The Garden Awakens

A mixed-media textile work that celebrates the cheerful beauty and abundance of a spring garden, where colorful tulips, daffodils, and other garden blooms rendered in silk ribbon rise in dimensional layers from a softly painted fabric background. Vibrant reds, yellows, pinks, and purples are balanced by rich green foliage, creating a lively tapestry of color and texture. The tall tulips provide a graceful rhythm across the composition, while clusters of smaller blossoms weave through the garden below, adding variety, depth, and visual interest. Subtle touches of paint and mixed-media detail enrich the flowers, foliage, and surrounding landscape with depth and tonal variation, resulting in a piece that feels joyful, inviting, and alive with the freshness of a garden awakening in spring.

Materials: Silk ribbon, cotton fabric, acrylic medium, and oil pastel
Dimensions: 6.5” w x 4.5” L