I've been very busy these past few weeks, collecting lots of research for my new assignment 'Rustic Romance.' I've been taking lots of photographs of flowers, butterflies and foliage. Although I didn't realise how scared I am of butterflies!! Which I realised whilst visiting Butterfly World in Preston Park and also Sensational Butterflies outside the Natural History Museum in London. I love the patterns on these beautiful creatures, just don't enjoy being covered head to toe in them. Here is a photo from the National History Museum, looking very friendly with one of them...
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| Making friends with the butteryflutters. |
After looking at the butterflies, I don't want to use the shape of them that much in my designs. Just the patterns, whilst I was at the Natural History Museum I decided to have a look round and came across some lovely well preserved butterflies. Here are a couple...
