I found this playing card (along with a four-leaf clover) in The Poetical Works of Felicia Hemans that I bought years ago in a junk shop. The book is beautiful with a padded leather cover, tiny engravings and gilding on the pages. I don’t know how old it is, but based on my research I think it was likely published in the 1870s. Hemans was a friend of Wordsworth and lived from 1793 to 1835. Her husband left her with five boys all under the age of six and she supported her family by writing poetry!But I don’t think this playing card is really that old. Although it was obviously used as a bookmark, it appealed to me nonetheless. So I scanned the card, then “painted” and altered it in Photoshop replacing the beehive with a picture of Emma’s eye. It’s exactly the same size as an ATC, so I’m thinking it might be fun to use as a trade at Artfest.
3 comments:
Look who has a blog! I love your picture Susan and I can see her in you perfectly. Can't wait for you to have the Arfest experience and I look so forward to hearing about it. Wish I could go. Alas, I should be content with my upcoming Art & Soul but it doesn't seem real. Must I take something with me to give away to everyone? I barely have the time or the inspiration to do our 'homework'...
Sharon
Look who has a blog! I love your picture Susan and I can see her in you perfectly. Can't wait for you to have the Arfest experience and I look so forward to hearing about it. Wish I could go. Alas, I should be content with my upcoming Art & Soul but it doesn't seem real. Must I take something with me to give away to everyone? I barely have the time or the inspiration to do our 'homework'...
Sharon
I love how the card becomes something else--a story, a reverie, a look into another and a look inward. An invitation for a journey. A ticket for the train to the land of flowers and vision.
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