Years ago Merrie Buchsbaum grew up on a farm with a big red barn in a tiny New England town overlooking what the locals called Blueberry Hill. Merrie's family had a huge garden and many farm animals that both her parents and siblings adored. From when the snow melted in the spring until the ground froze in the fall, Merrie and her family tended the garden. Merrie remembers the sweet fruits, colorful vegetables, gorgeous flowers and yummy
treats her mom made.
Today Merrie has her own organic gardens, filled with fruits, vegetables and flowers that she grows and harvests. She is inspired by her youth but also brings an abundance of new ideas to her property. For the past twelve years Merrie has been mixing her plants and artwork together. She is excited to offer her newly designed Garden Pens. Each pen has an element that comes directly from Merrie's garden. She dries and grinds the plant matter and then mixes it with the transparent polymer to create the subtle color and floating pieces. She carefully makes each pen in her CT studio overlooking her beautiful yard. Merrie's pens are her way of
sharing her childhood, artwork, passions and gardens.
Each pen has a colorful photo of the plant and a description about what makes it so special to Merrie. For example: the watermelon hang tag reads: "Yum! There's nothing juicer than a fresh slice! Spitting the pits in the yard and relaxing under a tree". Pens from left to right in the photo above: twigs, compost, wheat grass, seeds, lavender, watermelon, rosebud, daffodil and hydrangea.
