Bringing Inspiration Home

Summer is upon us and we will be travelling - maybe only in our own backyard, but there is plenty of inspiration. Vacations exotic or local, are an opportunity to be present and live intensely. See things with new eyes and collect the memories - they will show up in your art.
We recently returned from a trip to Hawaii. We stayed on Kauai, which is also know as the "Garden Island." Lots of inspiration to be had everywhere you looked, but I was taken by a place called Allerton Gardens. It is part of the National Tropical Botanical Gardens and was created as a private retreat. It is part garden, part art exhibit and entirely unique. It is a collection of garden "rooms," tropical plants and sculptures. Each room has a water feature or plant theme. I felt a bit like Alice walking through a door into wonderland. Here is some of my favorite photos of the garden.

Cocoa pods

Morton Bay Fig trees, used in the filming of Jurassic Park.

Now it is your turn....get outside, enjoy some early summer inspiration and share!