We shall not cease from exploration
And the end of all our exploring
Will be to arrive where we started
And know the place for the first time.
"Little Gidding"
T S Eliot

Friday 5 December 2014

"I am always doing that which I cannot do, in order that I may learn how to do it."

That is a quote by Pablo Picasso ..... which I think is about risk, but doesn't contain the word!

It is the penultimate part of the Craft Barn Q&L challenge, with the words HEART and RISK.

I've used a quote by Ray Bradbury, and for the first time (I've just discovered!) I decided to use portrait rather than landscape for my page.

Living at risk is jumping off the cliff and building your wings on the way down.

Acrylic paint for the background - blue is such a pleasing colour - don't you think!  Decided to do a large version of my little people, and used some off-cuts from previous projects.



Happy December (keep warm!).

17 comments:

  1. What a fun quote, and I am sure at least in some of my craft pursuits, this describes me. Jumping in with two feet and solving it as I go!

    This is a delightful piece! I really admire your writing and it was very clever to have the second wing ready for the angel to attach!

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  2. Fantastic quotes and beautiful artwork, I love the painting on her skirt. Have a great day, Shirleyx

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  3. What a fabulous quote and I adore your angel sorting out her second wing.

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  4. Wow that's a bit of a scary quote!! Love how you've painted the background - definitely gives the feeling of falling.....very fast!

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  5. Lovely colour blue - very pleasing.

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  6. Love how you illustrated your chosen quote, especially using up some leftovers! It's a lovely page.

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  7. Wonderful. An apt image for the quote.

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  8. Great page. Love your handwriting and the bigger "little" person :)

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  9. Very cute page, your Angel looks fantastic and reflects your quote perfectly :-) xxx

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  10. Great quote and lovely page :)

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  11. That's a fantastic page, love all the details and of course the quote.

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  12. Fabulous quote Kay and I love your character, espeecially that she is attaching her own wings. I also like the Picasso quote, I used it on an art piece some time ago, it is very apt for a lot of what I do, hehe. :o))

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  13. If I could print as well as you, I wouldn't need computer generated text. You made this quote so readable and lovely. The background color is quite lovely, too.

    But what got me was the way you illustrated the quote. Your angel truly DID build her wings on the way down. This is fantastic.

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  14. Lovely and very cheerful! Great page!

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  15. Sorry I am so late! Great quote and I love your angel! xx

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  16. Snap, I used the same quote but your depiction is miles better than mine. Love the person putting a wing on.

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