Azaleas and the Ice Storm

South Jersey took a beating earlier this week... 

with what ended up being a significant ice storm for us.

Our poor azalea bushes... were all encrusted in ice for several days.

The ice has (for the most part) since thawed, 

our power is restored and... all is well!

The Reliquary... Revealed!

The drawer has been primed, and then layered with hand-torn 

strips of paper toweling; applied with paper maché paste.

A coat of Gesso too!  My plan is to add some text over the

box and perhaps some images as well.

The chrysalis will eventually hang from the natural branch 

by a rusty wire "cage" which is shaped to its contours.

My little "butterfly boy" still need a body form to insert

in the chrysalis... and an arm and hand holding onto

the torn open side (of what has been his home)!

Thanks for stopping by... Daryle