This is my 6th and final posting from our InnerWorks altered book collaboration. Today I am showing the pages I've made from my own book, Designs in Nature retitled from the original book I LIFT MY LAMP Emma Lazarus The Statue of Liberty, by Nancy Smiler Levinson. Although the focus of the book details the life of Emma Lazarus, (who wrote the famous words written on the status of liberty:
"Give me your tired, your poor your huddled masses yearning to breath free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore, Send these, the homeless, tempest tossed to me, I lift my lamp besides the golden door. ") The power of nature, its beauty and connection to our soul is woven throughout the story.
"Give me your tired, your poor your huddled masses yearning to breath free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore, Send these, the homeless, tempest tossed to me, I lift my lamp besides the golden door. ") The power of nature, its beauty and connection to our soul is woven throughout the story.
Our trusted, most astounding friend
Gracious host, always welcoming, always accepting.
A relationship where we are always an intimate insider.
Soulful - engaging all of our senses.
It's awe inspiring-with an infinite variety of patterns
Unique blends of every color imaginable
A circus of textures, juggling of shapes and sizes
With every day filled with surprises
And ever magical grace and style.
It's filled with breathtaking sunrises and sunsets,
And illuminating moons shining down
With the brilliance of stars shining bright.
The amazing colorful rainbows, at times double rainbows
Born out of the magnificence of rain
Meeting the startling sun while journeying out.
Nature's designs are the ultimate art works
With passion, intensity and creativity
They flirt with our every sense
And light my heart
To find that special place where I am most at home.
Smile.
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13 comments:
Such special pages Jill. I wish everybody could see your book in person because your pages are even more vivid and alive in person. And so much texture!! Loved the photographs too. Hope they are a sign that spring will be here soon!!
This is a beautiful and captivating completion of your Nature Design story. Your words have made this work so complete and triggered our senses - you introduced me to earth music!! Your poem in the end is touching and has reminiscences to your previous contributions. In that poem I can find my way back into many of your wonderful stories and images. Steen
I am such a non-colour person! Your work blows me away with its vibrancy and detail! Of course my favorite pictures are the succulents and the pussy willow (the least colourful of all!)
The book looks such a feast Jill! So inspiring! Nature certainly has the goods! Loved the pics, I'm so smiling now!
Wonderful pages & photos! Such vibrancy!
absolutely love the pages, so much that would, like Seth said, be even richer in person! and are those your words???
This looks like an amazing collaborative project!! I THANK YOU for all these beautiful images of spring deLIGHT!
We have a last blast (fingers crossed!) of winter raging outside at the moment...
Dear Jill, your joy in nature is so captivating, your photograhs of it's gifts are so vibrant that you have made me smile as well.
And your writing...my favorite: "...illuminating moons shining down" and your beautiful words on my blog:
" ...a magical garden of your thoughts" lovely and always to be remembered... sending wishes for a lovely weekend and new projects... now that our books are finished! roxanne
Arn't these collabs so much fun? You have such a wide varity of great spreads here and your book is a real treasure!
what a beautiful hand made book-- so colorful-- to match ALL your many images of spring flowers and nature.
Gorgeous work Jill! I was absolutely mesmerized by your flower photographs...in particular the dandelion! Fantastic stuff!!
Your book is lovely and I have so enjoyed your artwork..so layered, vibrant and joyous...thanks for sharing.
supria
Photos are magnificent - love your grasshopper too!
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