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June 24th, 2008

three blooms in one evening

The night-blooming cereus decided to grace my studio with not one, but three blooms last night!
Unfortunately, I was teaching for most of the evening, so here’s what they looked like just before I left:

And then the full bloom after the sun had set:

I definitely think there is a piece of embroidered fiber art in there […]

By Chloe -- 3 comments

June 23rd, 2008

I think they’re blooming tonight…

I’m so excited - my night-blooming cereus looks like it may have several blossoms tonight!

It certainly inspires me to get my sketch book out and start planning a piece of fiber art based on the flowers :-) I think painting the background and then using wool or silk fibers and fabric to form the […]

By Chloe -- 1 comment

August 4th, 2007

wonderful things are happening in my studio

Even though I haven’t even had a chance to touch my sewing machine today, I still wanted to share something amazing that’s happening right now in my studio.

My night-blooming cereus is in bloom!

Each bloom is over 6 - 7 inches across and only lasts one night.  I’ve had my plant for several years and this […]

By Chloe -- 2 comments