeing how the art in the museum inspired the floral art.
Thanks Julie, this has been a great series of posts. I love seeing how the art in the museum inspired the floral art.
Thanks Julie, this has been a great series of posts. I love seeing how the art in the museum inspired the floral art.
Thanks Julie, this has been a great series of posts. I love seeing how the art in the museum inspired the floral art.
Thanks for sharing I feel like I get a chance to go to the museum with you. It is really interesting to see how well the flower arrangement can go with the art. The color and composition of each arrangement is definitely inspiring and helpful. I enjoy seeing how they balance each one as well. Anyhow thanks a bunch for sharing
Have a great week
Big Hugs and Smiles
Thanks for sharing I feel like I get a chance to go to the museum with you. It is really interesting to see how well the flower arrangement can go with the art. The color and composition of each arrangement is definitely inspiring and helpful. I enjoy seeing how they balance each one as well. Anyhow thanks a bunch for sharing
Have a great week
Big Hugs and Smiles
Thanks for sharing I feel like I get a chance to go to the museum with you. It is really interesting to see how well the flower arrangement can go with the art. The color and composition of each arrangement is definitely inspiring and helpful. I enjoy seeing how they balance each one as well. Anyhow thanks a bunch for sharing
Have a great week
Big Hugs and Smiles
Thanks for sharing I feel like I get a chance to go to the museum with you. It is really interesting to see how well the flower arrangement can go with the art. The color and composition of each arrangement is definitely inspiring and helpful. I enjoy seeing how they balance each one as well. Anyhow thanks a bunch for sharing
Have a great week
Big Hugs and Smiles
Thanks for sharing I feel like I get a chance to go to the museum with you. It is really interesting to see how well the flower arrangement can go with the art. The color and composition of each arrangement is definitely inspiring and helpful. I enjoy seeing how they balance each one as well. Anyhow thanks a bunch for sharing
Have a great week
Big Hugs and Smiles
Thanks for sharing I feel like I get a chance to go to the museum with you. It is really interesting to see how well the flower arrangement can go with the art. The color and composition of each arrangement is definitely inspiring and helpful. I enjoy seeing how they balance each one as well. Anyhow thanks a bunch for sharing
Have a great week
Big Hugs and Smiles
Thanks for sharing I feel like I get a chance to go to the museum with you. It is really interesting to see how well the flower arrangement can go with the art. The color and composition of each arrangement is definitely inspiring and helpful. I enjoy seeing how they balance each one as well. Anyhow thanks a bunch for sharing
Have a great week
Big Hugs and Smiles
Love what you said and the imagery related to the flower arrangements were lovely. Thank you!
Love what you said and the imagery related to the flower arrangements were lovely. Thank you!
Love what you said and the imagery related to the flower arrangements were lovely. Thank you!
Love what you said and the imagery related to the flower arrangements were lovely. Thank you!
Love what you said and the imagery related to the flower arrangements were lovely. Thank you!
Love what you said and the imagery related to the flower arrangements were lovely. Thank you!
Love what you said and the imagery related to the flower arrangements were lovely. Thank you!
I enjoy your museum posts, and I always appreciate your work ethic when it comes to growing as an artist or even just as an art lover. I love the art interpretations made with flowers, and hope to bring this concept to the museum where I work. We are about architecture and sesign, so that could be a nice new twist.
I enjoy your museum posts, and I always appreciate your work ethic when it comes to growing as an artist or even just as an art lover. I love the art interpretations made with flowers, and hope to bring this concept to the museum where I work. We are about architecture and sesign, so that could be a nice new twist.
I enjoy your museum posts, and I always appreciate your work ethic when it comes to growing as an artist or even just as an art lover. I love the art interpretations made with flowers, and hope to bring this concept to the museum where I work. We are about architecture and sesign, so that could be a nice new twist.
I enjoy your museum posts, and I always appreciate your work ethic when it comes to growing as an artist or even just as an art lover. I love the art interpretations made with flowers, and hope to bring this concept to the museum where I work. We are about architecture and sesign, so that could be a nice new twist.
I enjoy your museum posts, and I always appreciate your work ethic when it comes to growing as an artist or even just as an art lover. I love the art interpretations made with flowers, and hope to bring this concept to the museum where I work. We are about architecture and sesign, so that could be a nice new twist.
I enjoy your museum posts, and I always appreciate your work ethic when it comes to growing as an artist or even just as an art lover. I love the art interpretations made with flowers, and hope to bring this concept to the museum where I work. We are about architecture and sesign, so that could be a nice new twist.
I enjoy your museum posts, and I always appreciate your work ethic when it comes to growing as an artist or even just as an art lover. I love the art interpretations made with flowers, and hope to bring this concept to the museum where I work. We are about architecture and sesign, so that could be a nice new twist.