koru #42

Carved wood frame from Bali.

Another amazing koru can be found at this link, which was forwarded to me by my friend CJ. So beautiful, and quite the bargain...

koru #41

This koru comes from my sister-in-law Elizabeth. It's a picture of a maori headband my niece wears as part of a dance costume.

koru #40

Bottom section of multi-tiered ceramic planter that was a Christmas gift a few years back from my sister. (Taken 1/29)

koru #39

From Wikipedia: "The Koru Flag has been proposed as a secondary flag for New Zealand. It was designed by Friedensreich Hundertwasser in 1983. It is claimed by some New Zealanders that the current flag of New Zealand is a reminder of British colonialism and does not truly represent their culture..." Read More

koru #38

Whirlpool Galaxy (M51), a spiral galaxy 31 million light years from Earth. Photo by Smithsonian Institution, on Flickr.

koru #37

Sprial koru pattern on coral-colored suede dress belonging to my beautiful friend Andria.

koru #36

Beige koru bathroom wallpaper, room 427, Radisson Hotel, Brisbane, CA.

koru #35

Today's koru is actually a fabric pattern I found on eQuilter.com. I love this website, and even more, I love her (and by she I mean Luana Rubin) enewsletters. Yes, she does the standard product based emails telling you about the latest sales, but she also sends out what she calls "creative nudge" emails which are filled with inspiring photographs and descriptions of her travels. Definitely worth checking out, even if you're not a quilter. (She even has a pretty great blog.)

koru #34

This photo of what looks to me like an Australian tree fern (Cyathea cooperii) came to me courtesy of my cousin Nicole Blum from Rochester, NY. So cool to have my friends and family getting in on the action.

koru #33

Column capital korus, Palace of Fine Arts, San Francisco, CA.

koru #32

Juiced, sliced Eureka lemon rind.

koru #31

Detail, wall art, Fernando's Mexican Restaurant, San Mateo, CA. Great cheese enchiladas and gluten-free to boot! (Check out the full-sized guy below -- his sleeves and headdress are koru-liscious.)

koru #30

Cashew koru, Trader Joe's Roasted & Salted Whole Cashews... yum.

koru #29

Small fragment of cover image from Gardening at the Dragon's Gate by Wendy Johnson. Original cover photo copyright Denise Campione / Shutterstock.

koru #28

Mammoth tusk koru, likely from Sakha Republic in eastern Siberia, featured in a fascinating article on how Japanese scientists are hoping to clone mammoths within the next 5 years. (Can you say Jurrasic Park?)

Thanks to my friend Wendy for sending this my way!


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koru #27

Night-time dish towel koru with water bottle.

koru #26

Koru design on metal product shelf, Linda Mar Starbuck's, Pacifica, CA.

koru #25

Lotus seed mala from Project Tibet on Canyon Road, Santa Fe.

koru #24

Abandoned dental floss with leaf (found 1/13).

koru #23

Polished stones and Pablo Neruda (taken 1/12).

koru #22

 Koru writer's bag design: I have to admit to being a little on the fence about whether this actually counts as "making" something since I didn't actually make the bag (yet), but I did make sketches, so I'm just going to go with it. (From 1/11)

koru #21

Prang Glitter Watercolors (8) on Canson Biggie Jr. watercolor paper (from photo taken 12/25 at 8:59am).

koru #20

Triplets: Cyathia cooperii, across the walkway from my apartment. Taken 1/9, 11:37 am.

koru #19

This stunning image is from the article "Ancient Beauty" by Leah Eskin in this month's issue of Garden Design Magazine. Photo by Bryan Whitney. Check out the full article and be sure to have a look at the photo gallery while you're there (there's at least one other very cool koru to look at). (Found yesterday, 1/8 while purging old magazines.)

koru #18

Sizzling shallots in olive oil (recorded 1/7 at 7:04pm).

 

koru #17

Full Circle freshly frozen whole kernel corn and green peas.

koru #16

Raku crucifix with copper wire koru. San Miguel Mission gift shop, Santa Fe, NM.

koru #15

Okay, so technically, this one is also from yesterday, but thanks to hours spent on roads, in airports and on planes, I decided to work with what I had for today.

Carved stone snake symbol, Keshi: The Zuni Connection (fetishes, pottery, etc.), Santa Fe, NM.

koru #14

Spiral staircase, Loretto Chapel, Santa Fe, NM. Check out an even cooler picture of the koru within the staircase at the Loretto Chapel website.

koru #13

Antonio Pineda "Nautilus" flatware, silver. Museum of International Folk Art, Santa Fe, NM.

koru #12

Snow koru, drawn with sheleighly. Image altered using iPhoto.

koru #11

Hallway carpet, Hotel Sofitel, Redwood City, California.

koru #10

Netflix envelope peel-off strip.