Wednesday, October 30, 2013

I'll Be Your Mirror




"I'll Be Your Mirror"
I finished this memory mirror a couple of months ago, but I was having a bit of a problem coming up with a title for it.
I don't know about you, but my feeling is that a piece is not 'finished' until it is titled and signed.

A few days ago,  I settled on the title "I'll Be Your Mirror" because It reminded me of a a 60's song by the same name written by American rock musician songwriter Lou Reed.  Before going out on his own solo career, which spanned several decades, Reed was a guitarist, vocalist and principle songwriter of the Velvet Underground for whom this song was written.

Below are the opening lyrics of the song:

     I'll be your mirror
     Reflect what you are, in case you don't know
     I'll be the wind, the rain and the sunset
    The light on your door to show that you're home 

 

 Coincidentally Lou Reed passed away this week, he was 71.  

 

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11 comments:

  1. GlorV1October 29, 2013 at 8:06 PM

    Well done Rebeca. Wow, so many items on the frame. Where do you get all these little treasures? How fun. Great job. Love the colors. Thanks for sharing your awesome work.
    gloria

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    1. Rebeca TrevinoNovember 13, 2013 at 12:35 PM

      thanks gloria!
      these little bits and treasures just show up . . . thrift stores, yard sales, flea markets, or just from friends that are cleaning our their junk drawers! you would be surprised!

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  2. voodoo vixenOctober 31, 2013 at 3:31 AM

    I love using music from my youth as a reference, it has all the memories attached to it, so its lovely that you titled this with a Lou Reed song.

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    1. Rebeca TrevinoNovember 13, 2013 at 12:40 PM

      your are so right! i love the music of my youth! . . . in fact, i don't think i can name any current singers or their songs, but if cat stevens or don mclean or janis come on the the cd, radio, iPod, i am back to the 60's and 70's . . . right?

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  3. Bleubeard and ElizabethOctober 31, 2013 at 8:43 PM

    I confess I'm a BIG rock fan, but have never heard of that song or Lou Reed. I do like the mirror, though, and it was quite appropriately titled.

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    1. Rebeca TrevinoNovember 13, 2013 at 12:34 PM

      thanks for stopping by E&B
      one song you might remember is: "Walk on the Wild Side"
      (one of my favorites)

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  4. Bleubeard and ElizabethOctober 31, 2013 at 8:45 PM

    I forgot to mention, I love Dia de Los Muertos, too. I've made several layouts revolving around the three day event.

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  5. Erika Lee @ A Tiny RocketNovember 1, 2013 at 1:34 PM

    Wow it turned out great- and love that it's a memory mirror with lots of different treasures on the frame.

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    1. Rebeca TrevinoNovember 13, 2013 at 12:44 PM

      thanks erika!
      i made a visit to your blog and very much enjoyed your work.
      i'll be back again soon!

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  6. ELFINovember 13, 2013 at 11:06 AM

    tu es la belle au bois dormant...ou la reine maléfique? :)))

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