This is a freshly gilded section of a consol, and a freshly gilded ladybird! It flew onto the consol when the gold was still wet and got covered in speckles of gold leaf. I really wish I'd had a decent camera with me because it looked incredible. When it flew off (leaving the tiniest ladybird footprints all along the leaf) it sparkled in the light.Tuesday 18 January 2011
New Species Found: A Gold Spotted Ladybird
This is a freshly gilded section of a consol, and a freshly gilded ladybird! It flew onto the consol when the gold was still wet and got covered in speckles of gold leaf. I really wish I'd had a decent camera with me because it looked incredible. When it flew off (leaving the tiniest ladybird footprints all along the leaf) it sparkled in the light.