Ann Sexton whose quote I have bungled by leaving out the LAST word...which was 'hard'. 'Put your EAR down close to your SOUL and listen HARD'. I loved that when I read it during some quiet time yesterday. And I knew it would end up on a card...
Thanks Toni for nudging me to get out the few Washi tapes I do have and play with them this morning. It was fun! There are actually 4 different ones on the card roughly following the sketch from yesterday...and awesome one I might add.
I stamped the wonderful music score (CHF) on the bottom panel and embossed in Sea Foam White..I wanted to hint at the music playing in our souls. The quote was created in Photoshop and then I cut it with a Spellbinder circle die.
Truly the star of this card is my vintage man kicking the wall because he is not HEARing something that is pleasing to him on the old fashioned telle. This is from 'local stamp genius' from my town who has now gone from us. Jim had a strong love of illustrations from line art at the turn of the 20th century. He 'translated' many into rubber. I remember meeting him when I first began stamping and was just amazed at his passion and his gift! What is not quite apparent in this photo is that there are teeth butting up against the telephone where said man has become so frustrated he blew his teeth out! They are tiny, but there. Also difficult to see is the receiver in his hand.
I loved having this come together! And many thanks to Ann Sexton for listening hard to the musings of her soul! Thanks for stopping by and if you have time, I'd love to listen HARD to what you are hearing...
editing to add: did I really use the word 'from' three times up there...that's what I get for speed uploading and thinking at the same time! leaving it for the laugh...big smile
Date: Thursday, January 16, 2014 GMT Views: 691
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Thu, Jan 16, 2014 @ 11:12 AM
At first glance I saw such pretty color and the artistic sentiment. Your angry little man is funny - love the old tele. This is a fun and thought provoking card!
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Thu, Jan 16, 2014 @ 1:09 PM
What a neat creation Susan!! I love the music you first started with. You washi tapes are fun. I love the sentiment and think it sounds and looks better without the word hard.