Friday, November 21, 2008

Vintage Paper Series





These are some new ideas I have been working out involving old paper. These designs were hand drawn, and then silk-screened on paper from an old dictionary and music book. I then found the image got a little lost so I painted around it to make it pop out more. I love things that show signs of wear, that show age and time. Maybe it has something to do with a memory of myself at age five. There was this really old lady born in 1901, and she had the most amazing photo collection ever. I would sit in her room decorated like the 1920's, in her apartment in the 1980's, just staring at these old pictures. Old books and photo's aren't worth very much usually. I can't figure out why. But at least it fits into my budget. If you happen to stumble upon this blog, you can buy these pictures through my etsy store! I am really looking forward to the start of something great!