Flower Petals and Butterfly Wings

Flower Petals and Butterfly Wings

A few more additions to the Etsy site tonight – still in the resin zone! Last summer we found a monarch butterfly in the grass that had been eaten by a bird. The bird left the wings behind. I know it sounds kinda gross, but I folded the wings into some paper and slipped them into my wallet, knowing I would do something with them later.

butterfly jewellery ©Shireen Nadir 2012

butterfly jewellery ©Shireen Nadir 2012

 

I would never hurt a living thing to make art – so I couldn’t pass up the chance to get my hands on perfect monarch wings! I also put in a few floral pieces based on some tulips I preserved last spring. I had taken the summer off working with resin… clearly I missed it!

flower jewellery ©Shireen Nadir 2012

flower jewellery ©Shireen Nadir 2012flower jewellery ©Shireen Nadir 2012