Initially made with pigments from bits of smashed red rose petals that exuded purple pigment, the Tree of Life’s layers are outlined and negative space is defined with India ink. A watercolor enhanced design and bright final movement to the piece with a particularly interesting root structure.
Tree of Life
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
