Here is my latest creation - it turned out even better than I had hoped for!!! It took longer than I had hoped as I was pretty sick for nearly a couple of weeks but I am thrilled to have completed it at last!
This piece combines my photography of birch trees around our area in the Northwoods of Minnesota with calligraphy and handmade beads that are reminiscent of birch bark.
I came across these words by Robert Frost and knew they were just perfect for this project. The latin term for the birch is also lettered on the piece. The elements are tied together with the painted canvas, dyed cheesecloth, fabric, trim and birch branches. The peice measures 16" x 27" and I'm getting ready to submit it to Sew Somerset for consideration for their next issue.
I'm also excited to begin my next piece which will feature pines - we're supposed to be getting some more snow here this week so I'm hoping to go get some more shots of snow covered pines to use in that piece.
