Today I received a belated Valentine from a fellow blogger.
I commented on a post Giving away my heart on Jeanette Jobson’s blog Illustrated
Life and was chosen to receive a heart.
Jeanette Jobson - Watercolour on Photographic paper
I loved the way she
turned a mistake, printing on the wrong side of photographic paper, to her
advantage by experimenting on the shiny side of the failure to create a
beautiful image.
How often do we scrunch up a piece of paper in disgust and
toss it in the trash without giving a thought as to how we could turn the
failure around?
The next time you are faced with failure – stop and think –
what can I do to turn this around?
Thank you Carol. I've spent time lately, looking at ways to recycle art that originally didn't please me or revitalize pieces that didn't turn out as planned.
ReplyDeleteIts interesting how some time away from the 'mistake' often turns into an opportunity to move into a direction that hasn't been yet considered.
Enjoy your heart when it arrives. Perhaps it will inspire you to create something new from something unwanted.
I have often used a painting done on canvas to paint a new work on top of the old. I try to retain some of the original but often it gets lost in the rush. maybe I need to do a post on the process of these paintings...
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