I made this piece out of leaves, by cutting shapes out of them with scissors. The Amazon is entirely made out of leaves, and so is the land that she stands on. But the rest is a mixture of soil and dead leaves.
I have read and agreed to the terms and conditions set in the August 2017 Challenge of the Month found at the website: https://jazzastudios.com/2017/07/31/cotm-2/
The work in progress photos are in the links below:
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