{"id":2875,"date":"2013-02-18T10:49:26","date_gmt":"2013-02-18T18:49:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/everythingisnotblackandwhite.com\/blog\/?p=2875"},"modified":"2013-02-18T10:49:26","modified_gmt":"2013-02-18T18:49:26","slug":"the-death-of-a-sad-plant-or-sad-death-of-a-plant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/everythingisnotblackandwhite.com\/blog\/?p=2875","title":{"rendered":"The Death of a Sad Plant or Sad Death of a Plant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There are plants that live with us for years. Their beauty brings joy and perhaps even a sense of well being.<\/p>\n<p>After I get past the death aspect of the plant, I start to see the textures and color combinations. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class='centered' src=\"\/images\/DeathSadPlantIMG_8495.jpg\" alt=\"Death Sad Plant\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Can\u2019t help first thinking about textured ceramic glazes.<\/p>\n<div class=\"centered\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/GlazePasteIMG_8497.jpg\" alt=\"Glaze Detail\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"caption\">Multiple Glaze-Fired Detail<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"centered\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/GlazePasteIMG_8496.jpg\" alt=\"Glaze Detail\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"caption\">Multiple Fired Glaze-Fired Piece With Egyptian Paste.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Then how can I make a similar surface on wood and metal. I generally do not think about how to use the actual plant in my work. <\/p>\n<p>There is beauty to be found in so many things, even a dying, rotting plant. And I do love sharp and pointy things that act as protection.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class='centered' src=\"\/images\/DeathSadPlantIMG_8492.jpg\" alt=\"Death Sad Plant Detail\" \/><\/p>\n<hr class=\"hrVisible\" \/>\n<p>I did a bit of research today regarding diseases of cactus and found some information on cactus disease on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cactusmuseum.com\/info.asp\" >The Cactus Museum<\/a> site. Then to my surprise there is a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tpwd.state.tx.us\/newsmedia\/releases\/?req=20110427a\" >cactus moth<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>What is it with moths? Have they always been around and I never paid them much attention? There are moths that pollinate my Brugmansia, so some moths are good for the garden.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cactusmuseum.com\/default.asp\" >The Cactus Museum<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.desertmuseum.org\/invaders\/invaders_cactusmoth.php\" >Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tpwd.state.tx.us\/newsmedia\/releases\/?req=20110427a\" >Texas Parks &#038; Wildlife\u2013<\/a> <i>Cactus Moth Poses New Invasive Species Threat to Texas Biodiversity<\/i><\/p>\n<hr class=\"hrVisible\" \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are plants that live with us for years. Their beauty brings joy and perhaps even a sense of well being. After I get past the death aspect of the plant, I start to see the textures and color combinations. Can\u2019t help first thinking about textured ceramic glazes. Multiple Glaze-Fired Detail Multiple Fired Glaze-Fired Piece &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/everythingisnotblackandwhite.com\/blog\/?p=2875\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">The Death of a Sad Plant or Sad Death of a Plant<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,22,31,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2875","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-art","category-glazes","category-plants","category-processes"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/everythingisnotblackandwhite.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2875","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/everythingisnotblackandwhite.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/everythingisnotblackandwhite.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/everythingisnotblackandwhite.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/everythingisnotblackandwhite.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2875"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/everythingisnotblackandwhite.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2875\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2886,"href":"https:\/\/everythingisnotblackandwhite.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2875\/revisions\/2886"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/everythingisnotblackandwhite.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2875"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/everythingisnotblackandwhite.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2875"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/everythingisnotblackandwhite.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2875"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}