Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Three Muses - Wheel

I was nearly stumped by my own challenge! I decided to make this a rather personal entry. About 20 years ago, when my aunt was 80 years old, she gave me this woolen woven coverlet. The wool, she told me, was spun by her grandmother from sheep on their farm. It was dyed and woven into this coverlet on a loom by her grandmother. Imagine the hours! Many coverlets of this sort have the date and initials woven in. Alas, my great grandmother did not do this, but the coverlet is well over 100 years old. I folded back a corner, took a photograph, and digitally tucked in the painting of the woman at the spinning wheel by Frank Cadogan Cowper. A nice family memory for one of my journal pages. Thanks for listening to my story, and thanks for looking!

18 comments:

  1. Thats a beautiful story. I adore what you have created its so peaceful. Annette x

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  2. What a great story - and what a beautiful picture to go with it. Bev, you can bring a story alive more skilfully than anyone I know. A great idea to work your gorgeous old quilt into the design. Fantastic.

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  3. gorgeous!
    Think I said that already, but it deserves 2 comments!!

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  4. What a journal page to treasure, Bev, thanks for sharing your personal story of beautiful memories!

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  5. Fabulous memories and gorgeous piece, Bev!

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  6. You always have so much to relate Bev! That's a lovely story and what a beautiful heirloom!

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  7. and it looks great even 100 years later! i can understand that you are proud of it!! wonderful memory piece you created.

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  8. Oh Bev this is wonderful, such a serene beautiful piece and I love it when you add your own personal stories. The way you have put it together is just perfect and makes such a great composition! I also love the idea of th spinning wheel, it adds a great take on the theme.

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  9. Your coverlet is gorgeous...what a fabulous family heirloom. And how beautifully you incorporated it into your art. Breathtaking work, Bev! Very touching! LynnF

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  10. Bev, what a wonderful way to share beautiful memories and a gorgeous family heirloom! Beautifully done!!! Hugs, Terri xoxo

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  11. What a neat idea,,,,,,,,,I love the way you shocase the art.........and thans for your comments in my blog please feel free to ask me a free copy of my gothic Arch.

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  12. Bev, looking at your wonderful picture and reading your story I am totally blown away and at the same time lost for words becaus Astrid has said what I am feeling so well. So may I second what Astrid has said and add my own hearty applause.

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  13. What a wonderful story, Bev! Aren't you fortunate that someone gave you the history of it so you can keep passing it along. Your lady at the spinning wheel is gorgeous and the two just go together. Beautiful piece.

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  14. Bev, what a beautiful story! Enchanting!
    It brings up happy memories of my grandmother.

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  15. I have no wonderful spinning stories in my background....but I do have many quilt images from my grandmother and now-90-year-old mother. This is a beautiful coverlet and it goes so wonderfully with Cowper's painting.

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  16. Quel trèsor cette couverture ! voilà une très belle histoire et un magnifique souvenir familial!
    Autrefois les heures n'étaient pas comptées lorsqu'on entrepenait ce genre d'ouvrage ! A présent le temps manque pour réaliser un tel chef-d'oeuvre!Merci pour cette belle histoire Bev !
    amicalement Mary.KG

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