Pleasant faces keep me company while I play with paper, cloth and trim in my studio. The ladies of a blue and white toile are scattered around the room, and I've found that others I've brought home mirror them in dress and pose.
I find it pleasing when one design element is echoed by another, and I seem to be drawn to the same images over and over.
A basket of fruit, a rake, a pretty dress--because of these gentlewomen it's always an idyllic summer afternoon.
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It's striking that these two young beauties have such similar features and wistful expressions. The one on the left is a postcard image and the other graced the cover of a vintage book called The Kingfisher's Egg, whose blue spine, rose border and ribboned portrait beckoned me.
Pleasant faces keep me company while I play with paper, cloth and trim in my studio. The ladies of a blue and white toile are scattered around the room, and I've found that others I've brought home mirror them in dress and pose.
I find it pleasing when one design element is echoed by another, and I seem to be drawn to the same images over and over.
A basket of fruit, a rake, a pretty dress--because of these gentlewomen it's always an idyllic summer afternoon.
.
It's striking that these two young beauties have such similar features and wistful expressions. The one on the left is a postcard image and the other graced the cover of a vintage book called The Kingfisher's Egg, whose blue spine, rose border and ribboned portrait beckoned me.
3 comments:
I love how you paired these up. So pretty! You have a great eye for detail.
How very creative! Love the post about your "ladies" -- I'm quite partial to the bottom left image with the vibrant blue. Thanks so much for sharing. I hope you can still join us this weekend for Share your Studio Saturdays. I look forward to seeing more of your crafty space :)
XO,
Rosalyn-Sue
Beautiful pictures! It is interesting how some of the same motifs and details show up again and again if youd take the time to look.
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