What I wanted to get across in this picture was, well, a dog. I wanted to capture the energy of a dog racing toward you with a stick in its mouth, eager for you to thow it again- the life and the excitement of a dog in its element. We had a black and white springer spaniel- Solomon. He loved to play "stick".
This picture is made of: pampas grass, cotton, aucuba, banana peel, cornflower, mulberry, corn silk, ferns, lichen, various leaves and some mica to add sparkel to the eyes.
What a wonderful picture! It really does communicate the idea of the dog running toward you, knowing that, as soon as he gets back, you will throw the stick again for him. It somehow looks like a well-behaved dog, too. This is probably one of those pieces that would have a special meaning for anyone who bought it, because the characteristics of the dog are just so generally "dog-like" that everyone will be able to see their own pet in it.
Thank you so much for your kind comment! Thank you also for the birthday e-card you sent me. It was so nice to receive. How did you know it was my birthday?
A multi-media artist since the time she could glue construction paper together and an avid gardener, 19-year-old Sarah Samsel combines her passions for creating and creation through “pressed flower art.” In addition to flower petals, Sarah uses foliage, seeds, bark, fruit and vegetable peels/husks and a variety of other natural materials to create pictures, many of which feature animals or historic buildings or depict a simple lifestyle in the Georgia mountains. Sarah got her start in pressed-flower art by making greeting cards, both for local shops and on commission, but has since turned exclusively to framed original art.
Sarah is a member of the World Wide Pressed Flower Guild. You can visit their website at www.wwpfg.org.
Nature and its varied forms are little windows through which God permits me to commune with Him and to see much of His glory, majesty, and power by simply lifting the curtain and looking in.
-George Washington Carver
The best things are nearest: breath in your nostrils, light in your eyes, flowers at your feet, duties at your hand, the path of God just before you.
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What a wonderful picture! It really does communicate the idea of the dog running toward you, knowing that, as soon as he gets back, you will throw the stick again for him. It somehow looks like a well-behaved dog, too. This is probably one of those pieces that would have a special meaning for anyone who bought it, because the characteristics of the dog are just so generally "dog-like" that everyone will be able to see their own pet in it.
Thank you so much for your kind comment! Thank you also for the birthday e-card you sent me. It was so nice to receive. How did you know it was my birthday?
Sarah
Love it Miss Sarah , he looks like a cuddly pup. Always love seeing your new post.Peace
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