21/05/2026
An antique bottle in morning light,
Waiting for its second life.
Tea-stained tea bags, stamped with blue,
Flowers and blooms in amber hue.
My antique sketchbook (the bottle) never fails me! 😀
I’ve been practicing my burnishing technique to allow for real botanicals to be embedded in wax.
I’ve started with the beautiful forget-me-knot. My hands are turning the ephemeral into something that lasts and can be remembered. I have a number of antique bottles, that I want to transform into something extra special. 🥰
Capturing the finer details of botanicals too on my first and ever favourite painting canvas; my recycled tea bags. I still have hundreds from times past. I’m not just decorating them, I’m giving them new stories, sealing them in wax, and only to be unveiled when there is a need to do so. Tiny treasures that hold motivational quotes and poems……
So you can:
Break the seal,
Break the doubt.
What you seek
Is seeking out.
This wax will crack.
The flame burns low.
Yet still, your fire,
Will always grow.
Wishing you all a wonderful bank holiday weekend my friends 🥰.
I will be The Suffolks Cheltenham May Fair on Sunday 24th if you are able to pop along and say ‘hello’ - Luv P###
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