Golden Buttercups

Week 26 in my mixed media collage journal,
inspired by the current Wanderlust theme of
Floral
with inspiration from poet
Elizabeth Jennings.

betwixt the dainty daisies
see the buttercups staring at the sun
richly coated in bright gold
reflecting the wealthy light
glowing as if lit from within

I used Daler-Rowney Gesso Primer,
Faber-Castell watercolour pencils,
old images from Percy & Bloom,
a Cicely Mary Barker image
(cut out from an old book),
gold leaf applied over Sakura Quickie Glue,
Tim Holtz Distress Marker,
Tim Holtz Design Tape
& printed text.

Come to the Window

Week 25 in my mixed media collage journal,
inspired by the poet Matthew Arnold.

come to the window
sweet is the night air
the sea is calm
the moon lies fair
listen, hear the eternal note of sadness

I used images from the Graphics Fairy,
Tim Holtz Pocket Cards,
Tim Holtz Design Tape
& printed text.

Along the Shore

Week 24 in my mixed media collage journal,
inspired by the current Wanderlust theme of
Floral.

along the shore, blued to a driftwood patina
a window all the way to the ocean
faint rainbow clouds dissolve
then there was nothing, nothing there
nothing there to see

With inspiration from
Amy Clampitt
Percy Bysshe Shelley
& Vita Sackville-West.

I used Tim Holtz Distress Marker
(antique linen),
Tim Holtz Pocket Cards,
Tim Holtz Design Tape,
images from the Graphics Fairy
& printed text.

Be Glad

Week 23 in my mixed media collage journal,
inspired by the current Wanderlust theme of
Floral.

through the pane's drop-drenched glaze
up high a blackbird sings his melodic song
dusty earth be glad, the rain has come

With inspiration from
Ivor Gurney &
Thomas Hardy.

I used Daler-Rowney Gesso Primer,
Faber-Castell watercolour pencils,
images from the Graphics Fairy
& printed text.

Be Unforgettable, Be Unforgotten

Week 22 in my mixed media collage journal,
inspired by the current Wanderlust theme of
Floral.

may each heart rejoice
the white lilac is in bloom
barefoot we run through high meadows
as yellow poppies gently sway
be unforgettable, be unforgotten

With inspiration from
Richard Edwardes
& Rupert Brooke.

I used Daler-Rowney Gesso Primer,
Faber-Castell watercolour pencils,
Tim Holtz Design Tape,
images from Shawn Petite,
a bleached skeleton leaf
& printed text.