Saturday, October 11, 2014

One more mushroom, and "Behold, Beets"

I did tweak "Miracle of the mushrooms" a bit by adding some vintage Dresden stars to it. Here's a peek at it, along with "Behold, Beets," the second collage in the Everyday Miracles series …

© The Miracle of the Mushrooms (2014)
Mixed-media collage on hardwood panel by
Sara Caswell-Pearce. Made with hand-painted
antique engravings (Costumi dei Secoli, 1837;
Reference Handbook of Medical Science Vols. 2,3, 1886),
vintage magazine illustrations; vintage Dresden stars
ink, marker, archival polymer varnish, archival glue.
12" x 16" x 1"

© Behold, Beets (2014)
Mixed-media collage on hardwood panel by
Sara Caswell-Pearce.
Mixed-media collage on hardwood panel by
Sara Caswell-Pearce. Made with hand-painted
antique engravings (Costumi dei Secoli, 1837) and
antique illustration (D.M. Ferry & Co. seed catalog);

vintage magazine illustration; vintage Dresden wings
ink, marker, 
archival polymer varnish, archival glue.
12" x 16" x 1"
(sold)