Thursday, February 24, 2011

Layer, Illustration Friday


"Man - despite his artistic pretensions, his sophistication, and his many accomplishments - owes his existence to a six inch layer of topsoil and the fact that it rains." ~Author Unknown

Much of the country would be grateful for a string of warm sunny days such as those we've enjoyed recently in southern California. Besides providing the obvious distractions, the sameness can get a little too predictable. A recent trip through the desert between cloudbursts, as the spring wildflowers awaken provided just enough visual stimulation to shake the mental cobwebs loose. B
eneath layers of sleeping brain cells which sometimes seem to occupy areas of space as vast and arid as the desert, small seeds of ideas wait to be unearthed, even sporadically and unexpected.

13 comments:

  1. Fabulous piece, Michele! From the billowy textured clouds to the spring wildflowers, there is so much to get lost in and enjoy. Wonderful words too - "small seeds of ideas wait to be unearthed"...excellent, Michele! And, you MUST find a millefeuille soon..I wish I could hit the send button and voila, there's one for you to enjoy right now. : )

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  2. Is this collage??? It is so beautiful. I really like this style. It's so wonderful.
    Great work indeed girly. It's great!

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  3. Nice work Michele! very in touch with expressive words! :D Well done! :D

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  4. They look like cloud bears to me, awakening from sleep ... this is very creative. Love the collage, the textures! :)

    I tried to leave a comment on last week's and I don't think it went through. Mister Rogers was wonderful :) thank you for your comment.

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  5. Great work, looks very dramatic with the dark rain clouds!

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  6. I really enjoy this take on "layers" Michele, you obviously used lots of your seeds of imagination! Keep nurturing them. Have a great weekend,
    Jane x

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  7. Thanks so much for stopping girly. Have a wonderful swarm free weekend! he he he he!
    V

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  8. wonderful work!!!!!!!! love these layers

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  9. This is spectacular!! And I must say, I LOVE Mr. Rogers' sweater! What a great concept, and such a sweet tribute. The actual sweater is in the Smithsonian-- as it should be!

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  10. Heisann!

    You have illustrated just what I experienced this week near the volcano Teide and the Tenerife / Canary island desert,the spring wildflowers awaken!
    More of this on my blog the coming days!
    I missed last week's IF. Hope to make it this week ;:OD)

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  11. Thanks to all who visited this past week- I appreciate that each of you took the time to share such interesting observations and encouraging feedback.
    Hope to see you here or at your blogs in the future! :o)

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  12. Thanks for visiting Michele! You rock!! Hope you're having a great week. I'm hoping to get to the IF word this week..ugh, running out of time. I'll pop back by later to see what you're up to again soon. Take care!

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