This project was a wedding present for my brother and his wife. The tree was an idea that represented the whole family, so I just let evolve. These pictures show the progression of the image from start to finish.
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| I started with the main trunk and headed outwards |
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| The shape began to form |
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| I cut the tree out and played around with background colours and leaf shapes. Brown paper made it ping out! |
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| Final framed piece |
I cut out and remounted the tree to the brown paper background. Then I added leaves, the birds and fiddled about with both until I was happy. Each represents various members of my family, only I haven't revealed who is which.
Finally, I added the off-cuts and rejects, simply because I liked them.
I hope they're pleased with it.
My partner Damian forwarded this beautiful image to me in email this morning. I love the way you show the creative process. I think your work is stunning, and I know I have top class taste.
ReplyDeleteYou have a very fortunate brother and sister in law.
Kind Regards Lesley....(have two small children jumping over me and releasing blown up balloons)