10.14.2014

a tale of old

Four easy prompts...a list to comprise a composition...take the time to enjoy the process...those were the instructions for last week's bestill52 exercise...

So I did take my time...and thought quite a bit about it...and then I put my idea into play...

The four prompts were bread, linen, twine, scissors...now 3 of the 4 were no problem...but that first one...bread...I really didn't want to do the traditional thing...and then it hit me...the eureka moment...
bread is also a slang term for money...

When I'm not digging up vintage treasures, creating art or hanging at home with the Southern Man and Mr. Calvin, 
I work part-time at Lowe's...lately in the cash office...occasionally I come across coins from other countries...which have no monetary value but plenty of artistic intrigue...so its a small bonus...
and perfect for my planned vignette...

"the conundrum of Mr. Albert Halliday"






































Once a popular tailor, requested by the upper echelons of society to outfit them for any grand occasion, Mr Halliday had seen better days.  The advent of those department stores where anything could be found within their walls and taken home with a swipe of a plastic card had diminished his clientele's need for bespoke clothing.  






































The only requests now came from others, like him, who had immigrated from the old country...fleeing from a land that no longer held their allegiance...they understood the quality of a even stitch and the smooth hand of woven cloth...but had no resources to pay for the work...trying to barter their bill with a pittance of old coins and remnants of a dry loaf of bread...










































A little imagination goes a long way in setting up an artistic vignette...and helped to reinforce the lessons of this exercise...as is my mantra - the most ordinary of objects can tell a story...you just have to be listening...

A final collage inspired by my story...
"time ticks on...and the ways of the old world are forgotten..."





































Joining the group over at kim klassen's Texture Tuesday...
all of my above photographs were edited with kk texture plastersquared...
the digital collage is a combination of both kk textures and french kiss textures

worth a look...

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