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Rammed Earth Walls

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkPqh-XLR8rvuh4_KNwH3STpWugY2jty7gpVBpAsFMSMLIe1Z-G-z3TLcnH4gYN5QesOXo6uoFe_qa4eDCjv4I2iXmbUCfSKKsBpJsLC_xQMQldYbT7orwbWZ-5ojui99tJ8MxHcR6Lf2O/s1600-h/image%5B4%5D.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="401" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhf0ILYeOOLH7VSq_Dn-qP_D7rOh-P2Lhyphenhyphen5PaQJU75ufcyfY4H1xG3xKuRU2ONo5PGH2sxTbWqxXYukJ-1PGQQhYg0vYW1L_vR3lDe_w8sKBDh68yT7fWS48iE7ve1AYRt_-oFidkBUF5D/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="image" width="500" /></a>  Rammed Earth Walls I recently returned from a road trip through the Okanagan Valley in British Columbia. The Okanagan Valley is the home to a budding <a href="http://www.britishcolumbia.com/Maps/?id=73" target="_blank">Wine Industry</a>. I was pleasantly surprised with our stop in Osoyoss to visit The <a href="http://www.nkmip.com/desert.html" target="_blank">Nk'Mip</a> Winery and Resort. NK’MIP Winery Resort is a four-season aboriginal tourism resort destination that features deluxe accommodation and visitor experiences including an award-winning winery, gourmet dining, desert golf, a cultural centre and full-service spa. It was a feast for my eyes to view the walls of the Cultural Center from the parking lot at Nk'Mip Winery. I was struck by the beauty of this facade that looked like a giant slab of the most sumptuous marble. On closer inspection and inquiry I was informed it was built with "Rammed Earth Walls". <a href="http://patriciagrayinc.blogspot.com/2009/07/rammed-earth-walls.html" target="_blank" title="Rammed Earth Wall NK'MIP Winery Osoyoos"><img alt="Rammed Earth Wall NK'MIP Winery Osoyoos" border="0" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghdtNbXkInsrxxMUUFD7gWI5rNPF60sICHZVK245WVbUyDAJgPRlZLweC0rincB51XQeqlWhjE0e1zlo4oR9ky59jbkTyJVmP-zFRW3fVCK_-QmisIqeSUplEMLmtcwPcrxw-uVMOiTGiu/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" width="243" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPqOHNQfzuDHP3UBg38vTEG8WW5gTqI0FVjVcgc0MpaxgE4_z1C6qH7ORV9hX-HjCk55YAoAPLPIn2Hjr2LNJMDz4zK3wfrJGpMlpQdwwRIyu3wLPt27pn55-zUOFnk5IE91IlhtncHaeB/s1600-h/Kelowna%202%20079%5B27%5D.jpg"></a><a href="http://patriciagrayinc.blogspot.com/2009/07/rammed-earth-walls.html" target="_blank" title="Rammed Earth Wall NK'MIP Winery Osoyoos"><img alt="Rammed Earth Wall NK'MIP Winery Osoyoos" border="0" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxPGGICOsFkXa0A7OMiUbX_tDAt3LDt5SrWA9Ijn23ELzD21mMXRC77xZiqtPkxh2RxEpKs_W6E5J8oFAoGfxGbOWumYbn15dtsPjlJROFSbrjdeUmBtC-enBjGTX7uWEzN363NU0agz9l/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" width="253" /></a> Rammed Earth Walls at <a href="http://www.nkmip.com/desert.html" target="_blank">Nk'Mip</a> Winery and Resort also known as pisé de terre or simply pisé (above left) Notice how thick these walls of rammed earth are - approximately 20% thicker than standard concrete walls. (above right) The rammed earth walls are formed in layers of approximately 6" thick , which gives the walls a beautiful horizontal variegation resembling quarried marble. Rammed Earth, also known as pisé de terre or simply pisé, is a type of construction material. Pisé de terre (rammed earth) walls are an ancient building method that has seen a revival in recent years as people seek more sustainable building materials and more natural building methods. Traditionally, rammed earth walls or pisé de terre walls buildings are common in arid regions where wood is in scarce supply. The basic recipe for rammed earth walls starts and ends with plain old dirt. RECIPE FOR RAMMED EARTH WALLS - Soil about 5 litres Water - Water about half a litre - Cement 10 percent - Pigment 1 percent (about 1 tablespoon) The mixture for rammed earth walls is compacted in layers between forms. Each layer of the rammed earth walls is approximately 6 inches deep. As each form is filled, another form is placed above it, and the process begins again. This is continued until the desired height of the rammed earth walls is achieved. Forms can be stripped off as soon as the form above is begun, as the compressed rammed earth walls are self-supporting immediately. Most builders of rammed earth walls use pneumatic rammers to compact the earth within the forms. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1GshbpOjjEeRy_wWagTCm9xTuCFAPOZl4vpGdxIBOIN8CgMwioIYQRGkKvKm0z2HaTlGPfvKMYTp-7qU5pgNi4M4YKGzfYAhoM2TWXrNurEw16wQ0GJgQgkJUSck9I7ozf7Nd8zVUGijs/s1600-h/Kelowna%202%20122.jpg"><img alt="Rammed Earth Wall NK'MIP Winery Osoyoos" border="0" height="375" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib51_U5B4jaaWyocgVnJehMs9Oha9wkL3r1sjZ9BPC66qpuGc2OVDX2QWLdl8Sz9tUO7d7wHTdeZpOS6BXu54G68MWTXyK__UWMb2RmqV1QaI5gOg2V6dThVdS4pkx_Ie_7DC_Se4eINUK/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" width="500" /></a> Deep inset Window detail in Rammed Earth Walls Nk'Mip Winery. My Dad and me. Some interesting facts about Rammed Earth Walls and Rammed Earth Walls Construction: <ul> <li>Rammed earth walls are 20 percent thicker than most concrete walls so it is better insulating against heat and cold. </li> <li>Rammed earth walls improve Indoor Air Quality because of the simple finish of exposed rammed earth walls have no toxic finishes. </li> <li>Rammed earth walls are so solid that they boast superb acoustics and rank with the best in terms of fire resistance. </li> <li>Because rammed earth walls don't rely on wood the structure will never rot, nor will it be host to carpenter ants or termites. </li> <li>Rammed earth walls evolved in hot dry climates, where wood is too rare and precious to be used as a building material. </li> <li>Rammed earth walls have been the standard in house construction in Southern Europe and the Middle East since biblical times. </li> <li>None other than the Great Wall of China, or at least most of it was built of rammed earth wall construction. </li> <li>Does anyone know why it is called Rammed Earth Walls? </li> </ul> <img alt="Rammed Earth Walls - Great Wall of China " border="0" height="339" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQlUR6tKmoQrCUuJe4fY-5Erd6QtES0LWqdtiofehgkcDkUgZ76ig7pMrpT1-vKXowuQTZp4OLn-3O61W3WvgZ1gfDjvCOs7Sg2hd1xbvKEqIwOFqABFH860Wa24TytpxIv-H3Rc4o08qL/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" width="500" /> Great Wall of China - Rammed Earth Walls construction <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwgjRrcXFF0YPTs6YhEAJXxA44jlW7n6o7UF26lmvjyyqvvyiUrOrFDCjtISi8q8zmBChcf14IPsrc_xUI1_VEYcuz2XIyUSoJRUf8cl3mbJRfLzIelNBdcQyhzaBKYQcL4or3CnNAq-ZN/s1600-h/image69%5B1%5D.png"><img alt="Rammed Earth Wall Construction" border="0" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigKtZY47Ss7K_pgNNT95hpUg5xs4QT4GJg7SmMx_Q9Z47zTYjL3Sw0hgDM8FaHI774rVe6skdmnLB7yV3Apkj_FdJINM-_FYFOyTx5Q7w76Fg1XKkwnoPJX3jXwrPLm3GyxHkpn1mH-X1D/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" width="500" /></a> Rammed Earth Walls Rammed Earth Walls Construction in Residential Bathroom with a Stump window which was made from the base of a tree that was growing on the house site. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh25HT-g11Y6fPTGzOvV1Ghfv4An_ovWKYs63zLB2lKapbbevmc25Sm39o12XGopk_oYdRQqCgaYpw9oH7Rx0q93BWm7IvK1qbtiNHW-r9m9jkBXzWoBWE-_kSE7whnLVhx16EF8jYbf4L5/s1600-h/image73%5B1%5D.png"><img alt="Rammed Earth Wall Construction" border="0" height="372" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjulV290OduEhouJo4s0FHJ_N48b9l4ZTbyqj8-FAyzeqNCIb-lbEjOyN55iAXDi4OiOIozVdCW1wAgd08ZgIJ_ejshncebjim39HsPYJ2YCnJn_CpEcxnpobXSxBjUIN4rz8pGpIY4bNDK/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" width="250" /></a> Rammed Earth Walls Iron oxide layers have been added to these rammed earth walls in sedimentary layers with inset of abalone. Above 2 photos or rammed earth walls <a href="http://www.terrafirmabuilders.ca/Portfolio/design-details.html" target="_blank">Terra Firma </a>  <img alt="Rammed Earth Walls Construction " border="0" height="329" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW3YKsN4Pf5-I8IMMZ49apJfqPjsAzVytHws6whx6pv1dGSNPwu-hLtsQPzR_jxaPKlU3-Cr1NvXOUXClJs70fi0sxRC6iQWN8OMCNQpAFV16adyIffjQk1UrrxNTXDArKUnyjEXp_fpMH/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" width="500" /> Rammed Earth Walls <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Rammed-Earth-House-Revised/dp/1933392371/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1247086961&sr=1-1" target="_blank"><img alt="Rammed Earth Walls" border="0" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihrHT3aOzXo_KhspNNb6BsyWlvgfc-FfPUS1D6T8PEWXBv2fVDHERacOIaH_TAwKXYxyAglbm-xUCxdzyRwHqTl95sTDcI6X4jrM5DCYV5s_ZqGru4q2Hce2ceex9OwB26cT26P5kKPsGg/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" width="250" /></a> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Rammed-Earth-House-Revised/dp/1933392371/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1247086961&sr=1-1" target="_blank">The Rammed Earth House Walls Book available at Amazon</a> Details the construction of building homes with Rammed Earth Walls construction technique. <object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/get/flashplayer/current/swflash.cab" height="200" id="Player_34ebc8c3-1d86-486f-8399-68a09d834ecf" reinit="reinit" reinitswf="reinitswf" width="600"><param name="_cx" value="15875"><param name="_cy" value="5291"><param name="FlashVars" value=""><param name="Movie" value="http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&MarketPlace=US&ID=V20070822%2FUS%2Fwwwpatriciagr-20%2F8010%2F34ebc8c3-1d86-486f-8399-68a09d834ecf&Operation=GetDisplayTemplate"><param name="Src" value="http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&MarketPlace=US&ID=V20070822%2FUS%2Fwwwpatriciagr-20%2F8010%2F34ebc8c3-1d86-486f-8399-68a09d834ecf&Operation=GetDisplayTemplate"><param name="WMode" value="Window"><param name="Play" value="0"><param name="Loop" value="-1"><param name="Quality" value="High"><param name="SAlign" value="LT"><param name="Menu" value="-1"><param name="Base" value=""><param name="AllowScriptAccess" value="always"><param name="Scale" value="NoScale"><param name="DeviceFont" value="0"><param name="EmbedMovie" value="0"><param name="BGColor" value="FFFFFF"><param name="SWRemote" value=""><param name="MovieData" value=""><param name="SeamlessTabbing" value="1"><param name="Profile" value="0"><param name="ProfileAddress" value=""><param name="ProfilePort" value="0"><param name="AllowNetworking" value="all"><param name="AllowFullScreen" value="false"> <embed quality="high" allowscriptaccess="always" align="middle" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="200px" src="http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&MarketPlace=US&ID=V20070822%2FUS%2Fwwwpatriciagr-20%2F8010%2F34ebc8c3-1d86-486f-8399-68a09d834ecf&Operation=GetDisplayTemplate" id="Player_34ebc8c3-1d86-486f-8399-68a09d834ecf" bgcolor="#ffffff" width="600px" name="Player_34ebc8c3-1d86-486f-8399-68a09d834ecf"></embed></object><noscript></noscript> <blockquote> Additional Resources on Rammed Earth Walls Construction <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rammed_earth" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a> Rammed Earth Walls Construction <a href="http://www.terrafirmabuilders.ca/Rammed-Earth/why-rammed-earth.html" target="_blank">Terra Firma</a> Rammed Earth Walls Builder / Why Rammed Earth Walls in Construction? <a href="http://www.wallsofearth.com/" target="_blank">Walls of Rammed Earth</a> Rammed Earth Walls <a href="http://www.diyrammedearth.com/" target="_blank">DIY</a> Rammed Earth Walls Construction <a href="http://www.nkmip.com/">Nk'Mip</a> Winery and Resort, Rammed Earth Walls Cultural Center Rammed Earth Walls <a href="http://historicrammedearth.wordpress.com/2007/08/07/rammed-earth-wall-construction-diagram/" target="_blank">Construction Diagram</a> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4Zqqj-slis" target="_blank">You Tube</a> Rammed Earth Walls Video Images Rammed Earth Walls <a href="http://patriciagrayinc.com/">Patricia Gray</a> writes about 'WHAT'S HOT 'in the world of Interior Design, new and emerging trends, modern design, architecture, and travel, as well as how your surroundings can influence the world around you. <a href="http://patriciagrayinc.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">© Patricia Gray Interior Design Blog, 2009</a></blockquote>

Rammed Earth Walls

Rammed Earth Walls I recently returned from a road trip through the Okanagan Valley in British Columbia. The Okanagan Valley is the ho...

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Mixed Media Painting Techniques, Frottage and Grattage

<div align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiltKBp2JWtrSdnPDvreaoGiFxHouly-5oy0G0Zq54f87aXrfqotFzJpvvgyc5lqTA5lTpFAdIfmSfHHLl_zGlPasoaf3zCTIKc05gkbyrGA0ieRCeKCoe9JzGjUfYI29TlRzw7xcW_AfQV/s1600-h/Emily+Carr+Frottage+1+Patricia+Gray.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348845742294151650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiltKBp2JWtrSdnPDvreaoGiFxHouly-5oy0G0Zq54f87aXrfqotFzJpvvgyc5lqTA5lTpFAdIfmSfHHLl_zGlPasoaf3zCTIKc05gkbyrGA0ieRCeKCoe9JzGjUfYI29TlRzw7xcW_AfQV/s400/Emily+Carr+Frottage+1+Patricia+Gray.jpg" style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; display: block; height: 300px; cursor: hand" /></a>                                                                 Frottage 1 - 24" x 36" Mixed Media Painting: Pastel, Acrylic, Gesso on Glassine For this summer's program of continuing education (last summer I studied <a href="http://patriciagrayinc.blogspot.com/2008/06/ferrara-italy-university-of.html" target="_blank">Architecture</a> in <a href="http://patriciagrayinc.blogspot.com/search/label/Italy" target="_blank">Italy</a>), I have embarked on a course in 'Mixed Media Painting Techniques' at <a href="http://www.ecuad.ca/" target="_blank">Emily Carr University of Art</a>. The course teaches the process of image-making on built surfaces and works with a range of materials such as gesso, plaster, paint, ink, charcoal, and various papers. I am learning to explore 'expression and emotion' through layering, drawing, brushwork, Frottage and Grattage following in the footsteps of the greats in mixed media painting like: Max Ernst, Mark Rothko, and Paul Klee. I particularly like my teacher, Diana Kubicek's style of teaching. She teaches us to explore the various techniques fearlessly and says repeatedly there are "no mistakes"in painting. As a matter of fact "mistakes can be the building block of a great masterpiece". I like that! I have always been interested in <a href="http://patriciagrayinc.blogspot.com/2008/02/my-sketches.html" target="_blank">drawing and sketching</a> since my days in Design School, but find that I never have the time to take a brush to paper and do larger <a href="http://patriciagrayinc.blogspot.com/2009/02/abstract-art-go-big-or-go-home.html" target="_blank">abstract</a> paintings and works of art. So this course is a perfect opportunity to allow myself the freedom to explore different mixed media painting techniques. The last class we spent exploring the technique of Frottage (from French frotter, "to rub") a surrealist and "automatic" method of creative production. Frottage was developed by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Ernst" target="_blank">Max Ernst.</a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinqIoXgBauhPQ6OKDSFe3HquW7q-juJ5azupHF6YB_H67ceGt3VGCOiGQI6ejWouodwj5FEG5Rz4l_zAMB5VG-XqAErgY-shARvOpnax5lfERiQS2eDuNqKk9bp6TvuCtz3eq90aWWOXJv/s1600-h/Emily%20Carr%20038%5B4%5D.jpg"><img acrylic="Acrylic" alt="Frottage 2 - 8" border="0" height="375" mixed="Mixed" on="on" pastel="Pastel" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWaqfAgq4-MaKsLpmFl6DMKSR2RSKqe_-A9kvCpTC0Bo3J4p8-_3VgPQBeG3XM4LU9JNEp4UY964LE-nB3HU4uwPAXokZGNYRegTS_pwM-5By_IW7yaNT83mdpbgycC90mO-LyQa35UaOP/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" width="500" x="x" /></a> Frottage 2 - 18" x 24" Mixed Media Painting: Ink, Acrylic & Pastel on Paper In frottage painting the artist takes a pencil or other drawing tool and makes a "rubbing" over a textured surface. The frottage drawing can be left as is or used as the basis for further refinement (which we are supposed to do for homework with the pieces we created in this class). While this technique is superficially similar to brass rubbing and other forms of rubbing intended to reproduce an existing subject, frottage painting differs in being aleatoric and occurring by chance. Frottage was developed by Max Ernst in 1925. Ernst was inspired by an ancient wooden floor where the grain of the planks had been accentuated by many years of scrubbing. The patterns of the graining suggested strange images to him. He captured these by laying sheets of paper on the floor and then rubbing over them with a soft pencil. In my Frottage Paintings 1, 2 and 4 the textured surface that I used to make the Frottage rubbing was a bamboo mat, string, and screen. In Frottage Painting 3, I did the rubbing over a Gessoed canvas that was prepared with the free form focus on the bark of a tree. As I was doing Frottage Painting 3, rubbing on the Gessoed canvas, it slowly evolved to resemble a Japanese mountain landscape with a waterfall collecting into a pool at the base of the mountain. Our teacher guided us in exploring this technique in creating our Frottage paintings which is based on Surrealist automatism*. *Automatism is a surrealist technique in painting, practiced without conscious aesthetic or moral self-censorship. Automatism has taken on many forms: the automatic painting and drawing initially (and still to this day) practiced by surrealists can be compared to similar, or perhaps parallel phenomena, such as the non-idiomatic improvisation of free jazz.</div> <div align="center">  </div> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggG5-3mageTfa4PrTpz08qx04N6q4rGd-rharFUDyh6fUBBU56kgvpOLb5PRLXULtsNA0NY3t_rwB4titvuNTjwO8DypAzStXcIdtENowMkhbQ09TqvAUQxq5ipNrvWzcNaKe6Xd33lp6w/s1600-h/Emily%20Carr%20034%5B4%5D.jpg"><img alt="Frottage 3 - 18" border="0" height="375" mixed="Mixed" on="on" pastel="Pastel" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh4sB3AmidJgF6czBlMgMCy8ILsGsUA5JWDFSeBE2keBxVhiAQ3lPg4E0629w9vR1-bu2xACuMD6X-swK7F7FeoFgPZDxpY_oKanb92vj7Iuqy5lPZbJMQ0tTnzdFzdOhHMq0sZ7P6viF0/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" width="500" x="x" /></a>  Frottage Painting 3 - 18" x 24" Pastel on tracing paper <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy3tHc_XIQuywsABwKWoOQ0yHNaFmJYeYCKvKRYzA82vseN7WcxJYL6qJj-dyjVYxei1Iot5YnVrFRpdDv9Z-0H1MRottAflR1NpUn7UbD4KwYK6nkhapYfF1WFEte1-GAaI_E6tql6ZIV/s1600-h/Emily%20Carr%20032%5B5%5D.jpg"><img acrylic="Acrylic" alt="Frottage 4 - 12" border="0" gesso="gesso" height="375" mixed="Mixed" on="on" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5FqjP_pk6_aDgvEQEDnjDphYwl8fe3JF-NpAJN-4qwPPcJo5xrfz5QfgwkZdGJS976tD6NfsPvVKQHZnKJMcnb6iuQY1Jsvh5dx09PZK64vYvoVoMoIRcQTCUGdIrJB58r6FLO-xoQsyN/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" width="500" x="x" /></a> Frottage Painting 4 - 12" x 18" Mixed Media Painting: Acrylic & Gesso on paper In the first class we explored the technique of mixed media painting starting with a base of Gesso  <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyBynLYa_68703O7uM9yxaVLoML8_S4ngi7oWqkAPB2vNkNwBYwYDEnHL_4NEfcbhhe-8suc_F-k-5U83tYRoVk5GhFxE1wwZHhOQQI_Pg_g8zYIbyJP4pNYMd3GmRslZDflV7FcqE5tD6/s1600-h/Emily%20Carr%20035%5B4%5D.jpg"><img acrylic="acrylic" alt="11" and="and" border="0" card="Card" height="500" mixed="mixed" on="on" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN_XG4QiUcp3NlVWWvFN3gXWBocRS30YtEJRTeRv3xiM1FEhV9XFuEQ_mA_0TYF-_NK_qfh4Tz8kX9Mp-IZ334cT11cVgni6GIMAiq8VF104rYU0YnmgYUpI0GofsqBjEeXfmLKtCOXY0R/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" watercolor="Watercolor" width="375" x="x" /></a> Study 1 - 11" x 14" Mixed Media Painting Technique: Gesso, Acrylic and Watercolor on Card Stock Gesso is an art supply used as surface preparation or primer for painting and sculpting. Gesso is believed to have been developed in Italy, since the word gesso is Italian for 'chalk'. Preparation varies according to intended use, but usually consists of mixing glue with plaster, chalk, or gypsum. (Gesso is the perfect base for starting a mixed media painting.) Gesso resembles paint, but is thinner and dries hard. Gesso is applied with a brush and must dry before the surface can be painted. This technique of applying Gesso was first created for use in painting, in order to give the surface the right properties to receive paint. In Gothic and Renaissance panel painting, the technique of applying gesso over a panel of wood was used in order to give the paint something to adhere to. It created a slightly rough surface and prevented the paint from seeping into the wood. We were taught to apply the Gesso to our surface of our mixed media painting with a palette knife using broad strokes to building up the surface. Then various tools are used to create the textures. In Study 1 I used a metal clay sculpting tool with a comb like ridge to scrape across the wet Gesso. I then used the edge of my pallet knife to scrape in the diagonal ridges, then finished off with blotting areas with a sponge. I let the piece dry and then applied watercolor and acrylic in layers to the painting, while at the same time using a roller to take off the excess wet color on the surface so that the paint pigment settled into the crevices of the Gesso. I used the side of my palette knife to scrape off the raised portions of the diagonal lines to reveal the white Gesso below - a technique called Grattage*. Also the Gesso doesn't extend to the edge of the paper and gives it an interesting border. *Grattage is a surrealist technique in mixed media painting in which (usually dry) paint is scraped off the canvas. It was employed by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Ernst">Max Ernst</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_Mir%C3%B3">Joan Miró</a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHQVjET2-pvHidysL_DHvzYE8h1sa_6OGKWdPWqdfsdPd9atRRJdqO_hu_bLOoNrP9x9EuMagDyp86iLbuQIM2huH9zReoF0vR0E0_bjOdOcTvosiDiU4J5b5GVLW2L_feCIhjxpYHyVvu/s1600-h/Emily%20Carr%20036%5B4%5D.jpg"><img acrylic="acrylic" alt="Detail of 11" border="0" height="500" mixed="mixed" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-PDfRL-Na-curMsCaMsda3TLXmyxYSrZgdLGYo51LJM9m8Ug5PqxKD1jsBc0l2AMbD3PtIW6ZNNIUjWrgHZo4lY_KIN9U8VvdM_oVSEGq7H9ID0_U1_XSLJDXmrxFNipdMEZh-Q2_WAPy/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" width="375" x="x" /></a> Detail of Mixed Media Painting Technique: Study 1 above. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXScT9SkHOuxsxyXQ1lng7uQhXI7F8BRk3tl72qtlCRjoTuS4vdsByNAywK9rPzM-UQSB49LgDudcZzEx5y8nIwHRB4_8G2Ph8q9eSIQm30gA9-BEocBFZpeEoOhrSn1XTh8N34K7NvgKb/s1600-h/Emily%20Carr%20037%5B4%5D.jpg"><img alt="10" and="and" border="0" color="color" gesso="gesso" height="281" masking="Masking" mixed="mixed" on="on" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDlEBHf_9L2ik0tk-e6yqIvhTiMP_OlsCfv3bS3ZcOptRlmo77OT1Byu6uo5Wl4V3_5PChKIimOrR_jyB6dLXv9df5_XrMcBocrSXeUhrBzttfkuljeY_ViXI_PkA18FSOLhZhV1V40Cow/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" water="Water" width="375" x="x" /></a> Study 2 - 10" x 10" Mixed Media Painting Technique: Masking Tape, Gesso and Watercolor on Glass <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFXwa1TxsodN7IJIHaAU6fzeKUNqcvpuYqpXfPZIybeU0qgkxEzaxoTc7gGJjhcL1lAv4K_nF0dnrwjKPSPGCFfKQeNQKFdnmQiuwt53lFX4kEaPJINKG7voiY3z7TCei8Lugar-t4_9po/s1600-h/Emily%20Carr%20041%5B4%5D.jpg"><img alt="7" and="and" border="0" gesso="gesso" height="500" mixed="mixed" on="on" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0azIQXGqyeJoDvyjp02sCvoREq3LghLHGUdYGJXicCTcEV69lL9aEuIBoQUn_svTD7YnEwFGfcbgm_4GyI8JzBPwT16wUiVfmMqRL-RPab5vTGr0CSoQyz-AhKO8h4FAgrvEkyNYfxRMh/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" watercolor="Watercolor" width="375" x="x" /></a> Study 3 - 7" x 10" Mixed Media Painting Technique: Gesso and Watercolor on Paper <cite>  <cite><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhajLpyMHI1_UHDznqvGL_fG8GRL340EzVqVDL0HWgLaFX1qSh2XXdzjz6h0t_ASOLwt8IOvdpqjcj7BRZwGW2pRIxZx-2w3HNRf6iKlEXPF6GvHUP5jq_w6sL8PpsiHU1RvSznPZTxkKWU/s1600-h/Emily%20Carr%20025%5B11%5D.jpg"><img alt="Emily Carr University of Art - Patricia Gray" border="0" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijc83qnGt8y0tMlRIDszebLwFa2xLaru4R9XOqrspMwnSvzx-utsZ-uoBU9on-h8ppjHAfbiH3muc-hAAiahqJX7g_SnD_EM0VorPEbx0UEfAJN0A6pVVEy-u5UCHEvmhsHTkbhHPn-p_k/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" width="240" /></a></cite></cite> <blockquote> Have you had any experience with Mixed Media Painting, Frottage or Grattage or other Mixed Media techniques? Please let me know by leaving a <a href="https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6842244027880136050&postID=5569432722023157696&isPopup=true" target="_blank">Comment</a>. </blockquote> <cite></cite> <cite><a href="http://patriciagrayinc.blogspot.com/2009/02/abstract-art-go-big-or-go-home.html" target="_blank"><img alt="Abstract Art Slide Show" height="125" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji7IwtcGUGsaqLSvJicfP3AYu0HkMPsFjFIIIVrGHpFDpX7q1mldDSznMbEDE8m8zHJYavcv9viKyySX16pZeAY27MD8sebKP3P53ITaEUqLS6AB4F4PKNjeAvqq-hM6kgNa_XuxIJxtf-/s150/Abstract+Art.jpg" width="125" /></a>  </cite> <cite>Another post you might be interested in: </cite><cite><a href="http://patriciagrayinc.blogspot.com/2009/02/abstract-art-go-big-or-go-home.html" target="_blank">Abstract Art - Go Big or Go Home</a> </cite> <cite> <object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/get/flashplayer/current/swflash.cab" height="200" id="Player_527b297e-24fe-4812-93fa-c7c408cc14d8" reinit="reinit" reinitswf="reinitswf" width="600"><param name="_cx" value="15875"><param name="_cy" value="5291"><param name="FlashVars" value=""><param name="Movie" value="http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&MarketPlace=US&ID=V20070822%2FUS%2Fwwwpatriciagr-20%2F8010%2F527b297e-24fe-4812-93fa-c7c408cc14d8&Operation=GetDisplayTemplate"><param name="Src" value="http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&MarketPlace=US&ID=V20070822%2FUS%2Fwwwpatriciagr-20%2F8010%2F527b297e-24fe-4812-93fa-c7c408cc14d8&Operation=GetDisplayTemplate"><param name="WMode" value="Window"><param name="Play" value="0"><param name="Loop" value="-1"><param name="Quality" value="High"><param name="SAlign" value="LT"><param name="Menu" value="-1"><param name="Base" value=""><param name="AllowScriptAccess" value="always"><param name="Scale" value="NoScale"><param name="DeviceFont" value="0"><param name="EmbedMovie" value="0"><param name="BGColor" value="FFFFFF"><param name="SWRemote" value=""><param name="MovieData" value=""><param name="SeamlessTabbing" value="1"><param name="Profile" value="0"><param name="ProfileAddress" value=""><param name="ProfilePort" value="0"><param name="AllowNetworking" value="all"><param name="AllowFullScreen" value="false"> <embed src="http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&MarketPlace=US&ID=V20070822%2FUS%2Fwwwpatriciagr-20%2F8010%2F527b297e-24fe-4812-93fa-c7c408cc14d8&Operation=GetDisplayTemplate" id="Player_527b297e-24fe-4812-93fa-c7c408cc14d8" quality="high" bgcolor="#ffffff" name="Player_527b297e-24fe-4812-93fa-c7c408cc14d8" allowscriptaccess="always" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" align="middle" height="200px" width="600px"></embed></object><noscript></noscript></cite> <a href="http://patriciagrayinc.com/">Patricia Gray</a> writes about 'WHAT'S HOT 'in the world of Interior Design, new and emerging trends, modern design, architecture, and travel, as well as how your surroundings can influence the world around you. <a href="http://patriciagrayinc.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">© Patricia Gray Interior Design Blog, 2009</a>

Mixed Media Painting Techniques, Frottage and Grattage

Frottage 1 - 24" x 36" Mixed Media Painting: Pastel, Acrylic, Ges...

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Passion - That is the Key

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-nP5Ik-8qvQOrvBY0MK1EBR1zW4xd4gaGK0RYq-wekRluk8L4QZ7rYmx-hM0mVD86uLRvsc_Q5H27ks6O1J8PNJOrVErONXNw9n0JVAio4YN-h6yOpKzDoHyPUVQtZUfU-jfBp_t2iWsR/s1600-h/Wolternick2114.jpg"><img alt="Wolternick 21" border="0" height="282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtyW9sDfnclgCP1l5bHomWVm61wqLK8PNj_yUbqXKVYb8Bdh6856Y-ATyV4Q-O7gGcdZOntenLQ0RMHGbuf9xb9k3KyV39MScFRQv2S6Gd398a1tI8vzuDbh37QCvtqbnVOGKkpQj0yq9Q/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" width="282" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnZUwjh7NS-_IKeiZFtm6e2GmuOYJcCGYrasUj7h-FJ-Q_WFoJKQYQzrThgBYXEDK0E6veDDrtrPeFYzPob4u0cBngyZwHx0TuOFMi3ZKZbrfud64V39k-Q6UV1oyp3d2IXE_5xZXCFGM1/s1600-h/Wolternick111.jpg"><img alt="Wolternick 1" border="0" height="282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguOLKJ1HHBMVT78ODmErlHFvWHQkt96gYJEv2XSviLmUpVARC4Lprw-zxtjcu4uAC6jGDaaskQc_jXogIQt7oM6LdwYUJKxzcI402EXihrsYkbgz2op1XF8LuWfqXWS6sEykUwxi_bFJ4k/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" width="254" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSeCNhUCL3B7-6f0u6Hl8ol9RK__z_KNrBA97XVFpWQiamTHpIzG8spKq3Zlua1f57N2QAPk99TYSatkArtQwcO2T6uDPDB2w-KP4fKJ203aEM85UZOZI4UCstwbYWcULVLg_IlrocL0Ry/s1600-h/Wolternick212.jpg"><img alt="Wolternick 2" border="0" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJb9fwa2ejblsWfBPR1TMCgyClHJZ1Os_ZXIl9FNcDFrzCW5XSikZUXE6ExFglDeuQu37Hdvd8o_SIoO7NVpaXWJt6dqOjaaaJOU_TZa_49MEpwTDDFvGQdk-Z950gBHV2iZt9QHr8JnDV/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" width="275" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZb_yGqHZFMzhqanYucbt6oFEUT6hYrCa1uVEifklNVigtEm_05S-pDBHeAmRypqQ51eYyCToq0h4ST9iiHocsufPvJgi8I1dJ0GUufnaCBEI6aYkAD8fArFG1QnvK43zsrn1216djnW4S/s1600-h/Wolternick209.jpg"><img alt="Wolternick 20" border="0" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSoCt4NMAuCufeZAE-LhNiMEL1DmD8vCR5LIiTXV2x-Bot6_9XIr5OWX1k7PQgMLZ_fTUaOyFWAN5lQqq5VtdfcUfQtB1GW87r2TW9Izv2FZg7pNWSc9A9ki7U2jFYXVZJxZKAjQsobL0r/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" width="261" /></a>  "Passion - that is the key in Interior / Exterior: the urge to beautify and capture reality and to inspire others." <h5>This is an excerpt taken from the book: INEX by Wolterinck.  It is one of my favourite books as it features the interiors of homes and shows how the surrounding gardens have been designed to compliment the interiors, creating a total lifestyle concept. This concept is especially more relevant at this time of year when the weather is warm and invites us to spend more time outdoors, thereby extending our useable living spaces.  In 1986 <a href="http://www.wolterinck.com/index_flash.html">Marcel Wolterinck</a> opened a flower shop in the village of Lauren, Holland. His concern for perfection and versatility later resulted in his own furniture range and his passion developed for incorporating the interior of the home with the gardens.  </h5> <h5>The above pictures are part of the garden that surrounds an updated 70's house.  Both the garden and the house breathe an Oriental atmosphere.  The garden by the bamboo planting around the house, and a Japanese touch is provided by the oak fence which turns gray when weathered.  The garden fountain is lead produced by W, and the table in the upper left is a work of art in bronze by the Dutch Sculptor, <a href="http://translate.google.ca/translate?hl=en&sl=nl&u=http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huub_Kortekaas&ei=YcsVSv2tBOaElAeVg7HUCw&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=2&ct=result&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dhuub%2Bkortekaas%26hl%3Den%26rlz%3D1T4SNYO_enCA318CA318">Huub Kortekaas</a>.  The garden chairs are teak and metal.</h5> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJTyHI794b05JokX5pPqjschHuj4gJCUQzTQSSfMIdhTL3LATPPYVKUpnoEbsbiyo-ur445lBEB_9a4lKveImwytwduZYcTaQ8LAfegpP0ynJP76UWcCq29hDv2YxgcRSIOvVwCjbnvLuB/s1600-h/Wolternick813.jpg"><img alt="Wolternick 8" border="0" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLi3z-LkruAJPFg7LosTIOfWa4ZY87QgoWhRQPRs2ENgZtQTjnsK5_3hSqIzBWMpQUu4pSeQgARAJz-VbGpFX8FlHM2Hh5j4WJbF7A5Wh0sad7TbbFmJAXjfhn089YFMZMEOvcdmvZf9aq/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" width="298" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwBZbhsx2OcvnGG49-mH_60FyxwqN1vx6E_vJnMF2aGpmb9x5ojMm5SZXl_-grZwmqkgcXBIqsjoY-rSma9VIHTkAiaacGlx9IYVFGWRdxmNNXoFSDM3UbF1mog2e2ELfHu4085KOHBadI/s1600-h/Wolternick58.jpg"><img alt="Wolternick 5" border="0" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7XbxRqAaJmWhlmR2Vv_ykERw_E19qFhJkae6LbwV3RNTLtLTDyt1ASZRCwmpLn7D8KraigfXj9Fs01SwYG1We1GzV5Jj7HlCWKTnHNfKIUm0DDKlvLj9C8RMlc1T3jr4ceHCOwi8BElfW/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" width="238" /></a>  <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqCoReT5S_GGstDdTfxsQGWa9ZylNQWrIVsJR5lEO3rVU4F9OJ89sWVI8bziiq58H8mXkDvD_ltMnNqqbalrYbcBGQzMLyUIS7mbSL4N4CEMINCHqMUKUMHd61o7JgxmWHszMEELAmf190/s1600-h/Wolternick76.jpg"><img alt="Wolternick 7" border="0" height="326" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYh7qghyphenhyphenSCoyYcg-aepljFvnhFpQ7NHeak7uSMHKfmRta3KATBzyiqAxXzx3eNfRFN96M4zJ38aXowWfl19tLjQUEzO__mMtyPN-c6ZHLuW4mddeI8glXt39XkfC_sKS1ES_VdOj8uzDHQ/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" width="273" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8CHhPvJF4DkPfSZGMckL_9DX5HUae9A13WMAQVyFwak2Np3jW7b4icWiRnV17P5mI2_QZa1cmTi-rdwP7MGFEapJDeeLg7YBQnHtWw3zi2jG0NCc_AENT6nFV9f7NYBjqOCP5N88gccDv/s1600-h/Wolternick66.jpg"><img alt="Wolternick 6" border="0" height="326" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAbR19HTgRDEQ38oh-U62mh2g4PjgDsewFCIyd7uKNhmZ3WetMFSt_s3Jnr8GM5INvOOlj0DGFFlmNYJjNVxfrZlFxbbYjY2H6oLL_kyuf6lYljuxs6rmJnu0smMtAOmTk0OEAtNndsMOg/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" width="261" /></a>  <h5>This Provencal Villa (above and below) is situated in St. Tropez. where the emphasis is placed on the exterior life.  This is expressed in an outdoor room and outdoor terraces.  How very pleasant to sit at the large, wooden table with a zinc base underneath the pergola overgrown with Wisteria.  The presence of an outdoor kitchen provides an additional dimension to being outdoors and can be used as an exterior fireplace lit on summer evenings. The planting is a combination of old and new.  An age-old olive tree dominates the view (below) and is surrounded by a row of box trees and a wealth of plants such as Santolina, Pittosporum, Senecio, Helichrysum, Laurus nobilis, lavender, thyme, and Westringia fruticosa, all creating a subtle interplay of greens and grays and a perfect match for the various local types of stone.  </h5> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0FD6CWchpUNVVVIByI_9WIzgoa7xWK8WKcrSBecBqGhvNBU-GVeJzJsL3azExZlKOull8pxPnxr1LhCn8uOGb8vjIBpfiNLR1kgRpiFl6T0jwXJ2N7x-SgY_30FmWQiyvoy02HftGI1AE/s1600-h/Wolternick310.jpg"><img alt="Wolternick 3" border="0" height="441" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFzRmizJFMEe0spWncNvPSUJF2-7x0WpU6GAVvdWoTTLNc8wOxX2I-dKTrUQHoAfReN5wjbC-6NEuYZp9Yk1WbV0P3YD-Vy1W5cROx8LnYPwds9_rzEroDhbNm150drXzpU9Re8mpebt53/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" width="358" /></a>    <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX6_vzJLpaOpAwAKF1atY-B8cDswcwKE5jaNciaismWIBz8Lp35v9SKTZ_9jE7ezhOWye_IJO6JWdINHzIQ5e_sG1mRlHcr8MjR6TsIguUI1bnjT9-j5rfmh1V7jJVjRTMwY8_6GyzdV69/s1600-h/Wolternick1419.jpg"><img alt="Wolternick 14" border="0" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg92C2zRCAbcmcrrWGEfy7JqtAMrKuDAb_h9TH4cY7CJl11204BExa26WWFFBduEL2fZKNPUzbfOYzW-cT13rKn4VnkoNNIr3BFdXTwBKg6rVXGmCdI0I80U22uanmVXRtTJob062dL8-Df/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" width="242" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitr5eW9WLtEjpsRT-B2vH4VM1qxC4smvxndiONYkWgLRyg4CyIyM3XFuMvb1FR4leCZlb32R_LWL7svALyBc-SL2RlY3LUN1mqvl2siY1YRfrVZ1cnVe9IYQRYd0CAUoHC4yfwnrCY23Pl/s1600-h/Wolternick1614.jpg"><img alt="Wolternick 16" border="0" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvY6qRaMi0BNx5UmYlaTCJKMsf-ULbBaxKKI3Sun7dGplBHjlKfgFIJ1zVaN7NQeBFgnkZEg3DsKJg3vj72BZmEeWpM8m5f_wyukzunp4xOwGEa6XTzFQ1lVtCIVOGZu6P0VWYE95fcfo7/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" width="248" /></a>   <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVoRSHLaOzW7C00Si1q9jJforRfMSAAboT1ldG6BLxdsftXlIIFcUXZ5l1dsKHvQXwPHfnQoqeIUah3CLklNIgN1p9t9_GHdjpnRCjYk-6L7CAeGia9-OAuIIgXF9fkUazwmvS9YdjCZAA/s1600-h/Wolternick1515.jpg"><img alt="Wolternick 15" border="0" height="302" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqQLOmLP9z0W-2tfpekA6-Jd-zyOn9D0UySSeaCcHlDKNVDi3S8XHQdZBGVN7S4zdARtNe_ukGTdURkKwpvQ60zQ3i3o3g-XpDFXC435h0DXeUZ6L94oNfpWbuTwf0S7P4kQBunt_X3Nrv/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" width="270" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrQVyBNlNfA1JA2N8R3_Rbdht1bJxrXwl87L_5mG_Y_GlQF9DjOzoJEYlEPcSql03G-YlbFQCGjlU4h2cVk7g-yKu4rwChTEKo2bl-Z2H6bNUQJZMs_CbS-Kf0ap5hfc4tWzXz4BFW1Dhx/s1600-h/Wolternick417.jpg"><img alt="Wolternick 4" border="0" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB1P8wMoMaNRhdn00ymSHcca1Ae4IzzhH960uRebMmSMTbqazlrWj-No7wf6L05HJQWvdiJ7JDhB3OwICoYmGutUzFLHd6AOycFdIhLcOWo8bQQg3igIxWL_xNaWDl_e4MFlv72Tj3brYs/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" width="221" /></a> <h5>Paradise in Algrave: This beautiful villa (above) is located in Portugal.  Wolternick arranged the seating areas surrounding the villa like rooms.  The floor lamps, tables, and chairs with cloth upholstery have been assigned a permanent place in these comfortable outdoor areas.  Taste and rhythm also apply to the exterior kitchen with its fireplace to grill dishes.  Meals can be prepared on the worktop that flanks the fireplace on either side.  At right angles with the fireplace is a bold U-shaped zinc table surrounded by delicate director's chairs.</h5>   <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihittY3oONOVq5LeSDCr_o9dSS1hEACakIynUXEZ5ZPotpTEJ2pnvVZCPcdarnhJtdN5ou9rTxHdtjgMX_qO8il-sMT55VeCQsVI0hi_WEJjIaXdT4-ep2NIAVeBmPl28MeF9qLuZvB_fS/s1600-h/Wolternick1214.jpg"><img alt="Wolternick 12" border="0" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz-xNDgKfSsaG8AeHZLA0kunfGc0YYP5tlbh5IoAHvkKs1wPnObmZfWdLUigAe4OVDktF0z2i6Bf-N09q8PFVvK25bN7Tse8uh_LmItWNymmxoJCHFwr3ElMt4x_3pLK6vJdp-cpu7Vm_M/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" width="230" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYRmc6TIXHNXpF5M4laLLwqjdT0NePF14uILw0JctYDgEIKF-_XBOFrmNxQ9j1bK76ahKMS_pR_QbHkeXHGZgowcJZPGH9a7NgL499K6Cm5JIEljU_nMmTI1OKz5SRW3UCeZuFb32Regg3/s1600-h/Wolternick1811.jpg"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxcyDE-_ab_p-5xRK_jV4-6eWsT9K9w3D4Qq5E9JkI_LmodW3D74S30jKUJHCiY8cPL2QG1kCkzaBhhyfetXCHa08jSW977y7OVo8YmM84TuIM8v7x3KobAUpNmSJira0HO_UsYoHNhRt5/s1600-h/Wolternick1913.jpg"><img alt="Wolternick 19" border="0" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0kY7CAY25koBFBqGqY_xmbdmtTNmiZlC2ycyNXKm6CKPnCx1bvchjEz9wdrIwDpVAHWILPlbxCj_3tB1-y2shwWN3rKOHM0ALr1k0FCSh-HGq1u27Y3OVuO-W1z6B7IfclZSnYTx9oQ3Q/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" width="256" /></a>   <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYRmc6TIXHNXpF5M4laLLwqjdT0NePF14uILw0JctYDgEIKF-_XBOFrmNxQ9j1bK76ahKMS_pR_QbHkeXHGZgowcJZPGH9a7NgL499K6Cm5JIEljU_nMmTI1OKz5SRW3UCeZuFb32Regg3/s1600-h/Wolternick1811.jpg"><img alt="Wolternick 18" border="0" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkP_CEmtf0EgdSi4CGN7Xtg1qua_f2B6HfufJfnOPyL-0gLQq8Dh8cpxs-pu9Z0XqF1VquUF9i_5hltU7t-t0f8LxLhLwO6BYQVz8-gZIyDoYu5LH1Qh2cWDkD93gLyZ-NA4p-AvWwdY-s/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" width="248" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE3Q8ohE0XWknYZhiUpH8O93wbkB_yYQ7NsL8uBGUOeCzK0mmneRO11vWTFcCVK403YY42jg00b4H2pP1ZIfes3wBrUEaWv9J-NzqYMrlmFIYsW0-uRE2K0-q_rmSiUZcYIAJjen_5EMKp/s1600-h/Wolternick1316.jpg"><img alt="Wolternick 13" border="0" height="247" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI4VrNXABn7fCTBeoxoUTivpSeURfexX9yy8GbRxWUoT-HA-p81m0yrMDmnEO80oZ9-C0HacgDdOZG_fV5ZBcR-Q2uTdiF4EKVBxX0trXcXURFU-vjpXzqbGwlRXaxJ8K0enllRUlNvicF/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" width="238" /></a> <h5>The above photos are part of a 20-hectare estate in Bremen, northwestern Germany.  The 16th century farmhouse on the estate is surrounded by ancient trees and hedges.  The farmhouse court, where horses once stood, was all stone, but was given an intimate character by Wolterinck by means of 60 year old beech hedges, walls, and trained box trees.  The garden has many exotic varieties of plants.  "The people who used to live on estates like these traveled extensively and brought back with them plants from distant places.  This is how many exotic varieties ended up here, like Brugmansia, Hibiscus trees, Agapanthus, lemon trees, figs and Plumbagos.  In summer these are put outside in pots, in autumn they find shelter in the orangery". The teak bench from the <a href="http://www.listerteak.com" target="_blank">Lister</a> Collection in the top right picture is in the style of the English Architect, Sir Edwin <a href="http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O1-LutyensSirEdwinLandseer.html" target="_blank">Lutyens</a> (1869–1944) who collaborated with Gertrude <a href="http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O1-JekyllGertrude.html" target="_blank">Jekyll</a> the renowned English artist and gardener.</h5> What is your most favourite garden? What makes a garden special to you? Please let me know by leaving a comment. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/EX-new-Special-Marcel-Wolterinck/dp/905897281X/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1242947317&sr=1-3"><img alt="INEX Wolterinck " border="0" height="160" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51S1AC42WZL._SL160_AA160_.jpg" width="160" /></a> Photos and excerpts from: <a href="http://www.wolterinck.com/index_flash.html" target="_blank">INEX Wolterinck</a> Photography: <a href="http://www.sigurdkranendonk.nl/" target="_blank">Sigurd Kranendonk</a>  <a href="http://patriciagrayinc.com/">Patricia Gray</a> writes about 'WHAT'S HOT 'in the world of Interior Design, new and emerging trends, modern design, architecture, and travel, as well as how your surroundings can influence the world around you. <a href="http://www.patriciagrayinc.com/">© Patricia Gray Interior Design Blog, 2009</a>

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