I liked this eight-point star superimposed on the blue sky and angles of the building. It’s found in Germany’s Black Forest.
I bet a whole bunch of you spend a fair amount of time looking around, see things, and wonder, “That looks cool; can I make a rug out of it?” I do. Even Tom has started asking me if I can use a particular design that he spies in nature, in the store, in the clouds…
My vacation is long gone now that summer is churning forward and August is just around the corner. Sigh… Sure, it’s freaking hot here in New Mexico, but I love the vibe of summer. So, I thought that I’d try go back to Germany in June – it was chilly – and share some of the “artistic elements” that I discovered there.
Okay, less an artistic element than a piece of art itself. I really liked these metal yard birds. Also in the Black Forest .These roof shingles were on many of the houses of Breisach, Germany, a little town on the Rhine. As old as the town looked, it was almost completely rebuild after WW2. Besides the scalloped shape, I like the variation in color.
Just check out the lines and the reflections of these homes in Strasbourg, France.
If only my own flower pots has this kind of artistry! Found this at Heidelberg Castle in Germany.
I loved the individual artistic elements incorporated into this sign, I think for a cafe. It was in Rüdesheim, Germany. The sun, the grapes, and the tea- or coffee pot caught up in the leafy grapevine.
Never mind the steepness of the hill that these grapevines have been planted upon (though workers do have to tie up to a bar at the top and repel down to tend to the vines). Note the rows and rows of straight lines. The ones that go off at a bit of an angle are owned by a different farmer.Kitchens – even in castles – are full of artistic elements. Here we have circular plates, cylindrical cups and vessels, and the horizontals of the shelving. Saw this in Marskburg Castle near Koblenz, Germany.
Spoons on a rack provide us with more circles and lines. They look like pewter lollipops!
Marksburg Castle had some interesting slate roof tiles.
And incredible woodwork!
Both Tom and I looked at this and the other wall panels and thought RUG!Dog? Sheep? You be the judge.Maybe snakes are more your thing… Seen in Koblenz.This window in the Cathedral in Cologne was made of colorful, glass squares. Being that I love to hook geometrics, I was quite taken by it. Wish the pic was clearer, but the camera on my phone bit it soon after this.
What have you recently seen during your travels that might make it into a rug?
4 comments
Sylvia Doiron says:
Enjoyed the pics and narrative. When I was in Cologne the restoration of the cathedral was just beginning. Even in its grimy state the window was magnificent.
Wow, when was that, Syl? They’ve done so much, but so much more to go. It’s a continual circle of a process.
Deb Moyes says:
Sheep! It has horns, though they are hard to see!
Loved the trip pictures and it was a nice way to incorporate more of them. People tend to scroll through them.
There are so many amazing patterns, textures, color in Europe. I do like the panel and it would be a fabulous rug.
I think sheep too, though my life is so very dog-centric right about now with the puppy. I have so many in my head, still stuck on one from last year’s trip. So many rugs, so little time.
Enjoyed the pics and narrative. When I was in Cologne the restoration of the cathedral was just beginning. Even in its grimy state the window was magnificent.
Wow, when was that, Syl? They’ve done so much, but so much more to go. It’s a continual circle of a process.
Sheep! It has horns, though they are hard to see!
Loved the trip pictures and it was a nice way to incorporate more of them. People tend to scroll through them.
There are so many amazing patterns, textures, color in Europe. I do like the panel and it would be a fabulous rug.
I think sheep too, though my life is so very dog-centric right about now with the puppy. I have so many in my head, still stuck on one from last year’s trip. So many rugs, so little time.