This swag was created with strategically placed bits of fern, carnation, columbine, and camelia. They were layered then pounded with a hammer to release their pigments onto watercolor paper. The airiness of the design was further enhanced with the judicious choice of India ink.
Patience
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
