Connie Bransilver's love affair with Florida's wild native orchids spans more than two decades. Now, through the Guardians of the Everglades multi-media experience, she will bring her love and concern for the future of these endangered orchids to the public through ten diaphanous silk banners, each 8 x 4 feet, suspended from
the ceiling, swaying gently in the breeze to highlight their ephemeral nature.

A healthy Everglades ecosystem supports numerous species of subtropical epiphytic and terrestrial orchids which can disappear forever with the shock of extreme cold or drought, or if humans drain the Everglades to make room for farms and houses.

These banners are on display at her studio and through the Naples Orchid Society monthly events as well as the NOS Sale October 15, 2011 and the NOS Orchid Show March 16, 17, 18, 2012 as well as the Philharmonic Artists’ Studio Tour, March 5, 2012. The first Guardians exhibit at the Museum of Florida, Avon Park, FL, in December 2011, will debut the banners in conjunction with oil portraits of the Guardians, and thereafter, the banners will travel with the Guardians of the Everglades Exhibition. www.GuardiansoftheEverglades.com

These amazing silk Orchid banners are $1,200.00 for 8’ x 4’ banners, or contact Connie for terms on three or more. Other sizes may be available. Please contact Connie@conniebransilver.com

Please click on the images below to see the silk banners in a light box slideshow.