Making funky little collages on the covers of battered, falling apart antique books.
From My Book of Golden Thoughts:
"It is the Height of Art to conceal Art." from the Latin
What does it mean? And what a strange attribution...
Peonies require no explanation.
I'm glad you're feeling inspired and are staying busy. Thank you for your kind words about our three cats - not over the shock of losing them yet. Now that we're down to three cats, Jay has decided it's time that he had a dog, so we're going to a pet shelter in Colville, Washington (2 hours away) on Sunday to look at a Brittany spaniel. He's always wanted a Brittany. I always said, "No puppy because it will chew the Persian carpets," but this is four to six years old and was found lost in a forest. Wish us a good bonding experience.
ReplyDeleteKaren--I decided that if I get another dog, I would get an adult from a shelter. Hope the Brittany is a good match!
Deleteyour collages are great. put a smile on my face :)
ReplyDeleteThanks, Petra. I've always been a serious person, and starting the store seems to have been my bridge to letting myself have a little fun.
DeleteAbsolutely no idea what the saying meant but just to say I love old books, the feel and smell of them and knowing they have passed through so many hands before yours is a great feeling.Enjoy your weekend Jen, whatever you are doing.
ReplyDeleteAnne--I love old books too. And even though the covers were literally falling off of these I felt guilt about taking these apart. Still do actually...
DeleteLovely collages Jen.
ReplyDeleteGlad that you are busy busy....
Have a lovely weekend, enjoy and relax
x Fiona
ps my one peony still hasn't flowered yet!
Fiona--make sure you post a picture of the peony. They remind me of ball gowns in the days of crinolines and petticoats.
Deletethese are fabulous, jen. i love them. and what a good idea, to make old tattered covers more appealing...since i guess we always will judge a book by it's cover.
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad you like them! I know you're like me--always have to be creating something!
DeleteYour books have been renovated so charmingly. And yes, Confucianism is confusing, too!
ReplyDeleteRenovated is the perfect word--now I feel a little less guilty about using them. That saying does have a Confucian, or Zen-like quality. It seemed so strange, hidden among 19th century Western poetry.
DeleteI love your collages!!
ReplyDeleteThese collages are such a cool idea Jen! You are so creative!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Demie. I am having fun with it.
DeleteWhat a fantastic idea to make these collages! It would be such a pity if these pics were lost! Go on! Christa
ReplyDeleteThanks, Christa. I'm enjoying playing with words and pictures, and it's nice to give the old books new life.
DeleteI LOVE the little collages! Do you really get your water from a well?
ReplyDeleteShelley--It's not the kind of well you carry a bucket to! :)
DeleteIt was dug when the house was built and water from underground streams, aquifers(?), mysterious places, fill it up, and an electric pump brings it into the house. It's delicious.
Jen... your creations are wonderful! I have the poem by Emily Dickinson on a wooden board in my kitchen... I cut it from a magazine in the 1970s and varnished it on to the board. Not nearly has creative and colorful as yours!
ReplyDeleteSusan--that's so cool!. I love E.D.--I don't think anyone packed as much into as few words as she did!
DeleteWhat a great idea!
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