Here's a great Q and A at gotcraft.com with Thyrza Segal of Plantscapes- maker of very special terrariums and planters. If you are not familiar with her flair for the bizarre I encourage you to go check out her site.
What do you make?
I make pop art terrariums, succulent planters and tillandsia sculptures from thrift store glassware and ceramics. The planters include hand made sculptures to make the terrariums into miniature alien pastoral scenes. I call them "organic dioramas".
What or who inspires you?
I was originally inspired by the sophisticated work of agricultural artist Paula Hayes, but have not been able to refrain from adding a big dollop of kitsch to my work.
gotcraft.com
Thyrza Segal
Hey thanks for the blog post! I will be at the Make It Craft sale in Vancouver, Canada May 1st and 2nd and here is a photoset of some of my new hanging tillandsia pieces that I will have there along with the terrariums:
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Gorgeous!
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