The hand cut trees and thistles add a new layer of interest to some pieces that have been laying dormant for months. Sometimes all an image needs is one more element for it to feel complete. I love keeping my work simple. I love seeing the space around forms. I relate this to allowing each element to 'breathe'.
Detail, cut thistle.
An old in-complete piece named 'Luna' now feels finished with the addition of a hand cut tree. I initially intended the background to read as a galactic space. The black and white spheres on the right push and pull creating depth and perhaps the illusion that the spheres or planets are moving through space.
Detail, cut thistle.