Estella Tse 3/24/25 Estella Tse 3/24/25

Burn-Out

Whoof! The last two weeks have been a rough go. I’ve been pushing hard with my entrepreneur ideas and likely burnt myself out pretty hard.

Some old habits are hard to break. The hustle fire was the attitude that fueled my successes, and it’s deeply engrained in me to feverishly work with tunnel-vision to achieve my goals.

Estella Tse 3/23/25 Estella Tse 3/23/25

botanical studies: actaea (cimicifuga) racemosa 'Brunette'

actaea (cimicifuga) racemosa 'Brunette'
bugbane

perennial • zones 4-9

Estella Tse 3/22/25 Estella Tse 3/22/25

botanical studies: disporum cantoniense 'night heron'

disporum cantoniense 'night heron'
chinese fairy bells

perennial • zones 6-9

Estella Tse 3/21/25 Estella Tse 3/21/25

botanical studies: pulmonaria

pulmonaria
lungwort

perennial • zones 3-8 • part to full shade

Estella Tse 3/18/25 Estella Tse 3/18/25

botanical studies: ligularia dentata

ligularia dentata
leopard plant

perennial • zones 4-8 • part to full shade

Estella Tse 3/17/25 Estella Tse 3/17/25

botanical studies: aruncus aethusifolius

aruncus aethusifolius
dwarf goat's beard

perennial • zones 4-8 • full to part-sun

Estella Tse 3/14/25 Estella Tse 3/14/25

Foggyhead

Another experiment with layered paper-cut paintings, scanned, and composited in AfterEffects - using position to change over time. I also learned how to play with framerate with this one.

Estella Tse 3/11/25 Estella Tse 3/11/25

Grounders, Spinners, Dreamers

Some folks are grounded - connected to the Earth. Others are spinning around in their own heads. And us dreamers are floating around into space LOL