Lucky 13

Comments

  1. AnonymousDecember 4, 2009 at 4:13 AM

    Cool arrangement - I think there's a play going on here with blue eyes (Irises or Eye-rises) and Tulips (Two Lips - these are significantly red) or a contest between looking and speaking (or personal expression), which is resolved at the apex of the arrangement by one flower 'hugging' the other (red as feminine, blue as male). I actually looked up the plant meanings: Red Tulips means - Believe Me or is a Declaration of Love. Iris can mean your friendship means so much to me or hope - it also has various cultural meanings. An ancient belief is that the iris serves as a warning to be heeded, as it was named for the messenger of Olympus. It also conveys images of lost love and silent grief, for young girls were led into the afterlife by Iris. There's definitely a dark and brooding background against which love is taking place... (I think the last two meanings combined are in play here...)

    My personal response is that the Irises immediately remind me of the famous Van Gogh paintings. It also reminds me of one of my favourite poems by Ben Johnson (because of the eye/mouth thing and the flowers):

    To Celia
    Drink to me, only, with thine eyes,
    And I will pledge with mine ;
    Or leave a kiss but in the cup,
    And I'll not look for wine.
    The thirst that from the soul doth rise,
    Doth ask a drink divine :
    But might I of Jove's nectar sup,
    I would not change for thine.

    I sent thee, late, a rosy wreath,
    Not so much honoring thee,
    As giving it a hope, that there
    It could not wither'd be.
    But thou thereon didst only breathe,
    And sent'st it back to me :
    Since when it grows, and smells, I swear,
    Not of itself, but thee.

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

The Artful Readers Club for March

Image
The Walking Dead Compendium One by Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard { and some other folks} Charlie Adlard recently admitted in an interview that he often makes up his characters on the page. A fact which can cause any serious character designer to bow in admiration. As you can see the likeness of the graphic novel with the AMC show is very close.  Tweet Review: A long, arduous display of how a few people can entertain the masses. Since I am reading and watching The Walking Dead simultaneously, I am constantly comparing the two. Fans of the television series will be pleased to know that the graphic novel is just as interesting, if not more so. The details are very different in the first 48 issues of the graphic novel, for example, Carl is a lot younger and has a playmate Sophie..whose fate in the television series is quite astonishing. There are endless differences, but the overall storyline remains consistent in both versions which is; what happens to people during a...
Read more

The Artful Readers Club for January

Image
  Artist's Journal Workshop: Creating Your Life in Words and Pictures   by Cathy Johnson Sat in front of a local church on a sunny Saturday, then picked some flowers to examine. I only had a pencil so I added the watercolor later. Armed with few supplies, I went to one of my favorite spots and doodled. Lines added in Photoshop before posting...timid me. Please note: I recommend this book for any artist at any stage...my reference to 12-13 year olds in this review, is remarked due to the value of journaling. It's actually a very sophisticated book on many levels. In a brief shuffle through the pages of Artist's Journal Workshop , I found myself conflicted. The book contains numerous examples of a style of art making that toggles between the hugely personal and a publishable 'look'. So, with that...the book set up on my shelf for nearly a year. Now, after an honest read, I still feel a bit conflicted...but in a way that offers some inspir...
Read more

The Artful Readers Club for February

Image
Framed Ink: Drawing and Composition for Visual Storytellers  by Marcos Mateu-Mestre The bell and round shapes are basic designs Marcos suggests when designing characters for a graphic novel. The small thumbnails are ways he suggests creating a composition. In short: I recommend this book for anyone interested in storyboard art and any artist who likes to find inspiration in far out places. Composition happens sometimes naturally in the same way some cooks can just throw ingredients together and create a fantastic meal...however, it's rare. Composition when worked just right, makes all visual art better.   In Framed Ink Marcos Mateu-Mestre shows the reader why. Most art practitioners are aware of the golden mean or the golden ratio  and Marcos utilizes this theory a lot. It's a sure thing in design, but it's also been overused to the point of predictability. The short hand for the golden mean, without all the complex equations is the rule of thirds. ...
Read more