Mona Lisa

I honestly wonder how many times the Mona Lisa has either been in an art book, a history book, hanging in a museum, re-copied to be used in a new piece of art?

Many years ago, I had Mona Lisa's picture in a frame on my wall overlooking my bed. It was kind of funny because I always felt like she was looking at me so I took it down.

Well, this time, I found a little chunky art book on France in a second hand book store. It is almost perfect in it's square shape, it's paper is glossy but a nice thickness and it has many pages. The photography is so interesting in this little book I am not sure how I want to cover the pages. I don't know if I should glue all of the pages together, cut into them to make a thick frame, and insert something into it like a shrine or work on each page leaving some of the photo that is there to be implemented into my work. Decisions, Decisions, but good ones and fun ones to make.

Ephemera, Tin, Collectibles

Remember how I mentioned my family calls my stuff junk? Do you think so? Well if you do, I am sorry, but I love this stuff.

Jennies in Haverhill is a little antique shop that is my favorite. I can go to huge yard sales, large flea markets, and not find what I find at Jennie's. I actually tried to get a part time job there recently, but there were no openings. Oh Well.

This tin I don't even have to rust. It is ready to go! The vintage papers I can't wait to use because most of my art and most of my teachers do little petit girls and not boys as much so I am going to include them in my journal. The drawer I think I am going to hang upside down by the little know and create a small shrine.