My last and favourite product boards

Strange to think it was only a week ago that I was still trying to tie up loose ends! These are my last two boards featuring a bird in a branch image.

They are my favourites....because they are pretty.... and fit my home and me perfectly!!!

I had wanted to do a 'bird in a branch' design, as it is something that has been associated with the Orient since time immemorial-with wallpaper designs for big country houses and recently Fromantal being awarded a prize for its modern twist on the theme.

I used colours I love- old shades of blue mixed with gold.  I have goldwork sleeve bands in this colourway on my walls at home and a modern/old style chair, as you can see in the photo (haven't got a Pekinese... but ...Dog Tust adoptee ,Toby, looks very like a chinese fu/luckydog, when he is sitting beautifully!!)

As I said, in a previous post, I used my Bonsai drawing again for this design and placed a bird on the image. This was put into a larger scale repeat than Chinoiseri Madam Butterfly. I just loved the way the image coloured blue (like willow pattern designs) looked on vaarious papers.  I also loved gilding it with gold foil and the way it looked when cut out with a scalpel and placed on a subtle gold paper. There is also something rather Victorian ( like me) about the last gold design , reminding me of the Aesthetic Movement (initiated by Rossetti, one of my Art hero's) and the Peacock Room, designed by Whistler. Wonder whether anyone would agree??!!