I didn't really go with the challenge in the direction I thought I would... There's no stamping, it's not a card, and it doesn't correspond to a particular image from the gallery of the inspiration source. I was inspired by the entire gallery to make a collage of images that were meaningful to me personally. I plan to mat and frame this later...
Some of the backstory here: Led Zeppelin was the first concert I went to, and the old man on the cliff and the runes are from the cover of my favorite Led Zep album. The Beach Boys and the entire beach culture were highly influential in my childhood and youth, and I went with my sister and friend to their "Endless Summer" tour with the band Chicago at Anaheim Stadium. The snippet of map in the upper lefthand corner shows Corona del Mar and Laguna Beach - two of the places I frequented regularly. The girl's face is a charcoal rendering I did in high school, and the two other girls are the cover of a pattern I made several articles of clothing with back then - I also wore my hair like that, only longer.... The peace frog is just representative of the era. This was a great trip down memory lane, and very introspective, as well... Thanks for looking!
Registered: October 18, 2008 Location: Arizona-It's a DRY heat! Posts: 4510
Sat, Jun 27, 2009 @ 1:50 PM
Very creative and inspiring! As a teenager, we used to make collages that were meaningful to us all the time. Haven't done that in MANY years! Love what you did with this! (Especially like the Peace frog- it DOES speak of that whole era!)
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Registered: May 31, 2008 Location: Seattle Posts: 14509
Sat, Jun 27, 2009 @ 2:07 PM
This is fantabulous and it definitely should be matted and framed! I got every single reference within your wonderful montage! Memory lane for sure and it's all good! tsmfs
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Sat, Jun 27, 2009 @ 2:40 PM
Great rendition of the time period! This is a great keepsake!
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