I wanted to start a collection natural matter to illustrate from for my overlays on my cards. I found an array of different plants and flowers including acorns, succulents, blue bells and even a birds nest which was made of small twigs and coloured string (which is really quite sad). As well as photographing these objects singularly, I also shot them together in a less intense and confrontational way- but in Maisie Cousins style that accentuates texture, quality and grain. I also went ahead and did some scanography with some wilting flowers- as I have been considering mixing photography and illustration in the final cards. Even if I did not go ahead with with is concept- the scans would make it easier to illustrate from as all of their details have been made more noticeable with this photography style.
