by silken twine revisited
As I am packing away my late mother-in-law’s lovely piano shawl to pass on to our eldest daughter, I feel an urge to play with it. Very gently I arrange it on the scanner, this way and that. Yes, these are for me to keep. Danke schön, Omi.
May 28, 2013 in Photoworks, Textures by Marja-Leena
It really was wonderful seeing the whole piece but I see it’s also scanned very beautifully. I’m sure your daughter will treasure it as you have done and in time it will be passed on again and again. One of the wonderful qualities of silk is its natural durability.
I’m glad to see you back again.
Susan, you know how I love scanning, capturing details, textures, patterns. Who knows where else they may turn up in my work…
Glad to be back, though still on/off with commenting – the spam is bad. Must do something about it – some kind of James Bond solution, anyone?
Your pictures are examples of pure sensuousness.
Oh, you are back, comment-wise! Good. I use word verification but turn it off now and then. The deluge of spam usually takes about a day…
Lucky daughter and an interesting addition to the “hand” series. Highly romantic.
But add a few dried leaves and find a crooked, clearly elderly hand and you would give us Miss Havisham… Also romantic!
Tom, lace is indeed sensuous, especially in quantity.
Marly, we must have been visiting each other’s blogs at the same time! Somehow I knew you would think of your dear Miss Havisham.
Lace is also romantic, yes!
Beautiful experiments, Marja-Leena, and a great way to “keep” the shawl in your mind and heart.
Beth, thanks, glad you agree.
These pictures are stunning and mysterious – they make me think of veiled women, fairy tales, the desert. And the top one is like a Magritte: at first you think it’s the back of someone’s head but then it turns around and you see that no one is there!
Natalie! I’m so pleased that these made you think of veiled women, for I did a series called ‘Veils Suite’ quite some years ago. And of course there are some influences of fairy and myth tales, and desert could be rocks…. all these interests of mine. Maybe not Magritte but how fascinating, thank you!
Visually exciting and musical!
Hiding in lace is just so Havishamish!
Rouchswalwe, ‘musical’ sounds quite intriguing!
Marly, I think you may have given me an idea for when the granddaughters come home….
I particularly like the bottom two photographs. The one with the expressive hand implies so much: sensuous of course, displaying the lace with admiration. The last photo is also sumptuous.
Olga, glad you like those. They are growing on me, teasing me into thinking about possible ways to use them in future work.