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Permission to reproduce these two photographs and accompanying text excerpts from The Art of Annemeike Mein: Wildlife Artist in Textiles has been granted by:

Penguin Books Australia Ltd.
250 Camberwell Rd
CAMBERWELL VIC 3124
Australia

These two illustrations are from Freedom, a high-relief wall sculpture done in 3 panels, with relief sections extending beyond the frame and featuring a detachable moth.

Butterflies from a wall sculpture by Annemieke Mein





"BUTTERFLIES:  About forty butterflies (and two moths) covering 25 different Australian species have been depicted in varying degrees of detail. I used artistic license to tone up or tone down the butterflies' colors to specifically suit the overall design and flow of the flight:  a hot orange butterfly might become a shade of tan, for example. I wanted the butterflies to complement each other rather than to highlight individuals." ...Annemieke Mein







Australian Clematis from a wall sculpture by Annemieke Mein





"FLOWERS:  Specimens of Australian clematis (Clematis artistata) were collected at Golden Beach near Sale. They had a delicate, unobtrusive quality that suited the central panel. The petals and leaves were made to sit in semi-relief, with plied cotton and French knots used for their stamens. Several leaves hang free over the frame to break up the dominant bottom frame-line." ...Annemieke Mein









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