Natural pigments from abraded rose and carnation make up this design. India ink captures the movement of the day and follows the path of the leaves in the piece. Hand drawn spires emanate from the rounder clusters and are covered with pink watercolor.
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Description
“This piece is part of a series I created with a process I like to call flower abrasion. Each piece begins with bits of leaves and flowers collected from my garden. I then arrange the plants on paper and pound them with a hammer to release their pigments. Sometimes a blob of color bleeds from the plant, other times the color is spit outward. Each time the result is unique and unpredictable. I use the pattern of pigments left behind by the plants as inspiration for my design which is drawn, painted, and colored on top.” -Artist, Kathie Gallion
