Friday, August 26, 2011

Beachy collage



When we ended our e-course at Simply Hue for the Raining Umbrellas class we each sent another person a small handmade creation as a gift.  This was made for me, with care, by Sylvia Latham of Seasons + Change = Life blog and I love it!  Her photographs are a collage of items found by the sea.  Knowing that is my favorite thing in the world, she put them together in this collage....shells, more shells in a bottle, the texture of a stone wall and some green foliage in the background.  A rustic lantern containing shells and a more rustic wall with a graffiti like message to remember. 

I really like the balance of the photographs as well as the colors:  creams, browns, and golds.  My scanner did not pick up the full beauty of it as it is really a square collage with a nice black border and the copy above is rectangular. It will go perfectly with other "beachy" items in my guest bathroom.  I only hope that the gift I sent to another classmate will please her half as much as this
does me.  Thank you, Sylvia.
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7 comments:

  1. Pamela Terry and EdwardAugust 27, 2011 at 5:21 PM

    Beautiful.
    I share your love of shells and can never resist filling my pockets with them whenever I stroll by the sea.

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  2. Kathy ReedAugust 27, 2011 at 6:36 PM

    Pamela! I feel honored to have had a visit and a comment from you. I must admit a desire to emmulate you; your talents are finely tuned and your blog is so pleasing to my senses, my mind, and soul or psyche. Kudos all around. Soon, it's off to the ocean I go to do some beachcombing this weekend for the last days of a beautiful summer here in the PNW...a two hour drive from here and a different cute cottage this time. I like to pretend I'm Jessica Fletcher and off to solve another mystery in the blink of an eye and type away with a view of the sea out my window. I do hope you have escaped any danger of Irene where you and Edward are. Thank you.

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  3. AnonymousAugust 27, 2011 at 8:11 PM

    She really captured your love of the ocean with beach and shells. Off you go to your bliss. Nanc

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  4. Kathy ReedAugust 27, 2011 at 8:41 PM

    Yes, she did! And the rustic containers...
    Thanks for the comment. See you after I've had my Bliss fix, Nanc.;-)

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  5. JustineAugust 29, 2011 at 10:44 AM

    oh this is so lovely, I absolutely love the colours, fantastic!

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  6. AnonymousSeptember 1, 2011 at 1:20 PM

    oh! so much treats to read! been absent for a while. busy and very sleepy all at the same time. but I'm so happy for you :) I still haven't got my gift and I wonder who will send it and what will be. I love good surprises :) came today to wish you a great September since you're going on vacation (if I'm not mistaken) and leave you a warm hug :) xoxo

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  7. Kathy ReedSeptember 5, 2011 at 12:24 PM

    Thanks Justine!

    Wishing you a great September, too, Ana. Part of my vacation was postponed but I did go to the ocean for a lovely time.

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