A little addition to Lisa's page

This is the reverse of Lisa's page. Having posted the picture yesterday and put it together with the others in her book I felt the back of the page needed a little something to complete it - especially as it is the last in the book and everyone else has actually done two full sides! So, I got cracking today with this. It's a postcard on which I have decoupaged a watercolour painting of two cherries over collaged papers (you may recognise my current favourite - a swirly white paper which seems to be popping up in lots of my pieces recently!). Thus 'Tumbling Cherries' was born! Although the colours are true, the scan does seem to have made the image look a bit flat - it just isn't doing the textures justice - pity :( !

A page for Lisa by Caroline

So here is the last page of Lisa's book! Can't believe how fast we've been getting through this super project! I thought that Lisa would like a nature inspired picture and decided on a wild flower/plants theme. Browsing through my books for inspiration I came across one on paper cutting and whilst I haven't the patience for that craft I thought the ideas in it might translate with a bit of adaption to a lino cut, so created a 'simple' design and set to with my gouges. Some hours later this print emerged - it was quite a task - not so simple with lots of curves and zigzags and I am guilty of obliterating a cute snail with a careless slip of the gouge -aargh!! So disappointing as when printed up there was an obvious gap where he was meant to be. However, after fiddling about with various decoupaged bits and pieces, I finally opted for an origami butterfly to take his place! The design was printed with sepia coloured ink onto delicate, lacy/spiderweb-like paper which when applied over the Japanese papers allows the colours to show through . Hope you like the print Lisa!

pages for Lisa's book

Today I finished working on Lisa's pages.

I received the book in the weekend ans first I admired the pages inside.

My... what gorgeous pages, the book will be so nice!

The front of the page is daytime, the back is night,

there is less to see but everything is still there ,like magic!

The owl can see it all.........

The pages are done in watercolor and ink.

I know Lisa loves birds and nature so I tried to incorporate those elements.

I loved working on these pages because I love animals and nature as well.

Well who doesn't?

The white sides will disappear later in the cover.

On the back page I wrote (in white pencil)

the last lines of a poem by Hazelmarie Elliott.

I will soon forward it to Mim and hope to get a book soon again.

Hope you will like it Lisa.

Between the Now and Then

Upon horizon, night to day ~

there between the now and then,

I often pause along the way,

to tiptoe through the moonlit glen ~

or perhaps take in sun's light,

night to day ~ day to night.

Upon horizon, day to day ~

there between the then and now,

as seasons grow along the way,

to crease the face of timely brow ~

or perhaps steal time away,

day to day ~ day to day.

Upon horizon, day to night ~

there between the now and then,

I stand beneath my autumn light,

bereft as memory calls again ~

to pain the heart with bygone sight,

Night to day ~ day to night.

Upon horizon, night to night ~

there between the then and now,

I know that winter casts its sight,

on one last leaf that will not bow ~

to frost within its golden sight,

night to night ~ night to night.

Upon horizon, night to day ~

there between the now and then,

I know my spring will fade away,

and summer's soft remember when

will echo gently autumn's way ~

day to night ~ night to day....

Winter's near ~ Winter's near......

Hazelmarie Elliott