Tag: butterfly art
For Thomas
For Elias
This piece was made by finger-painting on Bristol vellum and then cutting the pieces out by hand. The background was made by dragging a piece of cardboard through the leftover paint on the palette, and then swiping it across the paper in an upward motion. I uploaded the photo to […]
Butterfly Made from Dried Flowers
5 Years of Art
Here’s my self-portrait for March, 2014. I began this blog in March of 2009 and have shared over 620 posts! Each and every comment is appreciated. Thanks so much for continuing to stop by and see my art and craft projects. Art has been, and will continue to be, powerful […]
Natural Butterfly Collage
Shimmery, creamy white. Unpredictable texture and transparency. I love onion skins. I also love dried stuff from my back yard: grass stems, dandelions, and primrose petals. I slipped it into a vintage wooden frame that I found at a thrift store. This natural collage is available in Knox’s Etsy Shop, […]
More Butterfly Canvases
These two butterfly canvases are available on my Etsy shop for medical research. All proceeds from my shop are donated to research for Cockayne Syndrome. My little boy, Knox, was diagnosed with this extremely rare disease when he was 8 months old. He’ll be celebrating his 3rd birthday this July, […]
Paper Butterfly Collage with Nail Polish
I played with nail polish on paper. It didn’t turn out like I expected, but the colors were pretty! So I made a small collage with it… I used a rubber stamp for the butterfly and cut it out… Hope you’re having a great week! Thanks for […]
‘Free’ Mixed-Media Butterfly Canvas
This small black 4″x 4″canvas is one of my many “tried to do something on here but it didn’t work’” canvases that I have lying around. Today it got a make-over. First, I covered it with a thin layer of fiber paste. Taking this pretty silk butterfly, I gently removed […]