"SEC - S12W2: Creativity with tree leaves"

Let your imagination fly and surprise us!

I always say that when it comes to art, I stood last in line to receive this talent. I think I am going to surprise a few Steemians with this entry today, as I am forever invited to creativity contests but hardly ever participate.

So yes, my Steemian friends, here is my entry: a peacock from the tree leaves of our garden.

I want to start off by telling you how I realized this morning that the beauty of nature so often passes us by. When I took a walk in the garden to look for leaves I could use, I was so surprised with what I found.

We’ve got this big oak tree in our garden. We sit under its shade most Sundays when we have our braai (South African barbeque). In the eight months we’ve been staying here, not once have I walked closer to look at it. Well, this morning was the first time that I discovered its beauty.

^{The trees I used}

Materials used

🍃Old piece of wood from a cupboard
🍃Leaves
🍃Glue
🍃Scissor
🍃Black marker
🍃Correction fluid

The making process

The first thing I did was to use a place mat and draw a half circle on the wood. This allowed me to know where to place the first set of leaves to form the half circle for the outside feathers.

Next, I filled the circle and the white spaces with the leaves that were left. I then started placing the second set of leaves. Of importance was that I first moved the leaves around until I was happy with the placements before I glued them.

Once I had the second layer of leaves, it was time to add some color. I cut some purple leaves shorter and placed them. Next, I took the leaves that I found on the bark of the old oak tree and added them for color.

To add a bit of a softer side, I added little white and green leaves I found on the very first tree in the first image. What is interesting is that the new leaves are white, but with time, as they get older, they change to green.

I then shaped the body of the peacock.

Cut the beak from an old brown leaf, and draw lines on the leaf I used for the body of the peacock with correction fluid just to give it some depth.

I use seeds from a tree for the eyelashes and a black marker for the eyeballs.

All that was left was to glue the body of the peacock and to take the final photo.
And here it is… a proud peacock.

I invite: @solperez @pandora2010 @moyeon @jazminru

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