Illustration Friday

Forever Linked

For me, the only things of interest are those linked to the heart. ~Audrey Hepburn

Last Friday the theme "linked" was sent out to subscribers of  Illustration Friday.  I sometimes passover the e-mail.  I sometimes click on it & peruse the art.  I never thought I would submit a piece.  But I got a bee in my bonnet to try something.  First the the obvious "linked" themes: holding hands, linked arms.  And then this came to mind.  Different than what I had actually plotted out.  Four different children would be tugging at the chained heart, linking them to it forever.  I drew the heart, photographed the child, crocheted the chain; screwed up my drawing  - adhering the chain did not go as planned; and then the printer decided it could no longer work properly &; my method of creating what I envisioned changed.  I took a picture of my chained heart and worked in PSE6 for the last few days, putting my other commitments (wash, dinner, market) on the back burner. Perfect?  NO! Definite issues with the text being to dark & difficult to read. 

I'm really proud of myself for creating this.  A completely original thought, no looking to other works for inspiration.  I'm thrilled that I "Focuses Pocused"  and completed & actually uploaded to Illustration Friday. And most importantly, I had a lot of fun experimenting with PSE6.

I did not realize, until went back to verify the theme, how much the quote that was sent along made an impact on me.  Like it's little tentacles rooted themselves into my brain.