One might wonder if I am simply bad at math or if something sinister is afoot…I would have to say the latter.

Consider it more a lesson learned in what the sinister effects of leaving a window open with art on the table might be when the sprinkler is set on a timer and you are up on top of some mountain picking Huckleberries and well, here’s the lesson…

I had been working on the above and the below, two separate pieces, one of 5 tiles and the other of 3. One was for Lisa the other for my mother. Essentially the same concept, letters on canvas squares to spell out Vixen, my nickname for Lisa and of course, Mom.

I was most of the way finished, with the one’s for Lisa, they were made up of Black Hollyhock and the yellow from the Black Lily anther, a coat or two of this makes the most vibrant yellow I have been able to find thus far, plus it’s dry powdery consistency makes it blend with other colors better than moist colors.

The first picture above shows what happened to most of the pieces. I had to essentially wash the canvas off and start over at that point and it was towards the end of the Black Lilies life, by the time I went to pluck their anthers to redo the yellow…well, I was too late, and thus, project #4 is unfinished until either next year or until I find something else to use in its place.

Here is a picture of the mostly reworked E as well as a spot that got hit by it being in the kitchen…

The moral:

Most important, probably best not to store your artwork in the kitchen…but we live in a small house…so I’ll continue to live dangerously for now.

Second, don’t get an unfinished piece of Scrye work wet, not even a little. Water will instantly damage the integrity and in some cases completely wash away your work. It might add some interesting effects, but unless you are wanting to explore that as an option, keep your work safe until it is completed and you get a chance to coat it.