Art Creations Friday
On first seeing this Little Price I immediately had images of the French Court but as I studied the colours of his cloak it brought to mind the colour of heather and thistles so as I put the two together in my mind, France and Scotland = Auld Alliance. Don’t worry, I don’t intend to give you a history lesson!
I tried to bring French and Scottish elements into this piece. The base is bottle green velvet (recycled cardigan!) onto which I layered stamped image of thistles (Crafty Individuals) and Hero Arts French Text and a Fleur de Lys (Oxford Impressions) stamped onto artists canvas. The thistle embellishment (air dry clay in a mould and painted with Neocolor II and copper acrylic) and kilt pin represent a shield and sword, symbolising the bloody battles that were dominant in this point in history.
Auld Alliance
22 Sep 2010 27 Comments
in Uncategorized Tags: challenges, clay, Crafty Individuals, mixed media
Adorn 
Sep 22, 2010 @ 14:57:13
Totally awesome Lynne! The little prince is adorable and don’t worry, I’m fond of history 🙂 I always like it when there’s a little more depth to a creation!
Take care, ~Ira
Sep 22, 2010 @ 15:18:57
This is astounding! Love this image! The colors and story behind your creation are wonderful! Fabulous piece of artwork! 🙂
Sep 22, 2010 @ 15:22:22
This is breathtaking, Lynne! Thanks for all the historical details – very cool.
Sep 22, 2010 @ 15:40:02
I always love the history lessons! The way in which you put this Little Prince together is stunning. Love the splashes of green!
Sep 22, 2010 @ 15:50:04
Lovely and beautiful Little Prince piece!
Sep 22, 2010 @ 16:27:50
beautiful lynne! what wonderful bits and pieces and the well-thought details! love that sword! thanks for sharing and have a great day! *hugs* steph 🙂
Sep 22, 2010 @ 16:28:07
Love this Lynne. And that kilt pin is gorgeous. xx
Sep 22, 2010 @ 17:30:04
Wow wow wow wow this is absolutely beautiful.
Fantastic design. I love it.
Sep 22, 2010 @ 18:07:06
Beautiful work of art, I love it ! Love all the details and the symbolism of it all. Well done.
Sep 22, 2010 @ 18:18:38
Ooooooh so beautiful! I absolutely love all the texture and history in this piece – that thistle shield is amazing, and I love the layers. Perfection. 🙂
Sep 22, 2010 @ 18:44:52
This is amazing, Lynne. So well composed with techniques and history….a very compelling piece to mull over and go back for another look which is what I am going to do now…..and another thing, this uses the colours of stained glass.
Have a lovely rest-of-evening.
Sue xx
Sep 22, 2010 @ 19:37:07
Oh wow, this is fabulous! Love how you have picked up the colours in the photo on your pages and embellishments.
Sep 22, 2010 @ 19:53:18
Another wonderful piece, Lynne. I love the purple and green colour scheme, the embellies and texture.
Chris x
Sep 23, 2010 @ 04:20:28
Gorgeous as ever, is there any doubt?
Sep 23, 2010 @ 10:41:09
Wonderful art Lynne! Love the historic story behind your piece! x
Sep 23, 2010 @ 11:00:05
The colours are lovely, the image is lovely, the embelishments are lovely, what more can I say apart from It’s Great.
xxx Hazel.
Sep 23, 2010 @ 12:15:22
This is gorgeous!!
Sep 23, 2010 @ 12:32:17
Just beautiful, Lynne! Also loved the little history lesson. Those of us who live in the USA enjoy hearing about history in your country. Not everything was in our schoolbooks here…Have a wonderful day!
– DebbieK x
Sep 23, 2010 @ 13:21:17
this is beautiful Lynne!!
Sep 23, 2010 @ 13:27:16
oohh, that little clay embellishment is divine!
Sep 23, 2010 @ 22:02:08
The sword really is the idea item when you know it’s a kilt pin all wonderful as always hun
Love Dawn xx
Sep 23, 2010 @ 22:23:39
Gorgeous, Lynne 😉 I’ve missed some fab work – really having withdrawal from blog hopping round my friends’ blogs. Great to see how creative you’ve been. Please don’t change your blog too much! I can’t navigate Jo’s now – drives me nuts!
Sep 24, 2010 @ 15:25:25
Guess who was spotlighted on Art Creations Friday with this one. xx
Sep 24, 2010 @ 15:48:13
Jack, I didn’t realise that, thanks for letting me know. I wasn’t too sure about this piece so glad it has been well received. Thanks everyone. Lynne x
Sep 26, 2010 @ 20:56:04
Beautiful!
Sep 28, 2010 @ 01:33:28
This is great, Lynne! I love how the air dried clay thistle piece looks – such a fun embellishment for your piece.
Sep 28, 2010 @ 02:03:07
oh my goodness, there is so much depth here — both in the beauty of the card as well as in the thought and history that went into it. well done! xo michele