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Ymir by rongo rongo

December 20th, 2009 5:13 PM

INSTRUCTIONS: From something that has died or ceased functioning, create a space for life to thrive.
Bonus points if humans inhabit its eyebrow.

I killed it. Then I wove its skeleton into a nursery. Now it grows again, inside a basket made of its own bones.

(See the picture captions for the full story.)

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Ivy
Bones
Soak
Bottom
Up-setting
Weaving up the sides
Shaping
Done
New life
Growing out of a basket of bones

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posted by teucer on December 20th, 2009 6:54 PM

Simple, elegant, perfect.

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posted by rongo rongo on December 22nd, 2009 8:29 PM

Thanks! A separate attempt at an egg-style rib basket has so far produced only puzzlement, so I'm pleased that this style was more scrutible.

wonderful
posted by Ombwah on December 20th, 2009 8:18 PM

and, as if in compliment, ivy is one of my most favorite plants.

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posted by rongo rongo on December 21st, 2009 6:23 AM

For me, it's one of those love/hate plants. I love how it's low maintenance, evergreenish, and pretty. I hate how it tries to take over. Good thing it doesn't have opposable thumbs.

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posted by teucer on December 21st, 2009 9:53 AM

If ivy had opposable thumbs, it would be kudzu.

wow
posted by Beetle bomb on December 22nd, 2009 10:04 PM

you continually amaze me!

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posted by rongo rongo on December 23rd, 2009 6:51 AM

we should collaborate sometime!

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posted by saille is planting praxis on December 23rd, 2009 11:39 AM

This disturbs me somehow -- perhaps it's the killing it on purpose. but seriously, some amount of ivy always survives anything, and the end result is awesome.

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posted by Wolf on December 23rd, 2009 4:24 PM

I find it slightly chilling too. Which makes me like this even more.

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posted by Lincøln on December 24th, 2009 12:04 AM

I have no problem with killing plants. Especially ivy.

I'm opposed to unnecessary plant killing however.

But I plant lots of plants and have no problem taking plants that I don't need out. Like ivy. Or bougainvillea. See that? I know how to spell bougainvillea. You should all learn it because it could win you money as a bar bet. Because nobody knows how to spell bougainvillea, but they all know how to get stabbed by its horrible thorns.

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posted by rongo rongo on December 25th, 2009 2:20 PM

Ivy and other vines are my second type of arch-nemesis, after yew and other hedges. I battle them back every year, but never really overcome them.

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posted by Mr Everyday on December 26th, 2009 7:56 AM

Gorse and Broom. If ever there were plants needing killed, that's them.

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posted by teucer on December 26th, 2009 8:39 AM

Wait Mr. E aren't you from New Zealand?

...because I'm used to thinking constructions like "needing killed" were unique to certain parts of the US. Huh.

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posted by Mr Everyday on December 27th, 2009 3:39 AM

Funny, I thought that the American version was "...Need killing", but that could just be me...

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posted by teucer on December 27th, 2009 7:01 AM

In most of America it is.