Toadstools, Frogs, Bees, and Sugar Glider

The final chapters of the The Magic of the Forest book, titled Native Toadstools. Also included are the patterns for the Golden Bell Frog, Honey Bees, and the Sugar Glider. Green Toadstools (Cortimarius sp.), are embroidered here nestling amongst leaft litter together with the tiny little Veined Helmet Orchid (Corybas diemenicus), and Winter-Flowering Mosquito Orchid (Cyrtostylis robusta). (98W x 92H) Purple Toadstools (Russula mariae) are embroidered here with Ivy-leafed Violets (Viola hederaceae). The Ivy-leafed Violet is a creeping perennial herb that forms large carpets of round green leaves and flowers profusely in damp, sheltered sites in forest and woodland. It is grown widely as a garden plant. (87W x 83H) The Golden Bell Frog (Litoria raniformis), is a large muscular frog varying in colour from light green to brown with golden or yellowish-brown markings. It lives amongst the vegetation in rivers, lakes and marshes and is found in Southern and South-Eastern Australia. (100W x 40H) Honey Bees: The painting here shows bees looking for pollen around the Box Mistletoe, Amyena miquelii, and blossom of the River Red Gum, Eucalyptus camaldulensis. (45W x 30H) Sugar Glider (Petaurus breviceps): This tiny possum with its large bright eyes and thick soft fur, is one of the most beautiful of the possum family. By extending the front and back limbs the loose skin along the sides spreads out to form a flying membrane, and they glide about at night in the tree tops. The furry tail acts as a rudder. Tree cavities and follow limbs provide shelter for their nests. The Sugar Glider is embroidered here on a flowering branch of Lace Bark Tree (Brachychiton discolour). (136W x 86H)