Saturday, May 14, 2011

song for sweet violettes



i have a live-wire attraction to these small waifs; i think it is because they are so unpretentious. i am not talking about the violets in your yard, but referring to Viola odorata, which also includes 'parma' violets (which have been grown in France since the last century for the perfume trade.)
this night stand was a labor of love (as well as a labor of labor!) and evolved over several years.
 i offer it as my Ode.
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3 comments:

  1. JaySpeaksMay 14, 2011 at 6:56 PM

    a beautiful piece, but not nearly as beautiful as you

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  2. CindyJune 13, 2011 at 7:43 PM

    i've never heard of these violets, i've only picked the ones in the grass in North Carolina...
    these look like perfection... i just learned something from you about violets...

    cindy

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  3. dabney roseJune 14, 2011 at 9:54 AM

    you should smell them cindy..about 100 years ago the northeast was covered with greenhouses (along w/ Paris) just for these guys & the cut flower trade

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