I picked up my butterfly this past weekend, she has a lot of damage from being in the garden all spring and summer. I am glad I outbid everyone. I would be mortified to have someone pay several hundred dollars for her and find out after the fact that she is damaged. I wonder how the other butterfly winners feel about the damage on their butterflies? We looked at a lot of the butterflies waiting to be picked up and most had moderate damage.
The base on mine has the most damage as she was located in a mostly shady area with lots of humidity and moist soil. I haven't decided if that part is worth restoring - maybe I will just bury the metal pole that the butterfly sits on in the ground? Too soon to tell.
The butterfly needs some TLC. The seal I put on did not weather well. I'll need to carefully sand and seal with a boat type of lacquer/sealant. I haven't determined what if any other restoration on her is needed.
Regardless, I'm happy to restore her and give her a grand spot in my yard.
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Monday, September 24, 2012
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
I won my HSVBG Butterfly!
Call me silly but I couldn't resist the chance of owning the butterfly I painted for the Huntsville Botanical Garden earlier this year.
The garden set up an online auction for all of the butterflies and it has been open for about 30 days now. Maybe I should have bid on someone else's butterfly, or let my monarch slip through my fingers but I just wanted her back. That's the thing with creating a piece of art...sometimes the piece speaks to your soul and you just can't let it go.
Regardless I am happy to say my butterfly will be returning home and she will be a permanent piece in my own art collection :)
The garden set up an online auction for all of the butterflies and it has been open for about 30 days now. Maybe I should have bid on someone else's butterfly, or let my monarch slip through my fingers but I just wanted her back. That's the thing with creating a piece of art...sometimes the piece speaks to your soul and you just can't let it go.
Regardless I am happy to say my butterfly will be returning home and she will be a permanent piece in my own art collection :)
Friday, February 24, 2012
Hooray For Garden Art!!!
Green Things and Butterfly Wings
I am so excited that Spring is just around the corner...new ideas and opportunities are popping up like bright yellow daffodils in and around Madison, AL. Yesterday while I was out it was 80 degrees! Open up the windows and doors and let that sunshine in! Of course that didn't last....but it'sa comin!
As you may already know, I was selected as one of the 35 volunteer artists to paint a large butterfly & it's stand for the Huntsville Botanical Garden this Spring. I will be picking my butterfly up next Tuesday and will upload pics and progress notes as I go.
I am so grateful to be able to share a part of myself this way!
Please leave me comments, I would love hearing from you. Have a happy day!
I am so excited that Spring is just around the corner...new ideas and opportunities are popping up like bright yellow daffodils in and around Madison, AL. Yesterday while I was out it was 80 degrees! Open up the windows and doors and let that sunshine in! Of course that didn't last....but it'sa comin!
As you may already know, I was selected as one of the 35 volunteer artists to paint a large butterfly & it's stand for the Huntsville Botanical Garden this Spring. I will be picking my butterfly up next Tuesday and will upload pics and progress notes as I go.
I am so grateful to be able to share a part of myself this way!
Please leave me comments, I would love hearing from you. Have a happy day!
Thursday, March 3, 2011
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