Shopping List Saturday..

As I worked on a few new mixed media artworks last night, searching, tearing and cutting up old books, I began to think about the fragility of the written word, the page, the vast emptiness that is a single piece of paper. For one moment it exists and the next it is has disappeared, tangled in layers of fabric and lace.. its intended meaning no more but perhaps a new meaning created. My fascination for the written word, published and bound on soft cream pages leads me to this week's shopping list, an exploration the world of paper...

1. Les Fleurs du Mal numero 2 by MarcoLaGrenouille
2. ...sketch for showed you your air... by restlessthings
3. Out of silent ether- original vintage paper collage by littlebrownsparrow
4. Pg. 225 Limited Edition Print of Original Drawing by jaimers
5. The Poe Sisters by DearDodo

I often wonder what the author would think, their work stained with paint, glue and ink.. But I suppose we all draw inspiration from each other, each word and brushstroke adding to the eternally evolving world of art.

Take a moment to brew a fresh pot of tea and pop over to the fabulous Fancy Picnic to check out the other amazing Shopping Lists. The perfect way to spend a Saturday afternoon.

As the words pour from my fingertips and onto the page, my mind is full of images, my soul souring on the tale I am writing. It has taken me hours to put together my shopping list as I have suddenly been inspired to finish my piece for the Writers' Festival, thanks to all of these beautiful artworks. So I'm off dance along the Seine a little longer, Paris seems to always be the perfect setting for my stories.

Much love and ink stained pages
xxx