Sunday, October 10, 2010

Objects: Mary Anne's Garden

I love finding great (and cheap) coffee table books at used bookstores, garage sales, book sales, etc.  There's nothing better than rummaging through a bunch of random books and stumbling upon a book with gorgeous artwork. And I'm not talking about those art-history-esque coffee table books -- a Van Gogh collection or a Matisse collection, for example. Though those are still great books that contain great artwork, I like coming across a book that has artwork from an artist that I've never heard of.

I came across Mary Anne's Garden by Mary Anne McLean at a local vendor market in my neighborhood. There's an older gentleman that sometimes has a table at the market and he always has a great selection of used books for sale. In Mary Anne's Garden, Mary Anne writes about her garden in amazing detail and also provides gorgeous illustrations.


Cabbage

Green Pepper

Brussel Sprouts 
(I like her description on pg 40: "Like tiny nipples")

Morning Glory

Moon Flower

Daylily

Stick Bug & Grasshopper

Cabbage Worm

Wild Grapes

Bindweed (Wild Morning Glories)
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4 comments:

  1. HeatherOctober 11, 2010 at 4:54 PM

    Ohhhhh! I NEED to find this book!

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  2. HeatherOctober 11, 2010 at 5:18 PM

    I instantly thought of you when I first looked through the book. I knew it was something that you too would love. If, by chance, the book guy ever has another copy, I'll definitely pick it up for you.

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  3. HeatherOctober 20, 2010 at 4:52 AM

    just ordered this book for $3.50. Thanks for introducing it to me- I'll be looking forward to getting it in the mail!

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  4. HeatherOctober 20, 2010 at 10:24 AM

    Excellent! I'm glad you found a copy.

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