Hwy 210 P08095-P01090 Laminated shoji paper shade

Laminated shoji paper shade

each image is an intimate reflection of the beauty and complexity found in Nature's design

with a brass frame holding three rows of actual beetle wings

This dramatic piece is created from blown glass forms that have been deliberately broken

Hwy 210 P08095-P01090 Laminated shoji paper shadeThis mixed media painting captures the excitement of driving on a small highway next to the St Louis River. It is created with beeswax and botanical pigments on a heavy weight cotton paper, and each color source is handmade by the artist and include botanical sources of oak gall, black walnut, cochineal, buckthorn berries, and Japanese indigo. The artwork is mounted on a hardwood cradle with an acid free wheat paste and framed with a poplar floater