Can I Quote You?

The title above actually pertains in several ways to my post today. A few years ago I worked for Marit Barentsen and the team as the Canadian Editor for Featuring Magazine. It was a wonderful time and I absolutely loved writing for an art magazine. Working for Featuring actually taught me I could write. One of the Christmas' Marit sent each editor a beautiful hand made book full of twenty-four watercolor pages to do with what we would. I was so touched when I got it but really didn't know what to put into it. I didn't want to ruin my gorgeous gift with just anything so I painted up the pages with color and put it lovingly away until I had inspiration. When inspiration came I had forgotten just exactly where I had put it but I started an (inexpensive) little book to keep quotes in knowing I'd come across the handmade book when the time was right.

That happened last week. I was searching for something else and lo and behold, there was my beautiful little book from Marit! I had been saving quotes for several years now and I knew I'd have enough to fill it. So, last week I sat down and decorated each page with frames then added my very favorite quotes. There ended up being just enough of them that were really important to me, the ones that struck me as things to remember. So, finally, after years of waiting to be seen, here is my little book of quotes. Thank you Marit for inspiring this, I love how it all turned out and the book looks so beautiful in it's teal cover.

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Quote from Edward Degas

Quote is anonymous

Quote from "Eat, Pray, Love" by Elizabeth Gilbert

Quote from Arnold Lowrey

Quote from Michelangelo

Quote from Oscar Wilde

I loved writing for Featuring. As the title of this blogpost implies, I loved using other artist's words to illuminate their art and to create a story around a subject. I wish there hadn't been a European monetary slowdown that caused Featuring to close. I know that if the magazine hadn't been so new it would have survived as I think (although I'm biased) it was the best art magazine out there. I hope some day to write for a magazine again. It was one the best experiences in my art life. I'll be joining Paint Party Friday. If you want to see more lovely art just head on over and join us.

P.S. If you want to see all of the quotes in the book you'll find them under my "LINKED PAGES" ------>(on the left) as "Quoted Art".
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