拼貼圖集錦 - Gifts from Nature 大自然的餽贈

拼貼圖集錦

《大自然的餽贈 - Gifts from Nature 》

(5/25/2024(rev. 7/6/2024)

Preface (added 6/15/2026)

During the three years pandemic, people were confined by the four walls of their homes. Now it’s time to go out of your doors and embrace Mother Nature!

You can explore nature by finding them with your eyes. They are right around us near and far. Immerse yourself in the natural world by doing a few things like I did such as: Bring your camera or iPhone with you to a hiking trail or simply strolling down your neighborhood at different hours and find new things you never thought you’d see there. You can also go to a park and explore local flora and fauna, plants and animals you’ve never noticed and if you’re lucky, find a couple of gems in the rough, to each individual they meant differently things.….. for more check link below:

*https://www.guthrie.org/blog/7-fun-and-active-ways-enjoy-great-outdoors - Guthrie August 1, 2023

這浩瀚的大自然劇場，首先，自然世界中的樹木和涵蓋地表各式各樣植被，它們在這地球上業已經歷了億萬年之久…….

Set # 1

Trees ：群樹圖

樹的腳步較慢，樹種如銀杏可以活上千年之久，然而地球隨人口激增，森林野地面積近百年來急速減少，愈變愈小的雨林中有多少樹木能夠存活到壽終正寢之日？

（clockwise) A big oak tree 橡樹；Gingko tree 銀杏樹 in autumn； an old banyan tree 鬚根飄飄的老榕樹

Spring, summer, autumn and winter of trees

樹的四季圖像（clockwise)

春夏秋冬四季交替，花開花謝草木榮枯

恰如歲月流轉之下的人生四季

Watercolor by Grace

Set #2

Overview of a neighborhood lake in autumn

湖畔秋色

Multimedia collage*within collage

*Torn paper collage w/dried cottonwood tree leaves & paper cut human figures 攝影照片+撕紙畫+剪紙拼貼組合圖片

秋日的落葉

Fallen leaves in autumn (clockwise):

北美溫帶落葉林 Deciduous trees 許多樹木到秋季樹葉轉色或黃或紅，一時之間滿山遍野澄黃橘紅相當奪目

Sycamore leaves; a skeleton leaf (一片手撕落葉); poplar leaves (楊樹); Gingko tree‘s (銀杏樹) yellow leaves made into flower bouquet & pear tree (梨樹) 繽紛多彩的落葉

Some local varieties of plants & flowers

Indigenous flowers and fruits/seeds 草木花果 (clockwise)

道旁加州胡椒樹一串串紅色的種子和野生大茴香

pepper seeds & Anise flowers

Northern California

Set #3

Indoor plants as decoration items,

gifts from nature

置於室內的觀賞植物 (clockwise):

Trailing vine in a woven swan container; succulent plant in clay pot ; On wooden display shelves are assortment of seeds and pod's including acorns, pine cones, Japanese maple seeds (Acer Palmatum), Jacaranda seed pod; hydrangea flower in an old teapot.

手編天鵝容器，陶瓶中的多肉植物(如仙人掌)；

方格展示架陳列不同植物的種子或果莢：包括橡子、不同類的松果、日本紅楓種子，藍花楹種子莢；破壺的第二生…