The orange berries form on the nandina plant in the fall and last through winter. Smashing them creates light pink blobs of color. The green nandina leaves and stems give off a light grey appearance when abraded. Light watercolor additions finish the piece, and the implied lines on this piece help convey an icy, wintery day.
Winterberry
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
