Natural patterns

Because fungus is challenging to find and photograph, fungi photos are less common than flower pics, but they're just as beautiful.

Carla Goldberg's works are ever rooted in childhood memory. Her new series of drawings based on the memory of sea foam on the edge of a beach reminds her of summer retreats with her Father's family on the Jersey Shore and with her Grandparents treks to th…

Monstera Deliciousa - The Fruit Salad Plant, Australia

the beauty that comes from years of cold, wind and harsh living

Geometric forms are those which correspond to named regular shapes, such as squares, rectangles and circles. I like the fact that not all naturally occurring objects are organic and it is the precision and regularity of forms within the natural world which I find particularly inspiring. Below are just a few of many examples.

Taken at seafood markets in Busan, South Korea

A new book explores the physical and chemical reasons behind incredible visual structures in the living and non-living world

To say this week has been busy would be a huge understatement. Our Christmas giveaway is ending tonight. Rather than publishing new posts this week, I spent my free blogging time this week telling you more about the 28 sponsors. I'm glad I did that and hopefully, you enjoyed what I picked out

Tendu is its Hindi name. It is also known as Coromandel Ebony or East Indian Ebony (Diospyros melanoxylon). They use the leaves of the Tendu to make beedi. The langurs and the deer feed on the berries which taste very much like the chikoo. We found this bark to be so similar to that of the Crocodile Bark tree. Wonder if we can tell them apart, if there is every a possibility of seeing them together. The size, maybe ? The Tendu seems to be slimmer.

whilst on the subject of rug design i recieved news from belma kapetanovic who told me since her MA degree show at the chelsea college of art and design last september, she had received an overwhelmingly positive response to her rug design in particular. belma has thus teamed up with a supplier and is now offering made-to-order designer rugs via an online shop under the brand name 'element'.