Monday's Muse: Tree Decorating by Darryl Moland

Today, I thought I would invite and stimulate your senses over to a fabulous blog I recently stumbled upon dubbed: The Decorated Tree.blogspot.com The genius creator behind this beautiful blog is Darryl Moland. Darryl's blog is not simply about decorating your old tired traditional Christmas/ holiday tree, but rather he embraces and enhances the beauty within each tree and uniquely expresses that inner beauty throughout the seasons.

White Christmas Tree

Now I must admit, when I first laid eyes on Darryl's blog, it was so professional, so tasteful, so beautiful, crisp and flawless (i.e. perfection!), immediately I skipped to reading his profile. This person had to be a stylist for the Martha Stewart Show! I know I have seen these images or some like them in the Rolodex of my photographic memory! Haven't you? That white Christmas tree with its soft blue gray backdrop and opalescent ornaments, along with the perfectly placed milk glass bowl? Was this not featured in Martha or some other magazine? Much to my surprise and shock, no he is not employed by the Martha Stewart empire, but he is just that good!

Picnic Panache Tree

Whether it is an entire evergreen tree, tinsel tree, even the silhouette of a tree or simply a limb, Darryl carefully morphs each one into a one-of-a-kind signature creation. It is amazing how just the smallest tweak of a limb or positioning of an ornament changes your whole perception of "tree decorating".

Even in the heat of the summer, when all you think of the purpose of trees is to seek refuge from the sun, Darryl has used a tree for a picnic! Should I send out the invites now for my 4th of July party so I can do the very same thing?!

Holiday Migration Tree

How about this spring flight of fancy with a tree laden with monarch butterflies. I believe somewhere in my repertoire of various tree hoarding goodies I do have a similar tree with a few less branches...Hmmmmm.

Circle of Life Tree

Woodland Tree


New Year Glitz Tree

I LOVE viewing other artists work and trying to dissect their thought processes. (Blogs are the perfect instrument for this exploration). This is what should truly inspire you to create, seeing art transformed through other's eyes. Like standing/ walking in another person's shoes. It is a wildly fun process in which will broaden your creative horizon to infinity.

Tree of Dreams

Thank you Darryl for allowing us to peek into your life and feast on your imagination! Keep producing your works of art!

Please click here: The Decorated Tree to link over to Darryl's site and read more about the man, the artist (his cats) and his life!

**All Images Courtesy of Darryl Moland/ The Decorated Tree.blogspot.com***