Botanical Mixed-Media
Hi Friends! I hope everyone's had a great summer! I've been working on some mixed-media pieces lately, and one of the things that recently inspired me again, is this dragonfly. Isn't she pretty? My new neighbor, Camille has only known me for a short time, but she knew me enough to know that when she found this poor little dragonfly in her garage, that I might appreciate it too. I'd say she was right! I'm not sure I can work the dragonfly into one of my mixed-media pieces without damaging it, so I might just continue to photograph it as a botanical piece...this is a start. So, after the dragonfly, I started to get out the paint, paper and my pressed flowers and leaves again. My desk continues to be a mess. I picked out a fern leaf from our garden, and some hydrangea petals I pressed last year for this piece. ...