Ökenliv (Desert Life 2012) Cactus & Succulent Art

A large part of the Desert Life theme this year was the creative way of incorporating Cactus and Succulents into various art forms. Take a look at the photo gallery of Arts & Crafts from this year's show.

photo: Mine

Desert Chair art with Barrel Cactus as the foot stool, hanging pictures in the background consisting of various succulents and a Lamp created by an upside down cactus plant in it's Nursery Container. You definitely 
don't want to sit in this chair.

Looks almost like a very old chair you'd see in your Grand Father and Mother's house.

Close up shot of Cactus Lamp

I have to say here on many of the varieties of Succulents used above, that I have these very same plants in the cracks and crevices of my backyard in that mass of Granite Bedrock and they survive the nasty winters here. I suppose or imagine they would fry in the Deserts southwest though. Go figure!

photo Mine

I would imagine this is something like a morning breakfast scene.

photo: Mine

Examples of decorative pieces that could be utilized as accents to walkways or decks

This of course was the front entrance to the interior greenhouses where frost tender cactus and succulents from around the world are perminantly housed. But I wanted to draw attention to the giant outdoor pots and the rock slate they incorporated as a decorative mulch. Below are some close up examples.

photo: Mine 

Charcoal coloured slate used as a decorative mulch

Photo: Mine

 No weeding problems here

Succulent arrow arrangement pointing towards Entrance

Photo: Mine

This is what greets you at the Greenhouse entrance.

photo: Mine

Examples of Succulent Picture Framed Wall Art

Here is a quick blow up gallery of the above art framed works which utilized old fish crates from the Fish Market. I've used old agricultural equipment parts as well in outdoor cactus arrangements. Clearly they could be incorporated on indoor themes also.

photo: Mine

All 4 of these above examples would be perfect for decorating an Arizona or California room which are nothing more than enclosed porches. At the very least these can stimulate interest and creativity utilizing house plants that don't require the regular maintenance of the common popular examples of indoor plant decor.

Photo: Mine

This whole room was loaded with Artwork examples before walking into the main Cactus House

Photo: Mine

These would make great artworks for the newly rebuilt and renovated Salome Cafe & Cactus Bar

Tomorrow more on the actually education on desert Life presented and Greenhouse itself .