#2 in the Book Inscription series. This inscription was in a 1932 Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin. I thought it an odd book for this inscription and felt it warranted an image from an earlier time period; an image that had a bit of gravity and seriousness. Certainly a frivolous person wouldn’t want to be remembered by this particular book! I would love to know the story behind this choice.
I have started a new digital series inspired by book inscriptions found in my vintage book collection. This first one was inspired by an inscription found in an 1894 copy of Washington Irving’s Sketchbook. I went with a later image (found on Pinterest) for this collage. I have also been inspired by some great digital graphics kits by GT Designs.
Inspired by Week #11’s lesson in Let’s Face It 2017. Thanks to Kara Strachan Bullock for a fun lesson!
Time to use a quote from Jane Austen for a Daily Graces piece. I also happen to agree with this particular quote!
Changed it up this post with an encaustic piece I finished yesterday. The image of the oak tree was taken on a walk in the Fountaingrove neighborhood of Santa Rosa. The foundation is Encausticboard; water soluble oil paint and pan pastels added the color. I love the serendipity of doing encaustic painting; you never know just what the wax will do and I love all of the nooks and crannies that you can then fill in with color.
Created a hand painted collage for lesson 39 in Lifebook 2015 and then brought it into Photoshop and tweaked it a bit and added a stroke and a border. Double the fun!
Got a chance to work with the lesson from Andrea on my Inner Warrior Princess. I love the sea and find that its soothing rhythms tame my sometimes “fiery” personality. Perseverance necessary.
I created this piece with inspiration from Finnabair’s lesson on Life Book 2014. As the piece developed it reminded me of those women who have lost their hair to cancer and wear scarves and other headgear. I want each of them to remember they are beautiful.
Just had to have another go at a Fractured Angel. Art is such a balm in the midst of daily strife.
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