I've always been fascinated with stories of treasure maps, buried treasure and sunken ships laden with riches unimagineable. I was fortunate to see some of the loot brought up from the wreckage of The Atocha off the coast of Florida, some of which is in Mel Fischer's museum in Key West. The story of the Spanish galleons that went down off the coast of Florida is sure to attract treasure-seekers for years and years to come. Thank you for indulging me!
Wow- this is truly a remarkable collage Bev- a beautiful work of art and a tribute to History. Having just sailed through the Carribbean waters in December - I did in fact think of sailing days gone by on those deep mystical waters!
ReplyDeleteVery nice piece... I've been to Mel's museum in Key West and a state park on the East coast Near Sebastion Inlet, can't remember the name) that has a small museum of salvage from the wrecks off the coast there... and the stories about the Ais indians that the Spaniards hired to dive to the wrecks and recover the treasure... Grat post!
ReplyDeleteWhat great, great art, Bev! This is an awesome piece! LynnF
ReplyDeleteI love the piece and the story that goes with it. my son is fascinated with pirates and treasures. he was burying a treasure today in his sandbox. wonderful collage.
ReplyDeleteSo sorry to hear about your mishap, Bev. Your sample picture is superb with that magnificent galleon and all the nautical bits and pieces combining to create a wonderful olde worlde atmosphere. Great work.
ReplyDeleteYour piece is real eye candy, Bev!
ReplyDeleteA beautiful collage for a great artist. I love the way you have put this together.
ReplyDeleteI think this is wonderful Bev! So reminiscent of olden days, Errol Flynn movies and dreams DH and I have always had of finding sunken treasure (he's an ex RN diver!) - wonderful collage!
ReplyDeleteAnd I'm so sorry to hear you got a bolt through your knee... 11 stitches should do your street-cred no end of good with the grandkids though!! ;o)
Splendid digital collage Bev, a very haunting (pirate?) ship! Sorry to hear of your accident, sounds very nasty, keep your leg raised & enjoy being waited on!!
ReplyDeleteBev, your collage is really dramatic and handsome, and the story is really exciting! Maps truly are interesting documents - and beautiful, as well.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful, my daughter would love this , she has a ambition to be a pirate, ( only because she thinks they are all like Johnny Depp hehehe) this is fab.
ReplyDeleteFantastic piece, Bev. I would so like to say something more, but I just can't find the right words.
ReplyDeleteFabulous piece, Bev!
ReplyDeleteWhat a gorgeous collage you have created.
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How exciting it must have been to see the treasures being gleaned from the Atocha! Your piece has conjured stories of pirates and sea voyages of long ago. Beautiful work, Bev! Hugs, Terri xoxo
ReplyDeletePS - Hope your knee isn't too sore today.
Very cool story Bev, and your collage tells it so well! ~Sharon
ReplyDeleteWonderful piece...maps always make me think of treasure, intrigue, and adventure. I hope you are on the mend and that your adventures remain safe and injury free!
ReplyDeletei can feel with you concerning treasure maps... we used to make our own as children and had a blast pretending mom´s button box was our treasure box (and it was!!)... thanks for the memories, your piece is a fantastic collage (as always)!
ReplyDeleteYour piece is absolutely magnific! Def one of my favorites :)
ReplyDeleteYou did a wonderful job with this Bev. I can't stop looking into it.
ReplyDeleteDebbie
this is fabulous, it looks like it belongs in a museum!
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