Enamel (Copy)

Enamel

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silver (Copy)

silver

I never spent so much time with one leaf and I’m not even done yet! Next step is to transfer all to paper and I still have another two drawings to draw. What a great teacher @gayemgart and experience I am having in NYBG Drawing I class. ✍️ #bot
Working on my contour assignment for botanical drawing I class. Building my skills one week at a time and learning so much that my head is 🤯. I never thought I would be drawing fruits. 🍐 Wishing everyone a happy and safe weekend. 💚OM TARE TU TARE
Happy National Dog Day! Pema said she is not impressed. 🐾 #nationaldogday #urbanliving #coastalliving #zeusrescues #rescuedogsofinstagram #maltipoo #kalayasteede
Pen and watercolor of Louisiana’s native shrub, Callicarpa americana (American Beautyberry). Look at this berries! The berries aren’t really berries at all. They are actually considered drupes (like a cherry) because there is a seed for e
Progress…I’m letting this piece rest for now. I may tweak it a little before firing but for the time being… Do not think that time merely flies away. Do not see flying away as the only function of time. If time merely flies away,
Working on a drawing of a Mamou seed pod on vitreous enamel and thinking about my first class (this week) at NYBG (New York Botanical Garden) in Botanical Drawing I. It is a program workings towards a certification in botanical art and illustration.
Happy Friday! For some reason I love Fridays. Who doesn’t love a spotted Beebalm? One of La. native wildflowers. They can be over the top but if you snip, snip they will behave. If you see one take a leaf but ask first! They have a very distin
I call this piece Lotus Moon. Inspired by Rengetsu’s poem ‘Death Verse’ How I hope to pass away While gazing at a round moon In a cloudless sky that Shines over lotus flowers In full bloom. ~Rengetsu vitreous enamel, underglaze
Fuego lets you know who is in control and it’s never me. No doubt that enameling has an element of surprise. Fuego and I seem to push each other around. I won’t lie about my disappoint of the last firing (image 1). However, this can lead
R. fulgida (Yellow-orange petals) and Eryngium aquaticum (silver-blue flowers) remind me that the first cold front will be here soon but R. submentosa (not pictured or drawn) is the one who really reminds me that fall is around the corner. These nati