...Last night
while we were peacefully sleeping
something wonderful & magical was happening...
a whole new lifecycle sprang to life in the darkness ~
~ The Cicada ~ click
most that know me
understand that I love all creatures big & small
...(well occasionaly I dislike spiders)
and know that I am not squeemish or afraid of bugs...
(unlike some of my gal pals who shall remain nameless, Joan.)
(unlike some of my gal pals who shall remain nameless, Joan.)
I find beauty in them...
their wings, eyes, legs and shapes of their tiny bodies.
their wings, eyes, legs and shapes of their tiny bodies.
...and of course,
in their spectacular colors!
oh, Hello!
I tell folks
that I could easily become an
Entomologist ~ click
when I grow up...
(I may 'mature'...but i will never 'grow-up')
some of you reading this might be saying to yourselves that I am a nut ~
BINGO!
but
how can you not at least appreciate the delicate,
albeit creepy-to-some,
masterpiece
such as this?
as a Folk Artist,
I am always drawn to color, design & shape
especially for me, in Nature ~
I am inspired by texture and detail...
~ look at the color of his (her?) eyes ~ that perfect orange-y red...
and his body ~ black with yellow stripes.
and those wings!
chartruese & irridescent.
how could any Hallowe'en Lover
not be drawn to this for inspiration?
:)
yes, I may be a bit daft,
some have even said I've gone 'round the bend...
but that's ok.
I'm happy here with my little friends
...and am blessed that they visit me every decade-or-so.
that's it for the lesson today folks! :)
hope i haven't creeped too many of you out!
Now I am off to paint some more ~ on even tinier canvasas....
hoping to make some wearable folk art for your amusement!
hoping to make some wearable folk art for your amusement!
and
I will use the colors from these bug-folk as inspiration.
Lori from
Notforgotten Farm
