“A work of art is above all an adventure of the mind.”
~ Eugene Ionesco
I don’t know if you would call this a work of art, but it became an adventure of the mind.
My little grandson turned one year old last week, the theme for his birthday party was his first trip around the sun, and I wanted to make a card for him. With the space theme, my first thoughts went to the popular phrases “I love you to the moon and stars,” or “I love you more than all the stars in the sky,” or “I love you to the moon and sun and back.” Those are sweet sentiments, the sayings are heavily marketed, and although I love that little boy to the moon and back and more than all the stars in the sky, these words didn’t cut it for me.
Put on your thinking cap, Di.
Lots of ideas tossed around and the end result was a zine (pronounced “zeen”). It’s a little 8 page book. I dug out scraps of paper, stamp pads and rubber stamps, tissue paper, markers - stuff I hadn’t used in ages - and had so much fun filling the pages with song lyrics from my growing up days, telling my little fellow how much I love him.
Aww. that is lovely.
ReplyDeleteThank you...a labor of love.
DeleteI hope someone saves it for him, and gives it to him when he is about our age.
ReplyDeleteMy daughter is good at saving things and has a little treasure box for him.
DeleteThis is just beautiful. A keepsake for a lifetime.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much.
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