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Pendant / Brooch combination. Link chain necklace with hand fabricated links which can also be worn independently.
Vitreous enamel on copper; sterling and fine silver, hand fabricated setting. Spring steel pin. Vesuvianite (idocrase), peridot, Canadian jade (nephrite), tourmaline.
The Mistletoe collection is obviously inspired by colonies of parasite Mistletoe plants, their surreal circular shapes seeming to float among the branches of the trees they colonise. Its status among humans has ranged from sacred plant to pest, but the truth of it is that, as with everything in nature, it is an ecologically important plant that offers food and refuge to wildlife.
The first two pieces date back to 2010, and I gave them new sterling frames in 2021. As most of my collections, I come back to it time and again, producing more pieces.
Something that didnāt dawn on me until much later is that my subconscious had driven me to design all of these as little gates or portals, through which a backlit view of spring appears, dappled sun glittering though the new, yellow-green leaves sprouting from branches. Thus the full name of the collection is Mistletoe: portals onto spring. The theme of greenery, fronds, roots, branches and particles floating in the sunlight spills out onto the frames.
The enamel is always in yellow-green to emerald green shades typical of spring, with a combination of techniques used ranging from wet-packing, dry sifting, over-firing and, always, painting on enamel with vitrifiable paints. Multiple firings are necessary, ranging from 910 to 810 Ā°C. For this collection I use a range of stones in green shades, from the waxy opaque yellow-green of serpentine to super glittery, transparent micro-faceted vesuvianiteā¦ peridot, nephrite, green spinel, emerald-coloured chrome diopsideā¦ Sometimes I add a contrasting touch of warmth with, for example, garnets.
Mistletoes on a gum, Mt Kaputar Rd. The perfectly globular mistletoes are possibly a different species from the inverted teardrop bunches.
4/12/10
Druids hold a misteltoe ritual at Tenbury Wells in Worcestershire. Experts are concerned that the decline of traditional cider orchards will lead to the loss of the mystical plant which grows on host trees. Mistletoe is regarded as a higly magical plant by druids. Photo Caroline Edge.
Day 87: Monday, March 28, 2011: Mistletoe
Not much of a story today; we were just outside, gratefully enjoying the gorgeous weather, taking pictures for our Photos of the Day*, and I looked up and liked the way the mistletoe leaves and stems were outlined in light against the dark background of the tree.
*My children have joined Facebook AND started Photo of the Day projects. WHAT HAVE I WROUGHT? (Awesome kids. That's what.)
In between baking Banana-Pecan-bread and running 27 kilometers through snow & mud there was finally time to hang the mistletoe....
Olli Schulz & der Hund Marie - Und Dann SchlƤgt Dein Herz:
Apparently the bunches of green high up in the oak trees is mistletoe. The birds carry the seeds up and "deposit" them there and it just grows on its own, high up in the tree. It's everywhere here.
The tenth annual Reindog Parade and Contest showcased canines, and humans, in their winter fashions. Categories include Best Puppy, Best Adult, Best Botanical, Best Dog-Owner Dress-alike, Best Dog Pack, and ultimately, Best in Show.
A Christmas tradition, at...
Atlanta (Midtown), Georgia, USA.
2 December 2017.
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A tree grows out of a fallen tree along the edge of Clarks Hill Lake at Mistletoe State Park.
04/19/10
Photo by Charles Slate
Well my boss has decorated the shop and this is our version of a christmas tree, I love it because it looks like mistletoe leaves hence why I called it a mistletoe tree.
I took a picture as one of my photo of the day because its different and it stands out.
I did take this picture yesterday but once again because I edited with toy camera its come up saying today.
Herefordshire is famous for its mistletoe, mainly due to the county's cider orchards, but mistletoe doesn't always just grow on fruit trees.
This was in a tree along the top of the cliffline.
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OOAK ornament form the 2008 batch. Shown with information card.
Blogged here banchomarba1.livejournal.com/139780.html
The nice people at O2 gave me a free app for my iPhone yesterday which included some mistletoe. How did they know just what I wanted? :-D
Made from the free pattern available from yarrrn.blogspot.com/2007/11/oh-mistletoe.html
For other details you can see my project on Ravelry here www.ravelry.com/projects/discosmurf/mistletoe-ornament-2
De maretak (Viscum album) is een groenblijvende plant uit de sandelhoutfamilie (Santalaceae). De plant leeft op bomen. Het is een halfparasiet: voor water en zouten is de plant afhankelijk van zijn gastheer. De maretak wordt ook mistletoe, mistel of vogellijm genoemd. In Nederland is de soort wettelijk beschermd.
De maretak komt in geheel Nederland en in het oosten van Belgiƫ voor. De noordelijke grens is niet Zuid-Limburg. In Zuid-Limburg is de soort echter vrij algemeen, wat niet geldt voor de rest van Nederland.In Duitsland komt de maretak ook heel veel voor en dan vooral in de appelbomen. In Noord-Denemarken is de maretak aangetroffen op een ratelpopulier. De plant komt voor op populieren, (echter nooit in zwarte populieren), appelbomen en meidoorn.