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Text by Mary Forsell •
Produced by Kathy Curotto and Trenna Travis Lange
COLLECTOR’S ITEMS
(a) A collector’s coffee table with removable dividers
shows off nature finds. Eggs, Roost. Decorative papers, Snow & Graham.
(b) Bell jar serves as three-dimensional “frame” for treasures. Stationery,
Cavallini & Co.
CATCH & RELEASE
(c) Catch butterflies without ever picking up a net.
Photocopy images from field guides (and other copyright-free material) and cut
out. Use teacher’s putty to attach to wall, folding in half for 3-D effect.
Sofa, armchair, Lee Industries. Paint, Glidden.
WING TIPS
(d) San Francisco artist Diana Fayt’s
etched stoneware bowl. (e) Pair pillows that depict flora and fauna. (f) Exterior
semigloss paint transforms ceramic into a “chalkboard vase” for drawing birds or
other outdoor images. (g) Carpet tiles with roosting flock from FLOR.
The Comforts of Nature page
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