Dream by Jannet

If I did dream and I never do, I think I would dream of being floated up and away in my wheelchair by a cascade of butterflies. Wouldn’t such freedom be wonderful ! I decided to portray this imaginary dream onto a mixed media board to hang on the wall. 

After applying 2 coats of white gesso onto my mixed media board, I began mixing water, washing up liquid, and acrylic paint in a bowl. Using a straw I blew into the bowl creating a mass of colourful bubbles which overflowed the top of the bowl. I scooped them onto my board, and let them pop naturally. You could also lay your board onto the bubbles, but the scooping method worked best for me.I made up a separate mixture for each different colour.  

I sketched a lady in a wheelchair, and after giving her some colour I fussy cut her.

The cascade of butterflies came to life with some simple water colour paints, and a white pen. My design was simply, but you could make them as detailed as you like.

I glued the butterflies in place and attached each one to a fibre which flows down to the young woman's hands. I sprinkled a few tiny stars amongst the butterflies for her to make her wishes upon.

Thank you for visiting, and may all your dreams come true xx

Calico Craft Parts used

• Mixed Media Board
• Mini Butterflies