pressed flowers, 4:00 in the morning and ashlyn's horse!:-)

pressed flowers, 4:00 in the morning and ashlyn's horse!:-)
my muse keeps odd hours!...or maybe she just knows when the house will be resting, the critters will be sleeping and it's time for the flowers to come out and play!:-)
i'd offered to make a horse picture for a fundraiser for a very dear friend of mine...i'd been thinking about it for some time and at 4:00 in the morning the idea burst into action:-)
here's what happened!:-)
our wonderful devin had brought me a bagful of beauty-full leaves!:-)...almost a caramel color, they seemed like just the right thing for a horse:-)
as the picture began to take shape and i began to think about my young friend and her horse it dawned on me!:-)...this little guy was almost the same color as ashlyn's real life horse, chance!:-)...his official name is "Take a Chance on Me"...she did...and now they are best friends:-)
a fancy, gold linen napkin layered with a sheer black scarf created the background...i love repurposing things!:-)...fabric, frames etc...the local thrift shop is one of my favorite haunts and that is where i found these beauties!:-)
the horse was created with devin's leaves...mane and tail from a wild grass that grows on our property...his hooves have a touch of shine from a money plant seed pod...eye and nostrils are tiny snippets of a dark cosmos...
the ground is from vintage lily of the valley gathered in jacki's garden in massachusetts...thank you for sharing your garden treasures with me, jacki:-)
the full moon is from the back of a silver poplar leaf...i layered it with hydrangea lace (the skeletonized remains of the bloom) to soften the brightness and to give the surface of the moon some texture...
a few wispy clouds of cotton gathered from the side of the road in georgia complete the night sky...
and that's how ashlyn's horse was born at 4:00 in the morning:-)
you can see campbell university's equestrian team and their horses here... http://campbellequestrian.weebly.com/photos.html
enjoy,
rebekah:-)

pressed flowers in the woods, first grade and flower trees!:-)

 pressed flowers in the woods, first grade and flower trees!:-)
oh my gosh, what a wonderful day!:-)
i was delighted to be asked to visit with a first grade class at woods charter school... http://www.woodscharter.org/ ...i was a little uneasy because i had a very sore throat and wasn't able to talk much...how would i ever explain flowerart?...not to worry!:-)...flowers speak for themselves!:-)
over 30 young ones with wide eyes filed in and began to investigate...hmmmmm...construction paper, glue sticks and what is this?...small maple leaves?...cotton bolls straight from the field?...are these real?:-)
with the briefest of explanations they went to work...brimming over with enthusiasm, questions and amazement that they were working with real flowers and leaves, the creativity was palpable!:-)
suddenly, flower trees were being born all over the great room!:-)...tree trunks of cedar and birch...tiny japanese maple leaves began to appear on limbs...bright yellow coreopsis were used for suns in the sky...and big, billowy cotton clouds danced across the paper!:-)...
i was truly surprised at the amount of dexterity and detail that was contained in each piece:-)...tiny little flowers planted around the base of the tree!:-)
great job by all the "budding" artists!:-)
and thank you for introducing pressed flowers in the woods:-)
rebekah:-)

pressed flowers, kahla and angel hugs!:-)

 pressed flowers, kahla and angel hugs!:-)




here's what happened...



i was sitting here thinking about a very brave young lady that was going through a difficult time...i envisioned her surrounded by angel hugs:-)...big, cushy, warm, comforting angel hugs, full of love and light:-)



while i was sitting here thinking about her and her mom and how we are all connected, my wonderful hubby arrived with the mail and tossed me a box...hmmmmmm...what could this be?...



it was full of angel magic!:-)...and had come right to my mailbox!:-)



a wonderful woman named dot had sent me an unexpected package!:-)...and you will never believe what was inside!:-)



an adorable little angel made from a cotton boll!:-)...and a whole bag of more cotton bolls!:-)...other treasures tumbled out including a handmade bookmark with pressed flowers and a little bundle of beautifully pressed botanicals!:-)



one lovely, incredibly textured piece appeared to be a large bloom...creamy white...moon flower?...it was just right for angel hair!:-)...out came the cotton and transformed itself into soft angel wings:-)...a little bit of this and that from our garden and kahla's angel was born!:-)...available for hugs anytime:-)



thank you, dot, for the ingredients to make it happen!:-)...a box of love right in my mailbox!:-)



enjoy,



rebekah:-)