Tag Tuesday's current theme is ' Steampunk' and I am away from home and have limited resources and of course, no stash. However, I am travelling with water colour paper, a black pen, some coloured pencils and a 2B and a 4B lead pencil. I also have scissors so I cut out an advertisement for a watch from the in flight magazine and with the purchase of a glue stick and some string , I created this interpretation of 'Steampunk'. I actually enjoyed working with so little at hand - sometimes it challenges you to think more and do something differently.
9 December Christmas Countdown #25envelopes : Holly . The Druids of ancient Britain believed holly leaves had great powers of fertility and longevity . Nowadays, Holly has become a symbol of a Christian Christmas. It is also said that the sharp holly represents the crown of thorns that Jesus wore, and the red berries the blood he shed, so it has quite a religious significance. Today’s envelope is a simple collage with paper and fabric. I couched (stitched) Holly ribbon and embroidered French knots for the berries. The Holly theme is inspired by one of my favourite Australian Christmas stamps, depicting an angel with holly leaf wings . Today, I was stitching the holly ribbon onto the envelope at the Wednesday group and had planned to glue on some paper berries but a friend convinced me that embroidered ones would look much better and I think she is right!

Wonderful tag Wilma with beautiful artwork
ReplyDeleteLove Chrissie xx
What a beautiful face you made - love the added steampunk elements!!
ReplyDeleteFantastic tag Wilma, thanks for joining in in spite of it all! Enjoy your trip, hugs, Valerie
ReplyDeleteYou give "up for a challenge" a totally new meaning, Wilma.
ReplyDeleteWell done, and with so little at hand! Ingenious!
Your "Timely Lady Steampunk" is absolutely stunning.
Where in the world are you?
All the best.
Carolyn
This is amazing!
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