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hippywife

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Sat Feb 5, 2022, 12:08 PM Feb 2022

Getting ready to work with this rare and exceptional piece. [View all]

She's an antique Art Nouveau poppy maiden. Have been going back and forth for days, torn between which color to use. I mean, poppies are red, right? But she's so stunningly beautiful with these aquas. So after a lot of thought, I've decided to go with the aquas. The thing that made my decision is that poppies don't have vines, yet the original artist who conceived this piece chose to incorporate ancathus into their design. I'm allowing myself the same artistic license to go with my gut and what feels right.

Unless someone talks me out of it.








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K&R for visibility. I hope you will show us the finished piece! tblue37 Feb 2022 #1
Thanks so much, tblue37! hippywife Feb 2022 #3
Poppies can also be... 2naSalit Feb 2022 #2
Thanks for the ideas, 2naSalit. hippywife Feb 2022 #4
At the color selection stage... 2naSalit Feb 2022 #5
I have quite a bit, but... hippywife Feb 2022 #6
Don't feel bad... 2naSalit Feb 2022 #8
Surely you are not talking about changing the patina? randr Feb 2022 #7
Oh, heavens no, randr! hippywife Feb 2022 #9
Whew, the mere thought scared me randr Feb 2022 #11
No need to fear. hippywife Feb 2022 #13
I vote aqua. Scrivener7 Feb 2022 #10
Thanks, Scrivener7! hippywife Feb 2022 #12
Well, with copper and green or blues you can never go wrong. Reds not so much. ratchiweenie Feb 2022 #14
True. blm Feb 2022 #15
And that would be an amazing color, too. hippywife Feb 2022 #19
Thanks, ratchiweenie. hippywife Feb 2022 #17
Looks like a mermaid? Bayard Feb 2022 #16
It does look like a mermaid at first glance. hippywife Feb 2022 #18
Okay, final decision. hippywife Feb 2022 #20
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