Friday, 30 September 2011

Billowing butterflies

Well it's finally happened!
my current butterfly obsession is verging on the unmanageable
at least 280 of them fluttering over some old pages
the idea was a coloured cloud
it needs a bit of fine tuning
but you get the gist of it?

mental note to self:
make a nice background BEFORE you place your butterflies
buy a new punch BEFORE embarking on such a big piece

consequences of not following above
excessive paint sploshing and inking to get a bit of colour down
live and learn
I know where I'm going with it, sort of...

32 comments:

Heavens2Betsy said...

This is fabulous piece. I've had an obsession with butterflies and bugs recently myself! Love your creation. penny

Sue said...

Wow! Now that's a labour of love.....looks great though!:)

~*~Patty S said...

Oh My WOWEE ... the butterflies have landed AND they are fabulous

Another brilliant creation missy!
Love it!
oxo

~*~Patty S said...

inquiring minds here...about how big IS it?

Gini said...

Oh Margaret it's lovely in a very fluttery way.
You only need to worry about the butterfly crafting if you start naming each one and calling them to come have their tea with the rest of your family ;-)
Until then you can keep the punch on your bedside table in a little shrine LOL!
Gini
xx

Jen xo said...

omg what a lot of punching and stcking...you go girl...its going to look wonderful...

Caterina Giglio said...

oh my oh my... I do adore these M!! just spectacular!! xo

Halle said...

Beautiful! Your hand must be very tired after all those punches...

Dianne Adams said...

Beautiful! I can't wait to see more!

ashan17 said...

In your blog are so many interesting ideas! Thank you divide them with us. Very nice panel! Air and vintage =)

Linda Jo said...

This is wonderful. At least you HAVE a vision.

carole brungar said...

I'm thinking fetish? Obsession? Compulsion? neurosis?

LOL what ever, I LOVE it!! Fab!! xx

Alisa said...

I *gasped* when I saw this.

Thank you for the kind comment you left me.

Catharina Maria said...

That is good to see that I am not the only one with butterfly madness
( Is this good in your language )
Love from ♥RINI♥

Dagmar said...

Looks amazing...I love when you see hundreds of them in the wild...that is what it looks like to me! Well done..
xo

My Creative House said...

Margaret what a fantastic butterflies piece, love everything about it.Have a nice week.
Hugs Anni

kandeland said...

absolutely fabulous margaret!
xo

BadPenny said...

I'm totally in love with your butterflies & may get creating with my daisies.

I didn't go anywhere ... only my other Blog where I natter ( a lot )

Suz said...

Margaret,
I love it. What a wonderful piece of work!!
Hugs,
Suz

Oxana said...

So so beautiful piece!!!
Hugs
Oxana

Tom said...

wings are in ;-)

Bleubeard and Elizabeth said...

I've been gone most of this week and didn't see this post till now. Talk about a stunning piece. I really like the splotches of color and dribbles of paint. It gives the entire piece an ethereal look and feel. And the TEXTURE is beyond words. Love everything about this piece!

Joanna said...

Oh My Goodness, this is so beautiful and is indeed a cloud of butterflies.

Brilliant artwork, paint sploshes and everything!

x

Unknown said...

Oooooo, so clever! I like the white on white butterflies the best.

Karen said...

Oh my goodness that must have taken you ages to put together but its so worth it as its just beautiful x

ShabbyChicShaz said...

Wow, they look amazing enmass! What a fabulous piece x

Psie Wędrówki said...

it looks amazing! :)

My Creative House said...
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Textile and Stitch said...

This is so gorgeous!

Unknown said...

I think it is beautiful!

Sandy Ang said...

It's art !

Kate Kelleher said...

brilliant, I can't wait to see what you come up with next!