This is the Japanese Maple in our backyard. It is turning the most stunning shades of oranges. I picked some of the most intensely colored leaves and took them up to the studio. I arranged them in rows on the fabric, spreading their little arms out perfectly...and smashed them to smithereens in the press.
They came out green.
I don't get it... where does all that beautiful orange color come from, and how do I get to it!
I put some more of the really orange ones on randomly, filling in the blank spots and ran it through the press again.
It is lovely because of the shapes of the leaves.
But, I wanted orange.
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