Snowy Woods - Winter Reliquary Dome

 

This snowy woodsy scene was inspired by Robert Frost's poem "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening." I taught it for many years in my classroom and even since then on occasions when I am caught in a quiet, tranquil moment alone, or when I have miles to go before I sleep. 

Here is the video tutorial for this snowy dome.

 Here is the poem that inspired this piece:

Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening

BY ROBERT FROST

Whose woods these are I think I know.   

His house is in the village though;   

He will not see me stopping here   

To watch his woods fill up with snow.   

My little horse must think it queer   

To stop without a farmhouse near   

Between the woods and frozen lake   

The darkest evening of the year.   

He gives his harness bells a shake   

To ask if there is some mistake.   

The only other sound’s the sweep   

Of easy wind and downy flake.   

The woods are lovely, dark and deep,   

But I have promises to keep,   

And miles to go before I sleep,   

And miles to go before I sleep.

I painted the Salvaged Deer with Distress Paint - the antlers are Brushed Corduroy and Pumice Stone and the body is Vintage Photo and Pumice Stone. The chest is Picket Fence and the hooves are Black Soot and Pumice Stone.

The trees were sprayed with Bundled Sage Distress Stain, and then there were three additional steps. I added a tiny bit of Picket Fence Distress Paint to the tips of the needles, then dried it. Next I added some Snowfall Grit Paste. Lastly I added a bit of Distress Collage Medium and some Distress Mica Flakes.

To the Pinecones I added some Picket Fence Distress Paint and then some Snowfall Grit Paste.

 The final touch was to add some of the twigs from the broom found in the Graveyard pack from the Halloween Idea-ology.

 

As far as the dome goes, I trimmed the top corners of a snowy transparency from the Christmas Baseboards pack and attached it with score tape.  Then I cut a 1/2" piece of the worn plaid paper from the Christmas Backdrops. The Christmas Greetings board was from the layers pack, and the snowflake was from the Christmas Figure Stands.

 Thank you so much for stopping by and I want to wish you a very happy holiday making season!

Tami

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