{"product_id":"celestial-mirror","title":"Celestial Mirror","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCelestial Mirror\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLittle Wild Things — Collection No. 1\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe first painting in my \u003ci\u003eLittle Wild Things\u003c\/i\u003e collection, \u003cb\u003eCelestial Mirror\u003c\/b\u003e is a small original built from layers of nature, colour and mark-making.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReal plants have been printed into the underlying layers of the painting, creating a sense of the wild garden beneath the surface. Acrylic, pencil and charcoal are then worked over and through these printed forms, allowing fragments of the original botanical impressions to remain visible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt the centre, a sunflower is painted in acrylic, reaching towards the light. I see the flower as a kind of celestial mirror, looking up towards the sun, as though reflecting something of heaven back to earth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe words \u003cb\u003e“Face to face — heavens \u0026amp; Earth”\u003c\/b\u003e have been added to the painting as a quiet line of prose, becoming part of the work rather than simply a description of it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCelestial Mirror\u003c\/i\u003e is the first of eight one-of-a-kind original paintings in my \u003ci\u003eLittle Wild Things\u003c\/i\u003e collection — each exploring the meeting point between the natural world, imagination and something a little more mysterious.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMixed media:\u003c\/b\u003e original botanical printing, acrylic, pencil and charcoal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaper:\u003c\/b\u003e 300gsm watercolour paper\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 5 × 7 inches\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition:\u003c\/b\u003e 1 of 1 — original artwork\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePresentation:\u003c\/b\u003e unmounted and unframed, supplied as is\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDetails:\u003c\/b\u003e titled, signed and dated on the reverse\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jules Smith Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57344708903236,"sku":null,"price":40.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0853\/5841\/2100\/files\/IMG_8225.jpg?v=1790687354","url":"https:\/\/julessmithart.co.uk\/products\/celestial-mirror","provider":"Jules Smith Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}