BURGEON Woven Pillows

This 17″ x 18″ decorative, woven pillow is crafted to bring comfort and elegance to any living space. The yarns are a woven blend of 58% cotton and 42% polyester for a cozy feel. With the double-sided design and tapestry fabric, the pillow is both versatile and stylish, perfect for that pop of color. Each pillow is filled with high-quality poly fill and securely sewn closed. The finer yarn count and tight weaving of the threads beautifully captures the most intricate designs.

ABOUT THE PAINTING:

BURGEON: Acrylic on canvas, diameter 16 IN.

When I think of burgeon, I think of blooming and wild spring days ready to pop with flowers, like fireworks shooting across rolling meadows and waves of hills. Classically, burgeon just means to begin to grow or increase rapidly.

This piece was meant to represent all those flowers of Spring in one, big blossom. I wanted it to emulate the new beginning I was starting at the time. I was full of hope and dreams, ready to feel my bloom again. For those reasons, I approached this round canvas with a bit of ritual. I wanted every color of the rainbow to be in its foundation, like one would view every opportunity when one starts on a new journey. So, that’s what I did. I painted the entire piece in one color then slowly, meticulously cut in towards the center. For each color, I’d mask out a couple strips of thin tape, then the entire canvas would be covered in a new color again and again a couple more niches would be taped off over that already laid. Soft angles began to form the as I continued towards the middle. This not only gave an interesting physical texture to it, like delicate petals, it also gave the piece more depth and movement with the fractured highlights and lowlights of the underpainting swirling around… still look at this piece, thinking I see it breathing because it’s just so vibrant and was a joy to create.