I wanted to find a way to present them so that they looked like they were in a watery environment, so spread a sheet of blue cellophane over a piece of white cardstock and arranged the Hoya bella so that its tendrils hung down behind the subjects. The setting looked exactly like a houseplant behind a couple of wooden fish, not at all what I wanted. Then it occurred to me to put the cellophane OVER the plant which created a more "watery" look. A little sand for a sea floor, and my little carp were swimming happily along as fish out of water.
365Caws is now in its 14th year of publication, and was originally intended to end after 365 days. It has sometimes been difficult for me to find new material, particularly during the winter months, but now as I enter my own twilight years, I cannot guarantee that I will be able to provide daily posts. It is my hope that along the way I may have inspired someone to a greater curiosity about the natural world. If so, I can rest, content in the knowledge that my work here has been done.
Sunday, January 27, 2013
Fish Out Of Water
I wanted to find a way to present them so that they looked like they were in a watery environment, so spread a sheet of blue cellophane over a piece of white cardstock and arranged the Hoya bella so that its tendrils hung down behind the subjects. The setting looked exactly like a houseplant behind a couple of wooden fish, not at all what I wanted. Then it occurred to me to put the cellophane OVER the plant which created a more "watery" look. A little sand for a sea floor, and my little carp were swimming happily along as fish out of water.
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