Sunflowers are gorgeous in the summer time. So vibrant and strong in their stance. However, winter sunflowers are quiet, dark and bent. They have lived their lives and are now left to feed wildlife during the cold winter days before the seeds they drop begin anew in spring. I photographed this one in a field nearby. It is the subject of "Winter Sunflower".
I sketched it out on tissue paper the size that I wanted it to be.
Construction begins with quilting the background. Then the stem and the pod are added.
More leaves are added. It begins to take shape. More will be coming I hope you will take this journey with me once again.
