Saturday, August 23, 2014

Quilled Banyan tree For St Kevin's School


        Class of 1984 from St Kevin's school are having a reunion today , I was requested to make a gift for their beloved school. The banyan tree was chosen as it fitted with their idea of expressing what each letter of the school stood for them.
        I had secretly wished I will not have to repeat quilling a banyan tree as my first tree turned out perfect and I was afraid my next attempts might fall short. This tree is at least three times as big as my earlier tree and in one place it has three layers of beehives. I used four colours of hand cut heavier paper for the trunk , I also cut them in slightly different widths to give the trunk a more natural texture.
       The letters were the most challenging , I printed them out and got the impression of the letters on the paper and quilled over them. The back ground is white metallic paper, I did not measure the exact size of the work, it is considerably more than A4 size.
     
Thanks for stopping by, have a great day.
     
    

16 comments:

Suman Pandit said...

You have recreated the same magic Suganthi :)

Eliza Art said...

So beautiful, best regards

padma said...

awesome and excellent detailing ..hats off mam ...

Paper Zen said...

Isn't it funny to fear we won't be able to make it just as good as the first time? I think you've conquered it Suganthi! Magical! Love all the layered leaves and the outlined birds. I wish I could see your layered bark from the side - it must look amazing in person!

Angel said...

Fantastic !

Anuprem said...

is really amazing...super

Aliselle said...

Que c'est beau!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Tu as vraiment des doigts de fée!...
Amitiés de France

Radhika said...

Its Amazing as always Suganthi :)

ileana-carmen said...

What a beautiful project!

Vidya said...

It's beautiful Suganthi. ...

Pily Nuñez said...

Excellent outcome!!! Congrats!!!
Greetings from a Chilean Quiller
http://creaquilling.blogspot.com/

Ann Martin said...

Suganthi, this is simply remarkable! I can only imagine how pleased the school is with your work. Love the denseness of the leaves and trunk - well-worth the many hours you spent on it.

Nati said...

Suganthi, very beautiful!!!

Anu Yalo said...

beautiful..well done

CREATIVE KHADIJA said...

lovely!

Private said...

Sorry to say this. But i.made a copy of this tree and i gifted to aunt at her retirement from service. She loved it. Thank you for this wonderful idea.