tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625454006116116876.post5587897867473909687..comments2024-02-27T17:36:24.006+08:00Comments on The Intercontinental Gardener: In the garden with Karin LarssonThe Intercontinental Gardenerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03419730672738553254noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625454006116116876.post-1797942238974205062010-03-04T12:52:23.384+08:002010-03-04T12:52:23.384+08:00This comment has been removed by the author.jocohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08443120495036936430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625454006116116876.post-27874473124922958872009-03-19T06:56:00.000+08:002009-03-19T06:56:00.000+08:00Hi! Thanks for sharing this. I learned a lot about...Hi! Thanks for sharing this. I learned a lot about Karin Larsson, and her works are gorgeous. Your work is very informative and well-written. Great job!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625454006116116876.post-435355276126612932009-03-18T12:33:00.000+08:002009-03-18T12:33:00.000+08:00A wonderful post about Karin Larsson. A great woma...A wonderful post about Karin Larsson. A great woman of her time. I love the watercolours. You have written so well and informative about her life.Lavender and Vanilla Friends of the Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05403418150146893599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625454006116116876.post-34304799044536120062009-03-17T23:37:00.000+08:002009-03-17T23:37:00.000+08:00Hi Alice Joyce and nice to have you visit my blog....Hi Alice Joyce and nice to have you visit my blog. I'm not so active on BLotanical for the moment; it seems that I have more than enough just with writing and keeping my blog... I loved your postings from Barcelona on your blog; it is such a beautiful place!The Intercontinental Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03419730672738553254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625454006116116876.post-31290866595379503042009-03-17T02:05:00.000+08:002009-03-17T02:05:00.000+08:00This is lovely and fascinating! My curiosity is bo...This is lovely and fascinating! My curiosity is boundless when it comes to the Arts & Crafts movement. Are you still checking in on Blotanical? ( I was looking for your new post there) Best regards, AliceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625454006116116876.post-4309006226604212742009-03-16T23:47:00.000+08:002009-03-16T23:47:00.000+08:00Jean, thank you so much for your words; I just lov...Jean, thank you so much for your words; I just love writing and I like this spontaneous media of blogging. I am very interested to see more of Karin Larsson's work, I'll try to get a copy of the catalogue for the exhibition to share with you, I'm sure it will be a feat for the eyes too.<BR/><BR/>Camellia, I also remember my parents generation admiring CL's work but at the same time being a bit "too cool" to admitting it, as it was considered so decorative and "easy". I also love the compositions, they remind of the japanese ukiyo-e prints in their beautifully own way, having a strong feeling of catching a special moment on them.The Intercontinental Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03419730672738553254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625454006116116876.post-82035081566893743412009-03-16T18:49:00.000+08:002009-03-16T18:49:00.000+08:00I always loved the images of Carl Larsson as a kid...I always loved the images of Carl Larsson as a kid, growing up with quite a lot of negative comments from others on the images, they were "falsely romantic", "not realistic", and representing "a bourgoise haven" etc. Silly, I find them a loving portrayal of a family really enjoying their lives and their house and graden. Perhaps it was just too far away from the concrete reality of the 1970's. I also find them excitingly modern in their composition, as if taken spontaneously with a camera – love that half little head behind the piano. I know his wife was very active designing, and it's an odd thing that her work seems to live on mainly through her husband's paintings.nilla|utanpunkthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15451815536296784337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625454006116116876.post-14733612125197275062009-03-15T02:09:00.000+08:002009-03-15T02:09:00.000+08:00Thanks, Karen; I've been having a huge cold &a...Thanks, Karen; I've been having a huge cold & keeping inside, so it is nice to write these "nostalgic" things... It is so true about many female artists, but eight kids (seven of which survived) would keep anyone busy - I'm reasonably busy with just two... I'll cut the phormiums down and see if something is coming up; it is such a pity though about the large rosemary bush, as I was already used to snipping branches from it to my cooking!The Intercontinental Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03419730672738553254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625454006116116876.post-39173844913315157312009-03-15T02:06:00.000+08:002009-03-15T02:06:00.000+08:00Thank you for this post. I love Larsson's work but...Thank you for this post. I love Larsson's work but didn't know much about him or his wife. I am glad that Karin was able to continue to express her creativity even after having 8 children. She mustn't have slept much!<BR/>Please post more of you great knowledge of art and garden history and please give a lecture some time. I would enjoy it so much.Safi Craftshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06359540495285141283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625454006116116876.post-22111093098323117742009-03-14T04:54:00.000+08:002009-03-14T04:54:00.000+08:00Wonderful essay! It's nice to see the women in the...Wonderful essay! It's nice to see the women in these artist partnerships get there due, even if it takes a while. So often their art was set aside at least partially to care for the family and the husband got to keep working. I have seen CL's work everywhere without ever knowing his name! Such a big Scandinavian community here. As for the plants in your garden that may or may not make it, the ones on the edge of hardiness here (phormium, rosemary, hebe) may have succumbed to the hardest winter in a long time. I think we tend to push it and get a little cocky about their survival. I wouldn't count them out quite yet, though!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com