Folk Art & Tulips

Good Morning Folks

'tis a cold & wet morning here ~ but I'll not complain!

I don't have the snow that some of you have out there…

please know I'm keeping you all in my thoughts as you battle these storms.

since the weather has been so *blah*

I decided to brighten up our farmhouse with my favorite flower ~

T U L I P S

(oh how i love them)

my tulips reaching for a beloved early sampler...

they cheer me up and make me smile ~

a little bright-spot on the old cupboard top

 They looked so pretty there, 

...that I had to bring in a few more 'Spring-y' things...

a basketful of Spring

I love rabbits, bunnies & hares too ~

so I had to include this old fella in the basket of old garden tools…

Tulips have always played a major role in my decor and designing…

I am always inspired by them

 and love their simple, 

elegant form.

quiet corner of the keeping room

 I'm sure you've seen this hanging cupboard below

 in my previous postings,

... but it is my pride & joy ~

L O V E 

... the deeply carved tulip motif 

and the blue paint keep me swooning…

I truly admire good Folk Art like this ~

and you all know by now

 how tulips find their way 

~ into my needlework & folk art…

coxcomb & tulip ~ punch needle

tending the tulip pocket ~ embroidery

bold folk tulip ~ rug hooking

tulip flax comb ~ wood working

an older drawing of 2 crows on a tulip tree ~

I guess my PA German roots must whisper to me when designing,

the Tulip motif plays a very important role in the history of the Pennsylvania German people

...the Tulip symbolizes faith, trust, charity and trust in mankind (humankind)

it has been carved onto headstones, used in baptismal ceremonies and weddings ~

it is frequently found in ancient fraktur-work and needlework of the "Plain Folk" of Pennsylvania, and thought to represent the Trinity (three pointed tulip) ~

I simply find joy in the flower ~

I hope you all find a little joy today where you are!!!

* Blessed be * 

Lori