Silk Painted Hibiscus

Tropical Hibiscus Flower

I love flowers. Can't get enough of them really! 

We are establishing a garden in our new home and eight months ago started planting cuttings of plants propogated from our previous home. Most of the successful cuttings were hibiscus shrubs, which it seems all have started growing successfully! At last count we have 15 hibiscus plants in about 6 different varieties all starting to flower! This time next year, it should be an absolute riot of colour! 

Just my style really!

Most of my art is inspired by flowers and when this little hibiscus flower popped up, I had to get out the silk paints and play!

Hand painted Silk Scarf

Not quite as apricot as the above flower. But still nice and bright I think. :-) Perfect for summer.

Floral Silk Scarf

Anemone Wool Felted Painting

My Mum passed away last year and one of the gifts I inherited from her was a love of flowers. She would grow them, embroider them, paint them on porcelain. I think that after my Dad, flowers were her great passion.

Roses were first on the list, closely followed by Renuculi and Anemones. In all colours! The garden was always full to the brim and Dad made sure that new ones were planted each year to add to the bounty.

Red Anemone

As I was browsing through a few of my photos I came across one image taken from Dads garden and thought this would make a nice wool felt and embroidered painting.
So gathering up my supplies it was time to play.

Wool Felt Floral Painting

Using different micron Merino wool roving which I had dyed myself. Some wool nepps and slivers of art yarn for texture.

Wool Felted Flower

Needle felting followed the wet felting to add a few details and then it was off to the machine for machine embroidery followed by lots of hand embroidery embellishments.

Machine and hand embroidery detail.

I think I may pop this one in a little box frame. :-)

Wet felted and embroidered Anemone by Julie Smith of  Sesenarts and Crafts