More pressedorchid

another combinationofthepressedorchid

Buds

Buds from summer past. Liked the star at middle

Layers

Felt layered with beads, paper, plastic and glass. My felt flower made into another flower! Just because.

columbine

Just like columbine flowers with their long spurs and many stamen, this one yellow.

4th of July

Sometimes a plant provides a mandala shape all on it's own - with no help from me. Skeleton of an allium blossom.

Bleeding Heart Flower

I picked the bleeding heart flower before the last frost got it and also took a picture. I like the way the branches cross at the edge and the interplay of the flower shapes in the middle.

Water Droplets

Water droplets always intrigue me. I have come close to having an upside down reflection in one, but not this time. The stair step opening on the stucco patios in Sedona made the diamond shapes in the middle of the mandala.

praying mantis

You really have to look closely to see the mantis as he became part of the design element of the Celtic cross. You have to look closely when they are in your garden as well - they are so still, they blend in with the foliage. He was a fun summer discovery!

corpse flower

Just because it was such a sensation here in Denver, I add my only picture of the corpse flower.  I did not stand in line for 5 hours to see it actually open - they had a web cam I could look at from my recliner at home.  I tried to make it into a mandala but it was to long and narrow.