- Hardcover: 194 pages
- Publisher: Prospero Books; 1st Edition edition (Aug 30 2008)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1552677265
- ISBN-13: 978-1552677261
- Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.5 cm
- Shipping Weight: 626 g
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #324,242 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Snow falling on red maples, clematis clambering along a cedar fence, summer poppies dancing in the wind--these are the images of The Garden captured in the supernal lens of Freeman Patterson. The renowned photographer invites readers to experience the unfolding seasons in more than 100 images of Shamper's Bluff--a rocky, forested peninsula jutting into Belleisle Bay in New Brunswick's lower St. John River Valley. Patterson donated most of the land in this private ecological reserve to the Nature Conservancy of Canada in return for life tenancy.
As an artist, Patterson's aim is to keep his "seeing" fresh, to avoid looking at or photographing anything in consistently predictable or stereotypical ways. His images are as crisp as fresh snow on high-bush cranberries or as impressionistic as the fleeting beauty of sun and mist. His prose reveals the garden as a place of meditation and healing: "Anybody who enjoys natural things, who values the experience of walking in falling snow, canoeing in a morning mist, or picking raspberries in an old pasture wants time to savour the experience--to see and hear and taste and smell and, most of all, to feel." The redemptive power of nature shines through these pages. As spring comes to the garden, "everything good seems possible again." Those who experience this artist's corner of the world will see why. --Carolyn Leitch --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.
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?I have an emotional attachment to Earth that goes far beyond my ability to understand or explain. I believe that our species is no more special, in nature?s scheme of things, than any other, and that all life habitats should be treated with the same care, respect, and dignity with which we, in our best moments, treat our fellow human beings.? -Freeman Patterson taken from Portraits of Earth Freeman Patterson?s garden is a place where rain is as important as sunshine, where colours blend seamlessly with fragrances, imagination and dreams, and where everything that lives and grows also dies, but where the cycle of life continues. Patterson has captured his five seasons with his arresting visual genius. We begin in the misty mornings of early spring?the first green shoots against a soggy and grey landscape. Summer brings the riotous palette of hundreds of species of flowers and expanses of hay-scented ferns. Autumn juxtaposes close-ups of gold leaves against frost-gilded petals and berries, and a wondrous winter weaves a tapestry of white flakes, mid-brown grasses, and tiny black shadows. In a ?fifth season,? the book ends, where it began, and as all gardens do, with rebirth, a symbol of hope and new beginnings. Freeman uses the symbol of the eternal garden as a vehicle for internal reflection. His intimate text applies the wisdom gained from observing a garden to real life?the delight of seed catalogues, keeping the deer away from hostas, the importance of having chairs in a garden, to the function of pathways; the beauty of roses in the soft, first light. The Garden is a breathtaking accomplishment by a rare talent; it will delight, it will calm, it will inspire. (March 2003)
--This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.
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This review is from: The Garden (Hardcover)
A book for people who love nature, gardens, beautiful photographs, and thoughtful, reflective writing. Superb colour reproduction, pleasantly large type (easy to read).
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As artists, photographers and gardeners need inspiration to pursue their art. If you are lucky enough to be both photographer and gardener, especially a nature photographer or if you simply like to photograph your garden, then this book offers the inspiration you need. Freeman Patterson's insight into photography can be used by any photographer, whether you are interested in nature, people, architecture, etc. As a gardener I truly appreciate his mature view on nature and his own garden and how it has evolved from the more traditional structured garden to a more ecologically friendly oasis and spiritual retreat. By going through a difficult period of life, Freeman has learned some valuable and insightful lessons on gardening and nature which he successfully transmits to his readers through his superb photographs and descriptive text. His Zen-like approach to gardening nourishes the soul and spirit of the gardener and photographer alike.I will pass on this wonderful book to my young niece, who has photographed my garden as a budding photographer, in the hopes that it will provide her with a quiet inspiration through her life journey as a photographer and further contribute to her appreciation of nature.
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This review is from: The Garden (Hardcover)
I havn't actually read this book yet since I'm too busy being stunned by the excellent photographs of natural beauty. Simply gorgeous!
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