Afloat III P09042-P00002 These tulips are found aging

These tulips are found aging with grace

accented with gold-filled beads

its individual elements hand-formed in an open flame

Each leaf is hand formed by the artist and finished with exquisite detail in mind

the texture is laminated to a mirror to reflect the colors

Afloat III P09042-P00002 These tulips are found agingNancy Simonds adores rich colors, and the relationships between them; the thrill of potential in each new piece keeps her exploring in the studio. She creates abstract gouache paintings on paper, each piece a different arrangement of colored blocks, ovals, and arcs to suggest a feeling ofas Simonds puts it"ordered transcendence." Created on high quality, professional grade paper, this softly textured work ships rolled in a tube.