THE OLIVE BRANCH Above, fresh olive branches, with their slender leaves of a lighter green on the underside, add just the right contrasting component to a mix of pods and permanent materials gathered in a handcrafted basket: scored dried oranges, glossy polished baobab pods, fig pods, bright faux kalanchoes, artichoke sprays, and fanciful nest-shaped tropical pods with tiny eggs inside and stems textured as though covered with lichens. Bronze amaranthus and yellow craspedia are the only other fresh materials.
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