Last weekend while my husband and I were sitting in our car in the parking lot of the mall I fell in love with a beautiful miniature maple tree with vibrant red and orange leaves. I Googled it and discovered it's proper name is an Amur Maple. I plucked a few branches and pressed the leaves. I also used these in this mixed media piece. While I was at it, I grabbed a few deep red leaves from a neighboring Fire Bush and included them in my creation as well.
I took an unfinished shadow box I purchased from Michaels and painted it with a mixture of acrylic paints in shades of coffee bean, vanilla & gold. I whirled the colors with a sponge brush and applied it all over the box. I then wadded up a paper towel and dipped back into the gold and dabbed it on here and there. I then added an abstract scrapbooking paper with birds inside the box and dabbed some gold on it as well.
Then I began layering the dried leaves around the outside of the frame, making it heavier on the bottom right. From there I added a ribbon and flower in the center and behind it placed the porcelain doll and added butterfly wings to make her a faerie. I donned her with a bee to hide her nakedness and gave her a bronze crown as a finishing touch. A brass butterfly, a flower with a crystal center, a feather and the words The Queen Bee all became a part of my creation. I sprayed the entire piece with gold glitter spray.
I love creating mixed media art but sometimes have difficulty transferring my idea from my brain to the craft table. This time, however, it came together well and I love the results! Even though it has a fall feeling to it, I will keep it up all year round as I like it too much to put it away.
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