Kimberly Putnam 10/4/21 Kimberly Putnam 10/4/21

Interesting Ideas: The Urban Greenhouse

Limited space won’t stop me from seeing through my greenhouse dreams!

Kimberly Putnam 10/1/21 Kimberly Putnam 10/1/21

Things That Bring Me Joy: Making Art

I like to consider myself a media inclusive artist or a multimedia artist which basically means I work in a variety of materials. The artwork I create to be exhibited in galleries or museums is driven by concepts and not a particular medium.

Kimberly Putnam 9/30/21 Kimberly Putnam 9/30/21

Throwback Thursday: Provincetown, MA

I’m a big believer that our past experiences inform our present life. Education is an obvious example of this, but there are other, not so obvious influences like friendship, learning skills like printmaking, collecting things and or cooking for friends.

Peach River Creative 9/29/21 Peach River Creative 9/29/21

Things that Bring Me Joy: Biking + Picnicking

For this blog post I’m going to combine two things that bring me great joy, riding my bike and picnicking!

Kimberly Putnam 9/27/21 Kimberly Putnam 9/27/21

Things That Bring Me Joy: Fig Trees

My Fig trees are one of the many things in our urban setting that bring me balance and great joy every day.

Kimberly Putnam 9/24/21 Kimberly Putnam 9/24/21

Experimental Gardening: Hanging Tomatoes

If you are a lover of tomatoes but short on space, I highly encourage you to give hanging baskets a go… they are both beautiful and super economical as the only thing you need to invest in is a packet of seeds and some soil and a basket if you don’t have one handy.

Kimberly Putnam 9/23/21 Kimberly Putnam 9/23/21

Throwback Thursday: Espalier Apple Tree 2.0

Espalier is a method of training and pruning a tree or shrub, dating back to the Middle Ages, that forces it to grow flat against a wall or a free-standing trellis to encourage substantial fruit production.

Kimberly Putnam 9/22/21 Kimberly Putnam 9/22/21

Experimental Gardening: Growing a Pineapple

Experimental gardening really is like making art, you have this idea, you give it a go and see what happens, you make tweaks along the way, revise and then move forward again, all the while just enjoying the creative process.

Kimberly Putnam 9/20/21 Kimberly Putnam 9/20/21

Experimental Gardening: Growing Potatoes

Despite the pandemic (or perhaps in part thanks to it) I discovered the joy of experimental gardening! Basically, I took my approach to creating art and applied it to the garden.

Kimberly Putnam 9/17/21 Kimberly Putnam 9/17/21

Napkin Rings

Napkin rings are an important part of dressing a table along with cloth napkins. In my mind, they add a touch of elegance to a table.

Kimberly Putnam 9/16/21 Kimberly Putnam 9/16/21

Throwback Thursday: Making the Palisade Posh Pillow Series

The idea for the Palisade Posh pillow series all started with me buying a fountain for our urban garden. When folks at the garden store were packing up the fountain for transport, they used old burlap coffee bean bags for padding. When I saw them, I knew I could make something out of them and so the experimentation and exploration began!

Kimberly Putnam 9/15/21 Kimberly Putnam 9/15/21

Making Stuff: Candles and Candlesticks

One great pleasure for me is dressing tables. Since candles play an important role in a properly dressed table, I thought they would be a good item to have for sale at Palisade Posh. Therefore, I will be experimenting with making different kinds of candle sticks and learning how to make my own candles.

Kimberly Putnam 9/13/21 Kimberly Putnam 9/13/21

Orchid Pots

I am obsessed with making things, be it creating works of art, cooking, gardening, or making useful objects for things that bring me joy. In this case, making a pot for my most recent Orchid acquisition!