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This is 'Dixie'

My pet wild frog of 3 1/2 years.

Each year she would come out of 

hibernation from behind our pond

in our back yard. She was tame 

enough for me to pick her up and set her

in my lap. She loved our dog 

Oliver Howard. She would jump down from the

side of the pond to greet him when he'd come by

the pond, he would lay down in front of her

and look at her, and she would sit and make

noises at him. Every year they would spend

Springs and Summers doing this, seeming

to trust each other.

So I took this picture of Dixie and wanted 

to make something showcasing her.

Next I took a photograph of a mural

I painted years ago in our hallway.

I then used this as a background

for my project.

I layered the photos, hand cut the picture,

coloured the picture and added lazier cut

butterfly wings. I put them into a

second hand recycled metal frame, then

took Vintage Typewriter Keys and put them

into bezels, and glued them to the frame.

'Be You' 

is actually a picture of me, (age 5), at Trafalgar Square 

in London, England, I was actually feeding pigeons:)

But in this version, I'm feeding Dixie:)

I enjoyed the process of using my photographs, and 

my mural painting, with layering the images, 

hand colouring, and adding vintage goodies.

Enjoy!