new orleans

I randomly sketched out a crown the other day because there was one I saw in an ad that caught my eye.  I love when a small something becomes an entire painting.  That crown became this:

I love New Orleans...I've been twice and hope to one day visit again.  The smells, music, food (omg the food...especially Mother's for breakfast, yum!) and energy...it really is a world of its own. 

This piece encompasses some of that feeling of New Awlins....color, a magnolia flower, Louis Armstrong, sheet music, beads, metallic ink, dior....and a clipping of a Louisiana cookie recipe...to name a few.

measures 15" w x 6.5" h x 2" d  on burlap