Wednesday, July 9, 2025

The Garden Map

 

Today I'm joining Halle of Halle's Hobbies at Art Journal Journey.  Halle is challenging us to think about Botanicals, which is her theme for July.  Because I have multiple media, I am also joining Creative Artiste's 117th challenge, where the theme is always Anything Mixed Media Goes.

I wasn't sure this would scan because the leaves stuck high above the base/substrate.  To get the leaves flat, I practically stood on the scanner cover.  Detail shots are below.




The background (or substrate if you prefer) is a page of a free image from a 2009 Somerset Studio magazine I found in my stash.  To that I added two images from my stash, clear washi tape, and the leaves from a gifted floral bouquet.  
 
I first removed part of the stem.  I then adhered the leaves using Crafter's Pick glue to the stem and a couple of the leaves.  Once they were secured, I added the extra image from my stash and the sign language which covered the stem.  I held the sign language in place using clear washi tape.

Materials used included the free background, floral leaves, a triangle from my stash, sign language from my stash, and washi tape.

Thank you for your visit. I hope you will join Bleubeard and me at Art Journal Journey and Creative Artiste


4 thoughtful remarks:

Rita said...

Always enjoy botanicals! :)

Katerinas Blog said...

Wonderful,
I really liked that you included the sign language letters, you know every country has its own sign language, I know a little bit of Greek sign language and Braille very well.
Accessibility is so important for some of our fellow human beings....

Iris Flavia said...

I agree with Katerina. Just the other day I had to evaluate a screenreader-software. Screenreaders are for blind or near-blind people, making it possible to use the internet etc.
Also like the combination of City and nature.

Tom said...

...I've never heard of Somerset Studio magazine!