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Terrarium Building Workshops February 8 and 22 – Sign Up Today!

Learn the art and science of building a miniature rainforest under glass from the Memphis Plant Lady at her home studio in Midtown Memphis.  She will provide everything you need to build a 10 inch “bubble bowl,” including the opportunity to select your plants from her collection of exotic tropical plants.

Workshops are $130 per person, and will be held on Saturday February 8 and Saturday February 22, both at 11 a.m.  Attendance is limited to three people per session, so sign up today!

Email me at [email protected] or call 901-828-3685 with any questions.

 

 

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PopUp Shop at Java Cabana Feb 13 and Feb 14 – Ya’ll Come

I’ll be at the Home | JavaCabana Coffeeshop, 2170 Young Avenue, on Tuesday Feb 13 and Wednesday Feb 14, from 3 to 6 pm with a variety of terrariums and tilly treasures for sale.

Why give your baby a bouquet that will wither in days when you have these lovelies to bring home – they will grow and change for years with just a little attention and, well, LOVE!

Call me at 901-828-3685 for more information.  I’ll see you there!

Check out a few of what will be available:

 

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Events Sales and Open House Events

Holiday Open Studio Saturday Dec 23

I went up to the studio to start setting up for the Open House with Kristi.  Isn’t she the cutest thing?

Join us on Saturday December 23 from 10 am to 4 pm at the Garden Path Studio.  Terrariums, tillandsia trinkets,  and more from Nancy Morrow, plus mosaics, paintings, pottery, and more from Kristi Duckworth.

Music by John McDowell and Christine Conley at 1 pm, then from 2-4 join our open music circle to make a joyful noise together – bring your instruments and a glad heart.

Located at 3116/3120 Bass Road in Millington. Take Hwy 51 north from Memphis; turn left on West Union, go up West Union a couple of miles to Bass Rd. You can only turn right onto Bass and then it’s on your right just past the green bridge. 3116/3120  don’t follow gps unless you want to take the scenic route; it will send you over the river and through the woods

Call 901-828-3685 with questions, or email [email protected]

I spent the afternoon with Kristi setting up for the sale on Saturday

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RootWorks Terrarium Tillandandsias a/k/a Air Plants Uncategorized

Hey – Want to See Something Cool I’ve Been Doing With Plants?

Hey Everybody – Long time, no see! 

I started making RootWorks a while back.  Want to see? After using tillandsia (air plants) in terrariums for years:

A couple of years ago, I started mounting tillies on interesting sticks, much like they grow in the wild, but a little fancier:

 

Well, I got to be a little more elaborate, you know?  So now I’m getting boxes of tillandsias from warmer climes.  All nicely wrapped, packed to be safe and secure while traveling, they are a little smushed and thirsty when they arrive:

 

I give them a nice soaking and after an hour so to drip dry, they are a lot happier:

 

My walking buddy Chris is very patient with me; we find a lot of interesting roots and branches on the Midtown curbs to carry home:

I gather many shiny things from here and there:

And interesting stones and pebbles

 

I’ll study on the roots and limbs that I’ve collected, until I begin to see plants that will incline and nestle gracefully, coming together into a small community.

It’s an absorbing, contemplative way to spend time – slowly over weeks and months, as the plants settle in, I begin to see the parts come together into a whole:

 

These tillandsia caput medusa were alone on this root for months, then I found this blue poison dart frog who was happy to join them:

Then this Buddha decided it would be a good place to seek enlightenment:

 

Here’s another RootWork I’ve been working with for months, it’s really coming together nicely.  You can see how it has grown and changed as I’ve worked with it:

 

I really liked the idea of a sand dollar as a full moon rising behind the mermaid, but they are so fragile, I decided to look for an alternative.

 

This scallop shell is really nice, I think, and the way it lights up for a brief time every morning as the light moves through the window is magical:

I’ve been looking around for something to make a little belt for this lovely mermaid to cover the waxed thread that keeps her in place – so far, haven’t found it.  You can see what manifests in a later post!

More photos to come – I’d rather plant than post, so if you want to come by the studio to see some RootWorks and terrariums in person, maybe take one home, give me a holla!

Located in Midtown Memphis, I’m open by appointment for holiday shopping for terrariums, kokedama, and RootWorks.  Or you can schedule a time to build your own terrarium – maybe bring a friend, too.  Give me a call at 901-828-3685, email to [email protected], or fill out the contact form  below.

All right – that’s enough for now.  Hope to see or hear from you soon.

xoxox

  Nancy

 

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