We shall not cease from exploration
And the end of all our exploring
Will be to arrive where we started
And know the place for the first time.
"Little Gidding"
T S Eliot

Saturday 13 June 2015

Anisoptera in June ...

Dragonflies (order Odonata) are divided into two distinct sub-orders, the Zygoptera or Damselflies, and the Anisoptera or Dragonflies.

The current Craft Barn calendar challenge words are lavender and dragonfly.

I lightly brayered Fresco paint over the 10 x 8 card, and, using the same paint colours, did a little random circle stamping.

Then die-cut and embossed a couple of dragonflies from a piece of card I had pre-sprayed, followed by some gilding wax.


Dragonflies are such beautiful, ethereal creatures, I wrote a Haiku (Japanese poem).

Dragonfly wings beat
Providing summer's soft wind
with a helping hand

Happiness is the sun on my face.




9 comments:

  1. I had no idea and now I am wondering if my calendar page has dragonflies or damselflies on! Love the highlighted embossing on your dragonflies.

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    1. You chose well. Dragonflies keep their wings out, Damselflies fold them back!!

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  2. Lovely dragonflies and great lavender background too!

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  3. A really beautiful, delicate background x

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  4. A lovely background and beautiful dragonflies, I love it.
    xxx Hazel.

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  5. A pretty pair of dragonflies. I like the embossing on the wings.

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  6. Beautiful textured dragonflies.

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  7. What gorgeous embossing! And I love how you completed your background with the same colour stamping. Lovely :D

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  8. Great page, love your dragonflies! xx

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