This piece finally completes my bunny series. Ok ok. I admit it, I’m cheating. Today I finished “Summer Bunny” and as it is Summer (in my picture, though with this winter, it’s truly hard to say…), the temperature must be up in the ’80s.
The tree in this image has become a “Rag-Tree” or a “Clootie Tree” as they call it in Scotland. In most cases, the tree would be near a holy well like the tree above the Chalice Well in Glastonbury. If there is a holy well on this hill, I believe we (the viewer) must be standing in it!
Wikipedia: Clootie WellDoChara: Ireland – Rag Trees
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I haven’t done anything this complex in a while. I wanted to do a period (colonial America) piece that was still fun and not stodgy. I also learned a few things doing this piece. Those beehive baskets are called skeps. And the little greenhouse things are called cold frames. You can also buy both on the internet! I think if I was going to do this piece for better accuracy, the skeps should be in the shade.
Happy 2007 everyone!
I’m still working on finding free time, but it’s a new year’s resolution…