Saturday, February 11, 2012

The Edge

"The Edge"
"Come to the edge he said. 
They said, we are afraid. 
Come to the edge he said. 
They came. 
He pushed them, and they flew."

This is a quote by Guillaume Apollinaire a poet, playwright, short story writer and novelist.

When I first read it, I knew I wanted to use it in my art. This is what I came up with. A simple  wall hung piece, spelling out the quote with Scrabble tiles and embellished with images of birds from an illustrated vintage bird book.

19 comments:

  1. Oh, this is lovely. Nice work :)

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  2. So beautiful. I love when you make these quote assemblages--they're a great focal point and very unique.

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    1. thanks Diane! i am always on the look out for great quotes . . . so if you come across any, send them my way . . .

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  3. That is just lovely, and a great way to use a quote orpoem.

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  4. That is just lovely, and a great way to use a quote orpoem.

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    1. like i said to Diane, i am always on the look out for good quotes, it you come across any, send them my way, would ya?

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  5. What a creative way to use that wonderful quote! Your piece is just fabulous!

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    1. Wow! thanks! i'm glad you liked it. i wish i knew more about it (the quote, itself, i mean) i haven't been able to find any thing about it.

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  6. An wonderful tribute to a really lovely and inspirational quote....

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    1. thanks for your sweet comments. i really do like this quote.

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  7. Very nice and so many ways to make each piece different.

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    1. thank you! they are fun to make too.

      i've noticed that scrabble games are getting harder and harder to find . . . what's a girl to do . . . .

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  8. That's awesome....I've heard that poem before and I love it too. Very beautiful piece both in meaning and looks. Amazing how you come up with this art...so unique...each one.

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