Sunday, July 29, 2012

Under the Ginkgo Tree [drawing challenge70]

This week the theme is 'cross stitch' which was chosen by our friend and host, Nadine.
My contribution is a collage using a ginkgo leaf, a leaf skeleton from a silver dollar plant, a clipping from an old book, a used tea bag leaf of paper, and gold metallic thread: all held together with a cross stitch solely.
To see more delicious contributions to this challenge, click on Nadine above to see the beautiful and interesting collection of visuals.
Thanks for dropping in; I hope to see you soon, *smiles* Norma

25 comments:

  1. this is rather pure magic though, norma... i love the colour tone of this so much. and held together by stitches... fancy the fragility of your work... truely inventive and charmingly petite as ever.

    as to that 'leaf of paper'... :))). i love coincidence, it certainly holds us together. i find so special we'd be thinking of the same words... very frabjous!
    n♥

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    1. Nadine, I'm going to refer to the used tea bag paper I use often in my work, as 'leaf of paper' from now on. It is exactly one leaf of paper which is exactly one used tea bag paper. Simple! Talk soon! *smiles* N. xo

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  2. This is a beautiful post. It is interestening to see how many different ideas that came up! I like your post, and want to follow it!

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    1. Thank you so much for following Lise!! *smiles* Norma

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  3. This is so beautiful and elegant. Delicate and airy- Perfect

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    1. Nice to see you here art friend. Hope all is going swimmingly with you in your neck of the woods. See you again soon I hope, *smiles* Norma

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  5. Fragile and poetic as a summer afternoon, Norma. This work warms my heart. xxoo, sus

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    1. Your comments and appreciation of what I have done warms my heart Sus., N. xo

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  6. what a great and beautiful idea/work dear norma!!
    last week i looked (together with ariane, patrice an barbara...) at a very surprising an tall gingko tree in hamburg! didn't know that they grow here! x julia

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    1. Julia, what a nice visual I have inside of my head of you and Ariane, Patrice and Barbara. Oh the conversations you must have had. Just fabby! There's ginkho trees growing along the streets in Chinatown here in Vancouver. We live at the edge of a rain forest where it rains, rains, rains. The ginkhos seem to thrive in any event. When the leaves shed and are laying all over the sidewalk in puddles of rain, they look like forgotten beauties. It was on a day like that that I crammed as many as I could gather into an outside pocket. Then I put them in a book and forgot about them. I'm looking forward to seeing your artwork at the challenge! *smiles* N. xo

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  7. Dear Norma - your contribution to the challenge is charming - it has a faded glory to it and seems to represent past memories.
    I am sure that you know that the Ginkgo is considered to be a living fossil, being a unique tree, and the only one remaining from the time that the Dinosaurs wandered the earth.

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    1. THIS fact does not surprise me. They are strong...even when old and forgotten in a book. Not at all crumbly!! This is a fun thing to know and makes me appreciate them even more than just their beauty and interesting shape. *smiles* N. xo

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  8. I love the harmony and texture of this delicate collage. The stitching is perfect and you must have the most precise fingers.
    Nicely done!
    Rachel

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    1. Hi Rachel! Shockingly, those ginkho leaves are as strong as all get-out. Tea bag paper is shockingly strong too. So I was able to be kind of rough with the materials as I pinched them together while I sewed. It was fun. *smiles* N. xo

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  9. I really like this ... so organic...thanks so much for sharing.

    Peace

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    1. Your art makes me happy to see it. I enjoy your posts when I notice them and have a visit. Thank you for your comment today! *smiles* Norma

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  10. gingko leaves are the most beautiful leaves I know. and your cross stitch artwork is the most amazing teabagpaperwork I have ever seen. :-)))
    mano

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    1. Generous generous words my friend! Thank you for them. You make my day, *smiling* N. xo

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  11. It's beautifully simple. Pleasing. I adore those silvery coins. I had them spread all over the table at my Mad T Party.

    ~magick~
    Meliss

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    1. Your party made me laugh so hard. It was one of my all time favorites! So funny. You are a talent. *smiles* N. xo

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  12. oh I love this!! thread, pressed foliage and paper- how can one go wrong with that combination!! super!!

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    1. The materials fell together in the studio. It was a lovely happening...tone wise hey? *smiles* N.xo

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  13. you are a gifted artist and i enjoyed visiting your blog. I love your art studio and your water coloring. That is something I hope to get into again one day.

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    1. Thank you so much for your generous words. It makes my heart sing to hear them! *smiles* Norma

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Your comments make my day! Thanks for dropping by and we'll see you soon, I hope, *smiles* Norma

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