poinciana pod

Queensland, Australia

610 x 305
Painting on textured canvas, stitching,
beading, assemblage;
canvas, poinciana pod and seeds,
metal and glass beads, silver thread,
acrylic paints

I love the huge Poinciana pods with their cozy seed beds. In India children shake them to make music; we also created mobiles with them and hung them in the forest. This is a small one from Hervey Bay on the Coral Sea.

©miriam louisa simons