Amanita Muscaria, by Kirsten Chursinoff 2012 7" x 5" (17.5 x 12 cm)
detail shot
Also known as Fly Agaric.
Dangerous beauties.
Why are there so many of them in fairy tale illustrations? A reminder of the darker versions of these tales, or altered realities? I won't write about the uses of this ubiquitous toadstool. I'll play it safe and enjoy the cheerful colour and sprightly shape.
I embroidered the dots and then cut out the cap shapes from the red cloth. Then the pieces were sewn to the background along with the stems and then grass was added at the end.
A snapshot of some of the mushrooms found in the fairy ring below.
Fairy ring, Vancouver, Canada 2010. Photo by Kirsten Chursinoff
Additional inspiration found in my stamp collection!
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11 comments:
Beautiful, I love your work ♥ .
Found your blog completely by accident, but glad I did :)
xx
Очень красиво!!!
Lovely. Beautiful photos too! wow. I love the way mushrooms just suddenly appear. I have many photos from our yard, but I have never seen red ones in 'real life'.
~Monika
Beautiful mushrooms !!!
Many Greetings - Moni
Glad to see Ansel is giving you time to create. The Russian comment means
"Very beautiful!!!"
Dad
Wow - your work is amazing!
Beautiful work ! I like ...
Claudie (France)
Can't believe you can get so much done with baby in tow! Creative tornado ! Go girl!... love the mushrooms.
Офигенные мухоморы!
как и все остальное, впрочем.
Ната
How wonderful! The background is so dynamic, and I love the different layers. I was looking for a picture of Amanita to show my botany students during lecture this week, but took a personal pleasure tangent to view your work.
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