Thursday 11 June 2015

Nurturing Thursday - Collage no. 11

I wanted to make a relevant collage today, so I've chosen only images that speak to me of nurturing, and no words...



Left-hand page



The main image of a woman potting seedlings is, I think, from an old The Simple Things magazine and epitomizes nurturing to me. Next to that is an old bookshop advert, which speaks of nurturing knowledge. Below that is a sliver of a photo of a comfy corner in a garden bower and a photo of a memory book/scrapbook taken from old magazines, which evoke nurturing old memories and creating new ones.

Right-hand page



The young woman image is from a Toast catalogue (they use the most naturally beautiful models, I think), and the adorable older woman is from an old Country Living article - I think she's an artist, if I remember correctly... These two images speak of nurturing beauty and talent throughout one's life. 

I can't remember where the other images came from, but the newspaper crossword image speaks of nurturing mental acuity. I can't do crosswords any more, as the squares and numbers just confuse my brain, hence the paper plane (I can do that!) 

And the woman in the field of sunflowers speaks of nurturing Nature's abundance. I adore sunflowers but I don't think they should be cut - they never live long in a vase... But in a field? Oh yes...


Sharing this with the lovely Becca and co.



12 comments:

  1. lovely collage, Claire :) the pictures evoke sentiments and nurturing, thanks! <3

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  2. Love the paper aeroplane. I see words, perhaps just not intentional ones :) A fielda short walk from here last yearhad lots of beautiful sunflowers in it.

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    1. How lovely! There are fields of them over near Spalding later in the year, which isn't too far from here :)

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  3. Hi Claire, you've choosen perfect images for nurturing, being in contact with nature is a wonderful nurturing moment. Have great nurturing thursday!

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  4. You know who else has lovely, natural-looking models? Sundance catalog. (Robert Redford heads the company.) I especially love their Native American model.

    http://www.sundancecatalog.com/

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    1. P.S. If only I could afford to shop that catalog... their clothing is GORGEOUS too! 8-)

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    2. Gorgeous clothes and accessories and jewellery and... Thanks for the link :D
      Yes, she is particularly striking!

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  5. So pretty -- makes me wish I could go there in real life and visit!

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    1. Thanks, Meg :) I sense I'm creating the world I want to inhabit in these collages...

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  6. What a lovely collage for Nurturing Thursday, Claire. You tell so much just through your pictures. I love it!

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