Thursday 19 December 2013

She sang the faeries to her.

It hasn't been a terribly creative time lately, but I have managed two collages.  As always, I came up with a line of text inspired by each photograph and added it to the collage.  


"She sang the faeries to her, with a voice of nectar and thistles." 




When I came across this antique photo in London's Spitalfields Antiques market, I knew I had to use it in a collage.  It's the first I've used with an animal in it, and only the second with a man rather than a woman or girl.  

In both collages, I collected the flint pebbles from Brighton beach last month.  Also the mermaid's purse.  The shell is from a beach on a Danish island.  And the piece of sea pottery from the lovely etsy shop: North Sea Treasures.  

"They combed the shore together, looking for the water sprites they knew lived amongst the shells, pebbles of flint, and mermaids' purses."

8 comments:

  1. Your collages are beautiful Lynn,it's so interesting how you bring past and present together. Now..... a mermaid's purse....this is something to look out for!

    Happy festive season!
    Ruby

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    1. Thank you, Ruby!
      Wishing you a wonderful Yuletide!

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  2. Very neat. That dog must have been very special to be included in the photo. Antique photographs with animals are actually quite rare!

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    1. You're right, Grace, it's very unusual for an animal to have been photographed. They don't sit still for as long as it would have taken for the photograph to have been taken!

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  3. Hi Lynn, it's Kate from the now defunct Kit and Kaboodle (blogger won't let me access it any more for some reason) - anyway I just wanted to say how much I love the lines of text you come up with, somehow they bring each collage to life in their own unique way. Lovely stuff!

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    1. Hi Kate!
      I was wondering why your blog hadn't shown up on my feed for ages.
      Thank you for your kind words!
      Hope all is well with you. Wishing you a wonderful Yuletide!

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  4. I love both of these! Especially the man and dog because men are so often left out of dreaming and poetry. It is a good match! x

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    1. Thank you, Minerva! I was strangely drawn to that one, and you're right, men and animals are so often left out of such things. I hope to find more the next time I'm in London : )

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