don’t eat the
POINSETTIAs
Holiday meals at our house are inevitably eaten around a floral centerpiece, or more commonly, a potted plant. But, for love of our dogs, there hasn’t been a poinsettia in our home for a couple of decades. Instead, we keep a Christmas cactus or two year round. The only rule of thumb is to treat them badly. My mother didn’t water hers for a year, left it on the front porch during multiple early cold snaps. She pulled it in & watered it mid-October, and it was gorgeous just in time for Thanksgiving. So, as a rule, don’t eat your floral holiday centerpieces, but a Christmas cactus might protect your pets if they get the munchies. This next Call is looking for your perspective on flowers this winter. Take a look…
Check out this Call for Entries from Litha Moon Gallery (Greensboro, GA) for The Garden Realm: Flora in Watercolour. I always appreciate a themed call that makes room for the abstract. Investigate…
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CALL for ENTRIES:
Garden Realm
“Whether a walk down a garden path, or discovering fragile gentle beauty on a woodland trail, flowers have been a silent still and inspiring subject throughout time. Flowers express love, celebrate rights of passage, such as marriage, birth and death, providing peace for the weary and comfort for the stressed. They are the passion and tenderness of the lover. Comfort for the grieving.” — lithamoon.com
ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists
MEDIA: Watercolor of flowers — open to interpretation, realist to abstract
DEADLINE: December 19, 2015
NOTIFICATION: January 16, 2016
ENTRY FEE: $40 for up to 4
AWARDS: 1st Place $300, 2nd Place $150, 3rd Place $100 & 2 Certificates of Recognition/Honorable Mention
SALES: Litha Moon Gallery will retain 35% commission on all works sold.
For complete details, Read the Full Call!
