White Plants of Ecuador as Inspiration
Eight years ago we went to Ecuador and, of course, I took hundreds of pictures. A few of those pictures were taken in a place where there was a Reptile House and lots of flora. In a small area of the garden was a plot of the most interesting white succulent plants. They reminded me of the green agave in Arizona but the ones in Ecuador were white. It felt like I was seeing a black and white photograph. White Plants of Ecuador - real color! A few months ago, the Prescott Art Market decided to have a quarterly art competition and anyone that had their work in the market could enter. A 20 x 20 canvas with black edges done in colors of the season was the requirement. I did not participate in the autumn competition but decided for the winter competition that I wanted to do something with polymer clay using the white plants of Ecuador as inspiration. What I had in mind was a 3 dimensional painting made of polymer and everythi...