tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30396930.post5415626025530720954..comments2023-10-21T07:58:50.161-08:00Comments on Maya's Granny: ContrastMaya's Grannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12183715043200608144noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30396930.post-16742642547530612412007-06-09T02:48:00.000-08:002007-06-09T02:48:00.000-08:00I think your tile idea was excellent. Also like t...I think your tile idea was excellent. Also like the wild natural look and have just been thinking about that versus the carefully designed look. The fountain will certainly work as some have suggested here, once you're ready to acquire it.<BR/><BR/>Sorry to read funding for your program is not coming through. I hope you're able to come up with another job with minimal effort. You certainly have a lot of valuable skills to offer.joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09999395062839739698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30396930.post-79257370980742677792007-06-07T23:24:00.000-08:002007-06-07T23:24:00.000-08:00Yes, I also love that fountain. However, I won't b...Yes, I also love that fountain. However, I won't be putting it in this year, as I just learned that my program's grant is not being offered for the next fiscal year, so I am going to be husbanding my funds carefully while I look for another job. <BR/>Bother.Maya's Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12183715043200608144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30396930.post-47894625541269005342007-06-07T19:11:00.000-08:002007-06-07T19:11:00.000-08:00What a beautiful fountain J. There's got to be a ...What a beautiful fountain J. There's got to be a place for it...I know you'll find just the right spot. There's always a place for fun and beauty together. I just love that fountain.Joy Des Jardinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04893445642606862131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30396930.post-63519451562700626472007-06-07T18:33:00.000-08:002007-06-07T18:33:00.000-08:00I love your front yard the most and I love it that...I love your front yard the most and I love it that things come up and bloom in cycles - natures timing is wonderful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30396930.post-84366470724990293362007-06-07T15:59:00.000-08:002007-06-07T15:59:00.000-08:00I think the nautilus tile would have been a nice t...I think the nautilus tile would have been a nice touch. <BR/><BR/>And love the fountain.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30396930.post-23568802628828491852007-06-07T14:00:00.000-08:002007-06-07T14:00:00.000-08:00I love the tile and what a shame that you couldn't...I love the tile and what a shame that you couldn't put it on the wall. Why are landlords so dull when it comes to decorating?<BR/>The fountain is lovely and I think it would fit in fine in your "natural" garden.Ginniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12749133391349265563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30396930.post-53519571106769738502007-06-07T09:05:00.000-08:002007-06-07T09:05:00.000-08:00I think with the wilds that surround you, it would...I think with the wilds that surround you, it would fit in and be 'ruins-ish' soon enough all on its own. ;)Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00653383372182667361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30396930.post-2818094759590655572007-06-07T08:36:00.000-08:002007-06-07T08:36:00.000-08:00I also like the contrast between art and nature pl...I also like the contrast between art and nature placed in proximity. When my children and I go camping at the beach, we like to make weavings on a driftwood loom studded with small nails, using such things as garden twine, seaweeds, and feathers.<BR/><BR/>I suggest placing your fountain not too far from the staircase, so that it doesn't look lonely and marooned in a bunch of weeds, but rather emphasizes and focuses the two designed elements--the staircase and the fountain---in relation to each other and in contrast to the natural setting, enhancing both the wildness already there and the staircase. Maybe make it easy to see, but not just plain "out there."<BR/><BR/>I am sure that you will find the right place for it, and it will be lovely.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30396930.post-236133615657700012007-06-07T04:49:00.000-08:002007-06-07T04:49:00.000-08:00That's a gorgeous fountain. I think you could make...That's a gorgeous fountain. I think you could make it work in that yard.<BR/><BR/>I also love the juxstaposition of unexpected or even seemingly opposite design elements. We went to a backyard chili cookoff at the home of an acquaintance of Doug's, and their yard looked like a delightful Engligh children's garden. Fruit trees, pretty flowers everwhere... and little gargoyle statues interspersed throughout. It was wonderful.Susan Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16005855250089328310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30396930.post-11213516448067008802007-06-07T01:48:00.000-08:002007-06-07T01:48:00.000-08:00"And, isn't it OK for fun and beauty to go togethe...<I>"And, isn't it OK for fun and beauty to go together?"</I><BR/><BR/>You betcha. Why not?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com