Himilayan Dandelions on Vintage 1912 Postcard
by Nina Silver
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Himilayan Dandelions on Vintage 1912 Postcard
Artist
Nina Silver
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Photograph - Digital Photograph
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The Himalayan Dandelion, Oenothera triloba, is in the evening primrose family. It's the flowers that make this plant truly amazing. They open about half-an-hour after sunset. But that's not what makes them so interesting - it's the speed at which they open. They go from buds that look like little okra pods to clear, soft yellow flowers, in about 60 seconds - fast enough that you can see them move. They last only one night, and by morning they are gone.
I came across a collection of old Toronto postcards. They made me think of the lost art of cursive writing, and how slowly it would have taken to send and receive small bits of information among friends and loved ones. Even the pens of the day were different. They were dipped in ink wells and had special calligraphy nibs on them. It was not so long ago in human history; and yet, decades before the digital age. This one was sent in 1912 from Toronto to Guelph, Ontario. With the magic of digital art, I have superimposed the image of 3 Himalayan dandelions onto the image of the card. Both these dandelions and hand written post cards have been known to bring joy to the receiver. We enjoy them with great fascination yet they are doomed to fade away in time.
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May 31st, 2015
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