~ Lens-Artists Challenge #355: Creativity ~

Posted on July 2, 2025 by Lindy Le Coq

Anne-Christine begins a new series from the Lens-Artists hosts which, now and again, will feature challenges from the past. She has selected challenge #42: Creativity which was originally published on April 20, 2019. It was spring so I focused on landscape gardening. Today I will start with three original short stories with my color pencil illustrations, all hand crafted.

What is Creativity? Oh, there is the dictionary answer which is not especially helpful, so I invented this definition: Creativity is a vast concept that provides space for imagination, inspiration and innovation to combine various components into something novel.

Dale Chihuly certainly has filled our world with beautiful glass creations evocative of nature, so for the remainder of this post I am pairing his glass sculpture with a nature photo from my archives that resonates with his creations.

Major Wheeler Honeysuckle echos the bulbous shape and closely resembles the colors of Chihuly’s garden art.

When I first saw the gorgeous blue statues grouped together in a pond, my first thought was Blue Heron! What do you think?

Many of the Chihuly glass works featured in an exhibition at the Missouri Botanical Gardens were sun images. I chose the big bowl above for this post because the stunning color reminded me of red sunsets we are sometimes blessed with at Long Beach, WA.

On your walk with life, please honor our earth, encourage dignity and share kindness. 🐾

Thank you to Ann-Christine and all the creative Lens-Artist hosts who give people like me a place to express myself visually!

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15 Responses to ~ Lens-Artists Challenge #355: Creativity ~

  1. doclorisoli's avatar doclorisoli says:
    July 3, 2025 at 1:36 am

    Sister, while I LOVE all of your posts, this is probably my favorite Ever! The pairings of the Chihuly with your nature pics is Phenomenal! You are Ever Inspiring to me. Thank you for ending my day with this masterpiece! Loves.

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  2. Egídio's avatar Egídio says:
    July 3, 2025 at 2:20 am

    Those sculptures are gorgeous! I liked your own art a lot. Fantastic post and photos!

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  3. Leya's avatar Leya says:
    July 3, 2025 at 6:35 pm

    A great idea to combine those, Lindy! And your keen eye has chosen the perfect combos. I must say I love them all – and as much as I admire Dale Chihuly – I am sure he would have loved your artistic comparisons. The herons are magical.

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  4. JohnRH's avatar JohnRH says:
    July 4, 2025 at 3:55 am

    I love the sketches, and Chihuly. Yes, Heron.

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  5. Sofia Alves's avatar Sofia Alves says:
    July 4, 2025 at 2:55 pm

    Amazing post, Lindy. Excellent idea to pair Chihuly with nature shots 🙂

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  6. Tina Schell's avatar Tina Schell says:
    July 4, 2025 at 5:46 pm

    Well now Lindy, I must say you’ve made my day. Your post is nothing short of spectacular and I do not use that word often. Your short stories look beautiful and your comparison of nature with Chihuly’s art is so clever and really wonderful. I’ve been to see one of his major expositions in person and it never would have occurred to me to make that comparison. Really a great response.

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