I had a great time with this chapter and hope to use the results to make a signature book. For each picture I have chosen a portion (4x4ins) that I think looks best. A couple of them I couldn't decide and some probably need addition but not sure what yet.
Celandines. Background is scrunched and PVAd white tissue painted with koh-i-noor then green tissue grass and white tissue clouds added. I pressed the celandines and leaves back in April. Maybe too simple but I like this and the next one.
Blackthorn. Background is watercolour wash with clingfilm pressed in then screwed up paper with a watercolour wash and holes torn. Then an old map stencil using oil pastels. The flowers were made with silk papers reinforced with acrylic wax, beads and wire. I was pleased that the flowers look delicate.
Primroses. The background is a photo and corrugated paper painted with acrylic. Concertinaed(?) paper made the grass then the primroses were ones i'd banged to get the colour out in April. The leaves hadn't worked so well so I screwed up the paper and gave them a watercolour wash. Not one of my more successful efforts, a bit clumsy, but I like the corrugated iron.
Dandelion. Background is strips of magazine and photos on a newsprint background. Watery acrylic wash over then sewn with thread and beads. The dandelion flower was painted separately with acrylic then stuck on. I do like dandelion clocks.
Bluebell. Watercolour wash reinforced with acrylic wash and silk leaves, also reinforced, machined on. The bluebell was made with hand dyed cotton drawn with ink and the bumble bee made with felt. They were stuck on. It's one of my favourites.
Speedwell. base paper was painted with tea then photo copied tissue torn and stuck on. Leaf shapes were printed with acrylic then outlined with ink. The flowers were drawn on reinforced tissue. Maybe need more flowers?
Cow parsley. The background was made by mixing gesso with acrylic and sticking pieces of doiley on. The top leaves were made using a watercolour wash with Brusho dropped on, then tissue leaves added. The flowers were made with dots of acrylic then a stamp. I like this.
Red campion. The background is made of woven strips of assorted papers, photos and magazines. The leaves were made with painted tissue which I meant to stick on with matt medium to keep them translucent but, too late, realised I'd used acrylic paint! So I printed them with fabric paint. The flowers were done with a homemade stamp made for a previous project. Love the background, not so sure about the rest.
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