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, […]
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Butterfly with Onion Skin Wings, Mixed-Media Shadow Box
This piece started with several layers: cardboard, parchment paper, burlap garland, muslin, and inked kraft paper. Then I made a chrysalis from poly-fil wrapped in ivory embroidery thread. I attached the chrysalis to a painted grape stem. Ya’ll know I have a thing for grape stems. A double-layer of burlap […]
‘New Beginning” Fiber Paste and Clay on Clayboard (12×12)
The branches were sculpted with Sculpey Ultra Light and baked according to directions. A chrysalis was also sculpted to look as if a new butterfly has just emerged. After baking, I set them on the clay board while the fiber paste was still wet. The fiber paste acts as an […]