Ida Lupino (Spider Chrysanthemums) - SOLD mums A vibrant burnt orange tiger

A vibrant burnt orange tiger lily in glowing transparent beads

The original beads are a neutral cream so all color is hand-painted with alcohol inks

Upright formal umbrella-style bonsai tree with exposed roots clinging on to dark river pebbles and permanently fixed in a round blue-brown glazed traditional bonsai pot

Hematite-colored non-tarnishing 24-gauge copper-core wire

The colors are based on still-life floral painting by the Dutch masters with reach ivories

Ida Lupino (Spider Chrysanthemums) - SOLD mums A vibrant burnt orange tigerThis is a larger arrangement of spider chrysanthemums flowers and buds modeled after Japanese silk watercolors. Each mum is comprised of four different shimmering glass seed beads. There are shades of mauve, pink, seafoam green, garnet, gold, cream, lavender This is a 360 degree arrangement that changes with a turn. Under the flowers are detailed leaves of frosted deep green glass beads. The arrangement is set in dark river pebbles and permanently set