Gunpowder, Treason & Plot: Glimpse Into Eternity

 There is a painting I love called "Glimpse Into Eternity" by Ferdinand Hodler, 

a Swiss painter who executed the mural in 1916 or thereabouts.

It features five women in a sterile landscape. I chose three of the ladies

for this collage.

Gunpowder , Treason and Plot - Night Sky

Another from the archives and reminder that it's someone else's turn to pick the themes for the next two months! Throw your cap into the ring here!

Gunpowder Treason and Plot.

 “Now look son…you aren’t  in trouble but do you know who pressed the big red button?”

Gunpowder Treason and Plot - Kollage Kid

One from the archives -

THEME of the WEEK - Gunpowder, Treason and Plot

What with Diwali this week and November 5th "Bonfire Night" coming soon we can all think about the night skies bursting with fireworks and other illuminations. So have fun filling your skies with rockets, sparklers and lights of all kinds!

heading-for-a-fall: Vertigo2

Heading for a fall

 

HEADING for a FALL -- The Recurring Dream

 

Heading For A Fall - Falling Into The Depths ( Apologies To Hogarth )

Heading for a fall.

 

THEME of the Week - Heading For A Fall

Falling leaves or falling wages? Lots of variations on the word fall come to mind. Have fun!

An Elephant Never Forgets - Elephant Dream

"Elephant's Trunk" in The (Bar) Room - A Night to Forget!

An Elephant That Never Forgot Seeing The Dolly Sisters On The Day The Circus Rolled Into Town!

 Rosie Dolly (1892-1970) and Jenny Dolly (1892-1941)

professionally known as The Dolly Sisters,

were Hungarian-American identical twin dancers, singers & actresses.

An Elephant Never Forgets - Spot The Jumbo

Page from new 'zine in progress.

An Elephant Never Forgets - Jumbo's Revenge

An Elephant never forgets

 The elephant has been afraid of the mouse since the beginning of time…they never forget, but have never revealed what the mouse did all those centuries ago.

ago.

THEME of The Week - An Elephant Never Forgets

This weeks theme must feature an elephant or something about forgetfulness. Have fun!

In Celebration Of Lost Loved Ones - Fathers Day

Another from the archives.

in-celebration-of-lost-loved-ones: In My Life

The Beatles ‘In My Life’ was the audio track for a slideshow I made for my cousins to remember grandparents, aunts & uncles no longer with us. It fitted perfectly.

Link here to ‘In My Life’ lyric video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0tOm2mjWAw

IN CELEBRATION OF LOST LOVED ONES: My Ma

 My mother Olga.

Olga loved any image that contained moonlight.

Olga also adored Laurel & Hardy. Born in 1930, she and her mother would go to the local cinema and enjoy their comedy.

A self-taught artist, Olga was a very good copy artist and especially loved the cartoons of Walt Disney. She could have worked for Walt as an illustrator.

Olga was a deeply religious woman who loved to bake cakes.

What a voice Olga possessed. She could have been a "Big Band Singer". I grew up listening to her singing along with the radio. "See the pyramids along the nile...", "That old black magic...", all the great hits of the 1940s-50s.

Yes, that is Bela Lugosi. Olga was a NUMBER ONE Fan of the Golden Age of Horror Films. Dracula, Frankenstein, The Wolfman, The Mummy.

Rest in Peace Ma.

My Dad

 My dad died in 1989..far too young.

When he wasn’t at work  he would be busy doing DIY..or just be in his shed or garage making and doing things. 

In Celebration Of Lost Loved Ones - Mother's Day

From the archives.

IN CELEBRATION OF LOST LOVED ONES

 From the Archives (2013).

He was my Best Friend.

Rest in Peace Harvey.

(That's me in the foreground.)

THEME of The Week - In celebration of lost loved ones.

 Sorry for the late theme… and so sorry to hear Collage Crafts sad news of the passing of her mother.

Feels appropriate to think about those lost and gone from our lives in anyway you feel..celebrate their lives or wonder what magical place they may now inhabit…x 

MY LOTTERY DREAM --

My mom passed away this past week and I have been not in my workroom, as you can imagine. I enjoyed checking in on your creations and in my mom's honor played some of her favorite numbers during the recent PowerBall.  Mom had a good, long life (would have been 92 next month) and she was a wonderful self-taught artist, drawing and painting were her mediums. Rest in Peace, "Ma".

My Lottery Dream - A Sudden Windfall

Coppering up.

 

My Lottery Dream - Strange Dream

Not feeling up to doing any collages so here's another from the archives with a dream connection although not things I'd want with my lottery winnings!