I found a picture yesterday with a snippet of a bright, flower painted cottage. Intrigued, I searched for where it came from and came up with these... images of a village by the name of Zalipie in Poland. I was overwhelmed with the photos that I was able to find. Picture after picture of this magical village with nearly every available surface painted with bright, folk-art flower patterns! They paint the outside of the house, the inside of the house, the dog house, the chicken coop, the bridge and the barn; anything that can be decorated-is. I read a few different theories as to why the women of this particular town do this, ranging from copying the style of a local artist to decorating the whitewash covering the scorching from open fires. Whatever the case, I have a new travel destination on my bucket list and feel completely inspired to get painting!
Most of the pictures I found seemed to have come from this wonderful photographer's flickr page. If you search Zalipie there is plenty more to be found...
Must get painting my shed...
ReplyDeletelove that bridge!
ReplyDeleteSo cute and cheerful homes and outdoor decorations!
ReplyDeletewow! flowers galore!! i love it!
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