Handmade & painted textures

Thought I'd share a few original 

textures created by my family.

Feel free to download any of the images, 

or recreate them yourself.

A few months ago, my son inspired 

the creation of herbal tea 'watercolors'.
First is the original, then in sepia. 

Not long after, my 6 year old daughter used acrylics 

to make a beautiful design with the palms of her hands... 

I figured it was my turn to try something 
a little different.  I used a broccoli floret for a brush.  

My favorite parts are the swirls created 
by twisting the broccoli. 

Below is a digital combination of all the textures.

I used our textures in digital collages, 

combined with beautiful sunflowers.

Here are the results...

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Thanks for stopping by & have a great day!