Do-Something-Everyday, June 16, 2016
This mixed media art is constructed on a 8" by 10" canvas. At the center
is a hand drawn and painted peacock (as you may have guessed, it is one of my favorite birds, in addition to being India's national bird). Around the bird I doodled a dense
pattern that adds a great deal of texture. More texture has been given
with hand embroidered stitches around the bird which has been
embellished with sequins (photo below).
I must confess, it started out differently (see photos below). My original intent was to create this piece on paper (with fabric border) and then mount it on canvas. Half way through, I became dissatisfied with the paper which was too thick and hard to embroider on. So, I ditched the whole thing and started over again this time directly on canvas. I skipped the fabric and instead added doodle on four sides framing the image.
P.S. Forgot to mention that it is now available for purchase at my Etsy shop.
