30.5.11


Illustration Friday: Asleep
For this weeks topic I used the line from Macbeth,"Sleep that knits up the raveled sleeve of care". I imagined little people in the night taking care of our thoughts, stresses and dreams and directing them to where they ought to go while we lay peacefully unbeknown.

14 comments:

  1. So great. I love it! Wonderful imagery...

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  2. very nice illustration , also the idea of the little people taking care of our thoughts!

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  3. This is lovely, great thoughts and beautiful image

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  4. Love everything about this!

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  5. Love the imagery you've selected for this piece - it really works to draw you in. Thx for stopping by!

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  6. I have been adoring the way you collage (your elephant still is my favorite "safari"!) but the story behind this one makes it beyond amazing! I absolutely love it!!!! Love it!!!!

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  7. Liked your use of textures and photography. Really effective :)

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  8. What gorgeous words...and a gorgeous illo to go with them! I love the thought of our troubles being dealt with by little people while we sleep!

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  9. What a great piece! I love the story that it tells!

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  10. I really like how her hair turns into a road and the ladder and stairs is a nice touch too!

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  11. Love your work. There is so much in it to enjoy.

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  12. That is a comforting line from Macbeth. The complex scenarios that the creative mind conjures up during sleep have always fascinated me. Mixed media is the ideal method to represent this. Love how you’ve pulled all the elements together with so much happening in the image while the sleeping figure looks so peaceful.

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  13. Your little dreamy world is beautiful.
    I'm happy to discover it.
    :]

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  14. fabulous illustration Melissa. I love the idea of our thoughts being taken care of during sleep

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