I woke up this morning to find it's 23 degrees outside! (and not too much warmer in!) its sunny and frosty and frozen. A perfect Sunday morning for reflection, a warm cup of hot coffee, buttery toast, and knitting.
I have been working six days a week for the last several weeks, but this weekend I got to enjoy a true two days off. It has been incredibly wonderful!
I have been thinking a lot about sticking to personal boundaries and protecting my ideal work/life balance...
I also woke up thinking about the illustrator Authur Rackham. I always feel that he so flawlessly captured the essence of fairy tales; the beauty and the darkness. His art can be at once breathtaking and unsettling. As a child I would study them for a very long time, feeling lost inside then and somehow challenged by thier complexity. It's funny, but only today did I realize what a huge role trees play in almost every painting. Perhaps another cause of fascination...
I hope you are enjoying a peaceful Sunday as well, wherever you are reading from today.
3 comments:
His work is so, so beautiful. I had an Alice in Wonderland that he illustrated. Talk about getting lost!
Rackham has always been one of my most favorites, i love the trees, it was looking at his work when i was small that first inspired me to want to do trees myself!
I have been looking lots at work/play boundaries to, it is such a difficult balance to keep.
I loving the photo shoot images for your scarves, looks like you guys had so much fun x
Hello. Your blog is wonderful. I made this year my "Gypsy" year and I have been led to your blog; how fun! I have bought the digital transfers of Rackham's illustrations. I want to do something with them, but haven't yet sorted that decision out. Your posts of the illustrations are so clear and beautiful. Have a magical day. Peace. Brianne
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