Shrinky Dinks: Cattleya M'Lisse Green (2022)
by the Staff of the Poison Pie Publishing House

The staff of the Poison Pie Publishing House is rendering various images as shrinky dinks. This exhibit features Cattleya M'Lisse Green, a breed of orchid. These particular examples are grown by Kay McGucken of Temple Terrace. Kay also took the photographs of the orchids, which were translated into shrinky dink form. The coloring of the orchids was performed by four members of the staff of the Poison Pie Publishing House, one of whom chose to exercise a little greater artistic liberty than did the other three.

 

  • title: Cattleya M'Lisse Green I
  • orchids and photography: Kay McGucken
  • shrinky dink rendering: Ruth Keffer

 

  • title: Cattleya M'Lisse Green II
  • orchids and photography: Kay McGucken
  • shrinky dink rendering: Lynn Keffer

 

  • title: Cattleya M'Lisse Green III
  • orchids and photography: Kay McGucken
  • shrinky dink rendering: David Keffer

 

  • title: Cattleya M'Lisse Green IV
  • orchids and photography: Kay McGucken
  • shrinky dink rendering: Joseph Keffer

 

  • title: Cattleya M'Lisse Green V
  • orchids and photography: Kay McGucken
  • shrinky dink rendering: Lynn Keffer

 

  • title: Cattleya M'Lisse Green VI
  • orchids and photography: Kay McGucken
  • shrinky dink rendering: Ruth Keffer

 

  • title: Cattleya M'Lisse Green VII
  • orchids and photography: Kay McGucken
  • shrinky dink rendering: David Keffer

 

  • title: Cattleya M'Lisse Green VIII
  • orchids and photography: Kay McGucken
  • shrinky dink rendering: Joseph Keffer

 

  • title: Elizabeth McGucken
  • shrinky dink rendering: David Keffer
  • note: Cattleya M'Lisse Green were the favorite orchids of Liz McGucken. Some of the original plants and their descendants continue to be cultivated by her daughter, Kay McGucken.

 

  • title: Thomas Eugene McGucken
  • shrinky dink rendering: David Keffer
  • note: Gene McGucken was another favorite of Liz McGucken.

 

As is our habit, we strung the pieces into a mobile and hung them up in the front porch of the Poison Pie Publishing House before we pack them up to give away.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

more shrinky dink galleries