2020 Topic 8 - Nature's Treasure
Hi
everyone, Keren here, feeling very inspired by the natural and the
splendour of the seemingly simple. Our next topic 'Nature's Treasures'
is a beauty.
What
are Nature's treasures? It could be a superbly long list and it
possibly might depend on what sort of a person you are. If you have your
head turned by intricate flowers or scent-filled blooms, then coming
across a wildflower meadow might seem like you'd found a treasure trove.
It might be that your love of colour or graphic style patterns leads
you to delighting in a bee's honeycomb or the luminous quality of the
colours on the shell of a mint leaf beetle. Grander landscapes might be
your thing; watching the myriad of colours as the sun sets or
remembering awe-inspiring mountaineous regions. You might be a lover of
all things sparkly and love nothing better than seeing crisp snow,
unique snowflakes or icicles. Delve further beneath and see the beauty
of stalactites and underground lakes or plunge deeper still and find the
allure of the diamond 'crushed' into existence.
We
haven't mentioned animals, birds, rainforests, tree bark (& maple
syrup sap), nor considered the luminance of shells, the perfection of
dew soaked lawn nor the power of a thunderstorm. All are nature's
treasures, whether grand or microscopic, process or person. The sky
being the literal limit, we are going to have a diverse treat of posts
and art and let's begin our treasure hunt with some PaperArtsy gems.
I
really loved the natural and nature feel to this mini album by Alison
Bomber highlighting her new quote sets about nature. The subtle delicate
colours and lots of insects and fauna let the eye rest gently around
the album's pages leaving you feeling calmed and rested.
This
colour themed piece brings in a bolder palette but highlights the tree
in gold so beautifully. Autumn Clark's piece has layers of texture
separated into physical layers so you are drawn to the delicateness of
artistic touch.
Ellie
Knol curated her own treasures, packing them into tiny glass jars and
securing them to a twig frame with lovely natural elements stamped
around the piece.
Capturing
the best of nature in resin and preserving it so you can wear it is a
lovely idea (assuming that what you take is replenishable and not
rare!).
We don't always need to embellish nature, there's really no good reason to gild a lily!!
Nature makes its own fire sometimes, in this beautiful fire opal.
There is often a satisfying symmetry in nature that we can replicate in our art.
Jo
Brown illustrates what she finds outside and doesn't she create
wonderful journals. Her style makes me think of the beautiful images
from Scrapcosy.
Anna
Karin created this gorgeous art journal page using Lin Brown stamps and
Infusions. Even the hessian styled title creates the feeling of nature.
Adding botanicals and delicate butterflies makes simple tags extraordinary.
Nature's
treasures can reside in a singular flower, simply watercoloured and
with an added aqua layer that gives the image dimension.
You
can paint with thread. Russian artist Vera Shimunia creates miniature
art using landscapes and tiny nature scenes capturing the best of
nature.
There's
something magical seeing water cascade down rocks and the glinting of
the water droplets as they catch the sun and bounce off the surfaces.
Using pointillism and a beautiful rock and some beautiful paint colours
you can create wonders like this.
Using
inspiration from nature, Zhaira Dhzaubaeva has painted the beauty of
artichokes resting near a glistening spider web. Artichokes might not be
the first thing you'd think of painting in bloom, but these are
stunning.
Nature can also inspire some unusual art; thinking a little out of the box..
Or using art to enhance nature (if that's even possible).
Nature's
treasure is just everywhere around us. What can find in your
surroundings to inspire you? You could find street art being inspired by
birds like this French street.
If you want to create along with us while we explore this topic, please share your makes on our social feeds so we can follow along. Instagram @paperartsy or why not join us and post in the PaperArtsy People Group on Facebook. Make sure you tag us in your contributions, we love to see what you get up to in your creative world!
4 comments:
What a fabulous topic Nature's Treasure and great intro Keren!! These samples are so beautiful. xx
A lovely look at how nature influences our stamping! Nature has always been a favorite theme of mine and it was great seeing the various artists' reflections.
Wow...such amazing inspiration
Gorgeous post about this new theme Keren.. so inspiring.. beautiful natural samples. I did not expect the project with these tiny bottles to appear in the post, from a while ago, but I did think of it last week as it's on a friend's wall, still hanging. hugz Ellie
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