So in keeping with my renewed interest in collage, last weekend I went to our wonderful local source- the Kane county flea market- in search of some new material. We had to bundle up a bit for the unexpected early fall weather-but was well worth the effort! I haven't been there in years, but garnered the help of my experienced friend Jackie, who lives nearby and knows the layout and vendors and where to go for what (including lunch!). She helped me navigate and find old natural history books, encyclopedias, prints, maps, and boxes...
I had to leave before I couldn't carry my backpack any longer!
And here is the curious thing, depending on your worldview.... I went looking for what appealed to me- old text, diagrams of natural phenomena, good literature that is beautifully patina-ed in its old age. And when I delved in further at the studio- Scotland, which I visited recently, kept showing up.
The "poetical works" I picked up was of Robert Burns! Robert Burns widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland or "the ploughman poet" (the term I love) was the son of a tenant farmer, though his father had made sure he was really fairly well educated for the standards of his day. He found time for his art and enjoyed all that life had to offer despite the demands of his life!
And then, when I randomly opened a very old encyclopedia of Britannica,
Countless Scottish earls showed up!
And then- Mary queen of
scots!!
Had to bloody up that page,
knowing her story....
Regardless off how you look
at "coincidences"- what it says to me is that I need to go back into
the photos I took there and spend some time bringing them to the studio...
( I don’t
envy the time spent in front of the computer during my favorite season),
but it'll
happen....
and, of course, I need to go back to Scotland (and Ireland) again!
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