We each chose our own acrylic paint colours and set to work. I knew I wanted to use some pressed leaves I'd collected last year to make a little fall collage; she knew she wanted to paint. When I pulled out my collection of leaves, she used some in her own way -- which happened to be the same way I planned ;-)
Here is her finished product:
And mine:
Have you found any fun ways to make use of leaf collections? I'd love to hear your ideas because I still have lots of pressed leaves! (For some reason I only collected red ones, though!)
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This is so beautiful! I love the movement! I would keep it up for all seasons! Thanks for your comment on Blue it means a lot. There seems to be a season for everything. It is hard to accept but we keep trying.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Erica:)
ReplyDeleteI know what you mean about Blue. We lost a dear little ferret this week, too. Although we only had him for a year, he was a sweetie, and it really hurt to lose him. Time will heal the wounds, but the scars remain, right?
These turned out beautifully! Isn't it fun when they want to work along side us?
ReplyDeleteThank you, K-Sue :) Yes, it's especially fun when they can do it independently! Outside of priming the canvas for her, DD8 did it all on her own, right down to getting her own glue for the leaves. I might have suggested something different if she'd asked for assistance (or if I wasn't so engrossed in my own work), but I was happy to see her solving her own problems :)
ReplyDeleteSorry to hear about your pet ferret what a week! We'll keep on keepin on. It helps to have a creative outlet for sure!
ReplyDeleteClever use of the pressed leaves. Thanks for sharing! The foliage changing is one of the things that I miss living in Florida.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Kelly :) I just wish I'd collected a wider variety of colours!
ReplyDeleteThis is absolutely beautiful. I wish you could do one for me §;-)
ReplyDeleteSo clever idea.
Have a happy day, girl & enjoying the week-end ahead.
x0x0,
chie
Chie -- Thank you -- I've never had anyone express a desire to have some of my art work!
ReplyDeleteI can tell you how to make one if you'd like to do it yourself -- just swirl some paint on a canvas and glue some leaves on it, then cover the whole thing in glue to make it glossy :)Easy peasy!
How pretty! I'm impressed that you made this!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Lauren :) It was actually pretty easy -- and fun:)
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