Toad Moon with ladder and lichen Mo16
cane toad leather, boar bristles, emu feathers, lichen, passionfruit vine tendril, “whisper” silk organza, indigo dyed silk from Eliene, Japanese Abaca paper, Moulin de Larroque handmade watercolour paper, linen and silk threads
15.5 cm (6&1/4″) H x 13.5 cm (5&1/4″) W
finished for the Full Moon this morning!
Toad Moon with ladder and lichen
Posted: May 21, 2016 by Mo Crow in It's Crow TimeTags: lace, moon ladder, thread
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Simply stunning Mo . . . I love the way you’ve couched the lichen in place . . . well I love all of it. And boar bristles . . . lovely!
thanks for the good words Wendy, it’s another Love Letter to the Moon & Toad Moon with Ladder extending this month’s exploration of lichen variations
Oh Mo how wonderful……………i really love this……………
(((Martine))) honouring the moon
Yes, and the colors and materials and the feelings you put in it.
I’m thinking, fly me to the moon……………
Mo This piece if def one of my favorites so beautiful and the different use of papers, cloth stitch exquisite!! and esp to honor the full moon.
thanks Diane it’s a wild hair standing on end Full Moon day!
i wish to be on the ladder to the moon
(((Yvette)))!
ahhh, just LOVE your work Mo. The addition of the lichen is magic. ox
thanks Margaret, the lichen is dry but has stayed flexible and stitching it to the silk was much more forgiving to the fine tendrils than stitching to the parchment a few variations ago!
Mmmm…aside from loving the concept of a ladder to the moon, this version is absolutely delicate, gentle and oh so loving.
(((Michelle)))
Beautiful, stunning.
(((Debbie))) this was a lot of fun!
oh Mo!
dancing with the moon on the other side of the world!
toad moon! here we had a frog moon, toads were quiet. (no cane toads here!)
the best thing to do with cane toads here in Australia is take their skins and turn them into moons! they are an introduced pest moving further south by the year with global warming, we have lots of beautiful frogs even here in the middle of a city of 5 million souls!
Oh, so pretty & magical! I do love your ladders…
(((Hazel))) so do I!
Absolutely beautiful, Mo!
(((Carol)))
Wonderfully detailed as always, Mo! Love the concept as well. xxx
thanks for all the encouragement through the years Julie