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I can't believe that it's Memorial Day weekend, and that the beginning of the summer "season" is here! Where did the time go? It seems like it was yesterday when we were wearing parkas and shoveling the white stuff out of our driveways.
Hooray for summer!Although I'm about an hour away from the famous "Jersey Shore", here are a couple of pics that I thought you might enjoy. Do you believe the guy with the tape measure?!? Frankly, he reminded me of the good Sister Marie Saint Augustine - our High School disciplinarian - who derived great pleasure from waiting in the hall and wielding her infamous tape measure at our frumpy, plaid-pleated skirts in High School! (We used to "roll" the waistbands to make our calf-length skirts fashionably short in the late '60s!)
Have fun using these pics from the
Library of Congress in your personal artwork!
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"Joe"
(6"x6" Mixed Media Collage on Gallery Canvas)
This piece was created a few months ago with a transfer created from an old photo of my Dad. My Mom had just given me her old photo album loaded with tons of family pictures from the 1940's and '50s. Hidden among the brittle pages was a photo that was taken when my Dad entered the Army as a GI during the World War II. (Believe it or not . . . My Dad's name was Joe!)
When I collaged the piece, I purposely obscured a portion of my Dad's face to honor all of the GI's who served during that timeframe. The gel medium transfer was placed over historic data from The War, an old world atlas and other vintage ephemera, along with tissue paper stars and circles.
I usually don't wear my patriot's heart on my sleeve, but this is the weekend to show my red, white and blue colors. Memorial Day was originally proclaimed to honor the heroic men and women who sacrificed their lives giving service to our great country.
Please take a moment to offer a small prayer of remembrance and gratitude in their memory, and offer a prayer for all of the men and women who serve proudly today. Thanks!
May your weekend be filled with sunshine and smiles!