Cornish Spring flowers are finally filling the landscape with colour and I am preparing for a new collage. Silver and gold top our hedges and stretch across the cliffs. Gorse and Blackthorn are so lavish in their flowering and so very well defended with prickles and thorns.
This gorgeous Iguana has just emerged from the studio. He is confident in his courting colours and ready to woo the world. More details at http://amandarichardsonartist.com/content/iguana-and-altimira-orieles-zi...
The Ziricote branches are now in place to support that handsome Iguana.
Iguana in a blue sky with fluffy clouds. As he has no wings to fly I had better get focused on the branches of the Ziricote tree.
A flight of Tiger Heliconians is coming together.
The Ziricote has probably been in cultivation since the time of the Mayan Empire, used for its edible fruit. As you can see, the flowers are gorgeous. Pleats radiate from centre of each flower and are perfect for my collage technique that explores tonal variations in light reflective fabrics such as satins and velvets. There is a lot of cutting, but the results should be worth the effort.
Hanging art in the studio for Easter visitors. I am open by appointment throughout the year and already have several people booked in over the Easter Holiday.
With Spring still elusive, I have returned to thoughts of warm Mexican sunshine, with Iguanas basking on branches. This is the beginnings of the very detailed dye-work for a male Green Iguana (I know orange seems unlikely, but when he wants to impress this is their colour of choice)
My first textile collage of the extraordinary wildlife and colour of Southern Mexico. 'Wild Mexico; Hummingbirds, Motmot and More. You can find more about it at http://amandarichardsonartist.com/content/wild-mexico-hummingbirds-motmo...
The birds and butterflies are flying about and deciding where to settle on this bough above Sumidero Canyon.
