The Tale . . .
All day long The Queen pondered . . .
Four hundred and forty four
beautiful luxury castles
overlooking the river
and great dramatic parties are certainly interesting.
But . . . I think . . . I think I'd like to try . . . thinking!
The kingdom rang and moved upward.
Yes, thinking thoughts . . . now that would be really interesting!
The End
The Process ...
This painting is an altered page in my altered book.
(this book was recycled, destined for the landfill)
On a page I circled words that appealed to me.
Then I painted over the rest of the page.
I then paintedThe Queen.
Then I took the words that I didn't paint over
and made up the fun little tale.
And that was that!
Thanks for stopping by.
What a great way to use a book, I never thought of just picking out single words!
Posted by: Scarlett Clay | October 21, 2011 at 12:21 AM
Cool way to approach your page & I like your story. When my journal is done I must try using a book. Happy PPF!
Posted by: Theresa | October 21, 2011 at 01:22 AM
Happy PPF, loving your princess and how you made her. Annette x
Posted by: Annette G | October 21, 2011 at 05:35 AM
Great idea! I like it so much better than cutting out words, makes it much more of a challenge to come up with something like your story and painting.
Posted by: carlarey | October 21, 2011 at 08:41 AM
such a great way to recycle and get creative at the same time!
Posted by: pointypix | October 21, 2011 at 08:41 AM
LOVE the work and the story behind her and how you created her. Very creative! Happy PPF!
Posted by: Sheri | October 21, 2011 at 09:04 AM
I really like the dreaminess of your image and the incorporation of text.
Happy PPF!!
Mary
Posted by: Mary C. Nasser | October 21, 2011 at 09:47 AM
Golly, this is really amazing and sounds like such a fun project. I have some books that would work well with this. Lovely post.
Posted by: Faye | October 21, 2011 at 09:58 AM
Great queen and story - such a creative format!
Posted by: Ejl-tbd.blogspot.com | October 21, 2011 at 10:53 AM
She is adorable! Great tale and thanks for sharing the process. :)
Posted by: NatashaMay | October 21, 2011 at 12:32 PM
I love, love, love altered book pages and yours is great! I keep wanting to give this a try... Someday!
xo
Kristin
Posted by: Kristin Dudish | October 21, 2011 at 12:38 PM
Awesomely creative and expressive page ~ Love the queen! ~thanks, namaste, Carol (Share the Creative Journey) Happy PPF ^_^
Posted by: Carol (artmusedog) | October 21, 2011 at 01:12 PM
how creative
Posted by: Phoenix Peacock | October 21, 2011 at 02:53 PM
what a great idea! I adore her blue lips
Posted by: iamrushmore | October 21, 2011 at 05:53 PM
Such great idea, I will paint over some of mine I think!
Posted by: manonpopjes | October 21, 2011 at 06:08 PM
I just love this sort of Found Poetry! Wonderful! Happy PPF! ~#19 on PPF-Robin Panzer Art Studio 33
Posted by: robin | October 21, 2011 at 06:41 PM
Love this. and the blue!
Posted by: Daniele Valois | October 21, 2011 at 07:49 PM
Wow...this is fabulous..and so super creative..very exploratory and insightful! Love it..and she is quite energizing too! beautiful work!
Victoria
Posted by: Victoria | October 21, 2011 at 08:47 PM
Love your princess, she is adorable. It's a great way to just paint over old canvas. Happy PPF!
Posted by: gloria | October 22, 2011 at 10:55 AM
Wonderful painting, love the way you used the words, clever idea.
Posted by: Marlene | October 22, 2011 at 10:22 PM
WHAT a cool idea!! Love that you based this on words - and that it all evolved organically - now I wanna try that! xoxo
Posted by: Kristin Van Valkenburgh | October 23, 2011 at 04:58 PM
What a great idea!! Don't you dare put it in the landfill!!!!
Posted by: Heather Foust | October 23, 2011 at 05:58 PM
thank you for your support on my first week of PPF.
Love your art.. it is colorful and extremely interesting.... ♥ Darlene
Posted by: darlene pringle | October 23, 2011 at 08:48 PM
what a creative exercise! Fun and nice work!
Posted by: Christine | October 24, 2011 at 05:38 PM
What a lovely and fun creative exercise, Julie. I love your page!
Posted by: Janice | November 01, 2011 at 05:22 AM