Looking back I seem to be posting about every two weeks where once I managed more or less weekly - its not that this blog isn't important to me, but this year hasn't been the greatest health-wise. Or maybe its just that I am now adding the normal aches and pains of ageing on top of my other problems. Whatever, it has slowed me down some ....
I made this page when I felt kind of overwhelmed recently - developed a painful shoulder problem which made life rather difficult, and there were a couple of things on my mind as well, all of which contributed to my feeling somewhat "got at"! I found this gorgeous picture of an antique angel - I love these images, especially the pre-raphaelite ones, even gravestone angels - which began the train of thought about wishing my Guardian Angel would come around here and see off some of the problems assailing me!
I'd made this bright background with no particular aim in mind - I just liked it. Anyway, if you look at art angels are very often shown robed in deep colours, so the ones in my head always look that way. Also they aren't girls - Gabriel, Michael, Raphael .... sorry, that's something I tend to go on about. Regular devotees of these pages will quick identify that the background is done with Neocolour crayons by Caran d'ache, absolutely my favourite media.
The writing followed easily from there - and as ever you can see how the lettering begins very simply and then I go back and fancy it up. The pink wings (and the gold ones I added to the angel) are German foil, a great product I used to use a lot in the days when I made ATCs all the time.
I think the drooping skeleton tree says everything about my state of mind at the time? Drooping would definitely cover it, but then the gold pen came out and jollied things up a bit, and I coloured the robe of the stone angel too (previous remarks apply).
I don't know if my angel turned up (and I definitely do believe in them and always have) but making the page engendered a more positive frame of mind, or maybe I just pulled myself together and stopped droooping. But sometimes you just have to - so I definitely reserve the right to droop occasionally, just not for too long and without inflicting it on anybody else.
3 comments:
I love angels - fabulous page and glad it helped you feel better!
Your darkly silhouetted skeleton tree reminds me of Hallowe'en; has a bit of a spooky look from here, so I am glad that the angel has put in an appearance - hopefully in real life as well as on the page :). Glad to know you are OK (even if it is of the -ish nature). I've been popping in and out to make sure me and Feedly hasn't missed any post. Thinking of you warmly and wishing I could do work which was half as lovely ...
A lovely page Rosie....I hope you're feeling better.
Big hug xx
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