I really think Autumn is my favourite season! I love the amazing array of colours that nature blesses us with as the weather changes from warmer days through to the chilly colder days to come. It is also the time when we celebrate Easter - a time that many families get together and enjoy a short break from the demands of work or school. In the 'two in a teacup' studio we traditionally create our much loved eggs covered in vintage maps and old book pages at this time but this year we have focused on creating a series of nests that incorporate seeds, moss, ferns and twigs from our family strolls over the Easter break. We are lucky to live in the foothills of beautiful Kunanyi/Mount Wellington and there are also many other walks close by in Hobart that showcase the splendid Autumn foliage from some of the introduced deciduous trees.
This nest includes lichen, bracken fern, dried sedum flowers and quail eggs as well as the lovely orange toned spent flowers of watsonia bulbs. We also like to collect the small beautifully shaped leaves of our Japanese maple trees to press and incorporate into nests.
Nature has so many treasures to inspire and to collect!
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