Last week I posted a few photos of colourful flowers snapped at the National Botanic Gardens, Dublin. You don't need to be an architect to know beauty can equally be found in the non-organic. The greenhouses in the park are cleverly engineered and just as eye catching as a living plant. The lines and form provide plenty of inspiration for wire wrapping designs.
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| section of greenhouse roof, National Botanic Gardens |
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| greenhouse interior, National Botanic Gardens |
Artistic inspiration most often comes from what we see around us, even when we are not aware of the images are brains are storing.
The above pendants were designed with the Celtic traditions and/or the sea in mind, but such curls and swirls are commonly seen around Dublin in wrought iron railings, gates and lamp posts. I've no doubt the open style of the spirals was partly influenced by what I see every day in this city.
No matter where you are, if you are out and about, look up, look around, look down. You might notice something new and inspiring you never realised was there before, even if you walk past it every day.
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