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!).
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17 comments:

  1. Craftymoose Crafts5 December 2014 at 12:25

    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. Paper Creations by Shirley5 December 2014 at 12:57

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

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  3. Scrapmate5 December 2014 at 17:19

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

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  4. Elaine7 December 2014 at 15:34

    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. Linda497 December 2014 at 17:02

    Lovely colour blue - very pleasing.

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  6. Craftyfield7 December 2014 at 17:37

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

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  7. buterfliecrafter8 December 2014 at 09:09

    I love your collaged angel.

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  8. Unknown9 December 2014 at 11:41

    Wonderful. An apt image for the quote.

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  9. thassos4569 December 2014 at 16:48

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

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  10. massofhair10 December 2014 at 14:03

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

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  11. Carol10 December 2014 at 14:08

    Great quote and lovely page :)

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  12. Silvia(Barnie)10 December 2014 at 20:40

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

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  13. TwinkleToes2day10 December 2014 at 23:29

    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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  14. Bleubeard and Elizabeth11 December 2014 at 03:09

    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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  15. lena-dailyscrap12 December 2014 at 16:23

    Lovely and very cheerful! Great page!

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  16. Lesley15 December 2014 at 18:49

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

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  17. maggie20 December 2014 at 08:11

    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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