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Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Medieval Series--La Liseuse

Another collage from my Medieval Series.

Collage of recycled calendars, art paper, vintage book page, approx. 7.5 x  5 inches.

I call her La Liseuse (The Reader)

Have been doing a lot reading myself, lately.  As I work "on call" at the village library, it's rather an occupational hazard.  I've always been an avid reader, but did get away from it for a time.Am happy to back between the pages.

Just finished reading The Painted Girls by Cathy Marie Buchanan (a Canadian author).It involves Degas, ballet, Paris and three young, impoverished sisters. What's not to love about that scenario?

24 comments:

  1. I think Auguste Renoir would have like the title... Your collage is beautiful... so is this series.

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    1. What a delightful comparison. I admit my ignorance of that lovely Renoir picture--and am very happy to have found it, thanks to you...and Google.
      :-)

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  2. Ooh I like her too. Lovely lips
    Must get back into reading myself, been a while now and your recommendation sounds perfect
    Have a great Easter ciao ciao Julie

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    1. Sensuous lips for such a bookish lady...makes me wonder what shade of grey she might be considering. I think you're heading into more of a reading season in your part of the world. It's been a very long winter here--lots of escaping through books. Happy Easter to you, too.

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  3. The book looks asif it might have a religious provenance. Perhaps her stain removal cares are of a spiritual nature.

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    1. That's funny; as a matter of fact, the support paper, some of which shows through in the collage, is from an old book about home decorating and household care. The book she's holding certainly does resemble a book of Biblical nature...so I would say your assessment is SPOT ON.

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  4. PS: Can one's guardian angel masquerade as a moth to whisper counsels in the ear?

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    1. The moth represents the HOLEY spirit and speaks in the MOTHer tongue of the recipient.

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  5. very lovely piece. i do like the accents of pink tones, especially the flower. may need to check out that book as well!

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    1. You've got me wondering now about the variations of tone that various computer screens conjure up for the viewers. I had difficulty trying to get the true colours on my laptop screen to match what my idea of the original image tones were and was too darn lazy to go fetch the actual collage. So I'm very happy you like the colours that you're seeing!

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  6. really nice collage and theme. reading. i sometimes go in and out of reading bouts but am happiest when i have a good book to dip into during the day. nice to have that job at the library.!

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    1. It is nice to have that little job. There's also a library cat to share the duties with.

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  7. Your collage is fantastic...beautifully done! The book you're reading sounds intriguing, too...I'm an avid reader and could live in a library if I was allowed. :)

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    1. Hummm...living in a library...intriguing idea. It certainly is fun to discover books I might not otherwise know of as they come across the desk, turned in or on hold for others. Am always adding to my "must read" list now.

      So pleased that you like my collage.

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  8. perfect! and i so love the title and the contemplative mood she seems to exude, intensified by the colourful contrasts of flower, robe etc.

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    1. This is one of my very favourites of the series, I must admit. Perhaps largely because of the very private, contemplative feel of the reading woman, and how the images and ideas flower in her mind as she reads.

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  9. Beautiful focus on her eyes, hands and the book...draws one into the piece...lovely!

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    1. Yes, there is an intensity of focus here, you're right. Both on the part of the woman reading, and on the woman herself. I zoomed in for a close up with this composition!

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  10. I'm intrigued by what's written on the page. Is it a recipe? I can read "cream" and "cold water".

    An "on call" librarian. I suppose you attend emergencies. Like when an under age reader tries to take out "The Tropic of Cancer".

    I find the print rather disconcerting. Well done.

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    1. Just for you, dear Marginalia, I have peered closely at the original collage and determined that I pasted over a page describing the best methods for getting out stains made from sugar or cream. It seems our Reader may have gotten herself into a spot of bother...spilled a cream-like substance on her new satin gown perhaps?...and is intent on cleaning up the matter.

      Being an Emergency Response Librarian usually involves being called in after hours when a desperate housewife is in search of a copy of Fifty Shades of Grey, several copies of which we keep in a plastic grocery bag in the cupboard behind the desk.

      I may reconsider the print showing through to such a "disconcerting" extent and apply some obfuscating substance to it, such as cream or sugar.

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  11. How clever - I love this! Happy (bit late for Easter) Spring, Lynne.

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    1. Glad you like what you see. Still waiting not too patiently for spring around here. It's signs are nothing if not subtle! Happy spring to you, too.

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  12. Wonderful collage, love what you all combined.

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    1. Thank you! I'm glad you stopped by and liked what you saw.

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