Betrouwbaar Stumpwork Butterflies & Moths – Jane Nicholas

“This specimen box contains eighteen specimens – ten moths and eight butterflies- from the order Lepidoptera. Jane’s aim was to produce a specimen box of ‘Jewels, with complete disregard for size and proportion: to selected moth and butterfly specimens for interest and colour-not the most familiar and to use a wide assortment of materials to interpret these insects. This brief provided Jane with the opportunity to employ a variety of techniques to work the detached wings, from surface embroidery in lustrous…