something new?

[mugsy]

so i've been doing this for awhile now - painting on pressed flowers. recently with my bouguereau binge, i decided to do some things inspired by his work on them.
what do ya'll think?

[mugsy]

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[mugsy]

some of the images are not complete, but the petals get too delicate to rework after awhile and need a day to dry.
anyways heres some in progress ones.

[mugsy]

i'm tryin to get a way to display them - any ideas? i have some inside very small very old frames and they look shit hot,however not all flower petal dimensions allow for this, plus putting them under glass can sometimes destroy the petal.
i was thinking of displaying them the same way that people display butterflies, but each petal would get its own individual case - kina like shadow-boxing them all.

ideas? input?

[.muffy.]

I think shadow boxing them would be really beautiful and a perfect was to display your art (plus very inexpensive to make)
Your work is always so creative and beautiful...totally loving it :)

[Miss T]

they look really cool. it reminds me of my grandpa who do that on rocks and shells from the beach. :)

[European]

those are amazing! very unique and beautiful

[Clayton.]

That's a really good idea i've always liked seeing art on natural things like that and in natural settings.

[baby-phat]

Wow.. those are all so amazing! You've got some wicked talent girl.
Shadow boxing them would definitely be a cool idea. :)

[Rayeine]

Those are beautiful...so delicate... I've never seen anything like that before!
I think shadow boxing them is a great idea..maybe you could put some smaller branches behind it..spraypainting them or something, or just having them linger around the display would look interesting, even satin in the backround... but in a way that it wont distract from the petals it'self?
Whatever you go with i trust will be awesome.
You've definatley got some insane talent whirling about the mind..:)

[Ragga_Wh0re]

I really enjoy your art work and creativity.

Get some bark and make a tree on canvas with those painted leaves,thatd be fucking stellar.And if you do that make one for me so I can buy it from you cuz thatd look rad in my room.

[mugsy]

so heres what i did - i covered some dense flower arragnging foam in a raw linen material so they look like little canvases. then i pinned without pinning through the petals, the petals to the foam.
i'll post pics later on. i really like them, and i could afford to present them this way.
now its off to try to squeeze into a show!