Tuesday, 5 April 2011

More mermaids ....

Mermaids and octopet by Daniel Torrente for Stampotique
Inks and paints by Dylusions

I've been playing with the fab mermaids by Daniel Torrente again - just love 'em! This is a page in my very old Time Book, from the Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad Company, with all the original handwritten notes in, which was sent to me by the lovely Tumblefish. The pages are fragile (well, they are 100 years old!) so I kept the paint and inks to a minimum to allow some of the original text to show through.


This quote came from an old book which was going to be thrown out at the school where I teach, and its all about children's nursery rhymes. Nursery rhymes used to be really quite gruesome I discovered!! The poem is by Stevie Smith. So, I'm sorry - this page is a little dark - even I'm not sure how my head works LOL!!


Right, must go ...... Byeeeeee

Posted by at 07:52

40 comments:

  1. Sid5 April 2011 at 08:00

    Love your stamped and painted collage....super stamps !!

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  2. Jenny5 April 2011 at 08:32

    FABULOUS Kate... those mermaids are awesome... what an amazing page... I love it...

    Have a great week...
    Hugs
    Jenny x

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  3. Sue5 April 2011 at 08:50

    Fab, fab, fab!! Love the darkness!

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  4. Erika5 April 2011 at 09:14

    Wow I love your mermaids. Kids love to be scared within reason, I think nowadays we can be too over protective...bring on the nursery rhymes!

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  5. Craft Addicts - Tracy Evans5 April 2011 at 10:06

    Fabulous piece, love the inky background, so effective. Tracy x

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  6. Karen5 April 2011 at 10:40

    I love your page & have to say that I think you are very brave using such an old book my lovely! I couldn't resist these mermaids either & do find them a bit 'dark' but they do make me smile hahaha!!! XXX

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  7. Jill5 April 2011 at 10:50

    Yep, they really knew how to scare kids into behaving themselves ... once upon a time!

    Your mermaids may do the trick.

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  8. Anonymous5 April 2011 at 11:54

    What a fabulous pages Kate! wonderful use of these gorgeous stamps!

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  9. Anonymous5 April 2011 at 11:58

    Hmmm love this. Love dark. Awesome!

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  10. Netty5 April 2011 at 11:59

    Terrific background and colourings, in fact I love it all Kate......lol Have a great week, Annette x

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  11. Diane5 April 2011 at 12:15

    OMG--this is awesome!!

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  12. Maria Sabina R5 April 2011 at 12:50

    these two mermaids are my fav. i love the blue hair!

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  13. patcrafts5 April 2011 at 14:10

    Kate the sentiment works well with the mermaid images, they look like they would torment anyone. I haven't bought these yet as I am not sure about them but I could have used them on a page I have just completed. xx

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  14. Liverpool Lou (Anne)5 April 2011 at 15:14

    Hi Kate, Fabulous page :-) I love those stamps, really must get myself at least one!
    Anne xx

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  15. Laura5 April 2011 at 15:34

    Im loving these mermaids too !!!!! gorgeous goegrous gorgeous page darling xxx

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  16. Willy5 April 2011 at 15:49

    Another beauty! Love your style, Kate!

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  17. Von5 April 2011 at 15:55

    Oh I say !!! that's scarily fantastic
    Von x

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  18. Basement Stamper5 April 2011 at 17:14

    amazing! love the text peeking through and your journaling throughout.

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  19. Carol5 April 2011 at 17:41

    Wonderful work, Kate! Love the colors.

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  20. Rosie5 April 2011 at 18:52

    Nope, I've tried to like them but I CAN'T. They're spooky with nasty faces and look like they're coming to get me! What you've done with them is lovely (of course) but I'd like them to go away now please .....

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  21. Lotus5 April 2011 at 19:28

    Really liking this page! Sometimes we need to let a bit of the darkside out, yeah?
    Lotus

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  22. Nessa5 April 2011 at 19:55

    you're so talented kate! i love your art
    love
    kiss
    nessa

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  23. Carol Q5 April 2011 at 20:08

    lovely Kate (perhaps not quite the right descriptive word) but I do like the luminous quality to the blue.

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  24. aprilmariecole.blogspot.com5 April 2011 at 20:11

    Great journal page! Wonderful use of composition, style of design, and your technique of elements.
    Thank you for sharing :]

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  25. Marit5 April 2011 at 20:36

    More mermaids, yeay! I actually like the 'dark' side of this page!!! And a real tidebook? OHMY, lucky you!

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  26. Unknown5 April 2011 at 20:42

    This is AWESOME, I love the way this draws you in, mesmerising and I love the colours. S

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  27. Poppit5 April 2011 at 21:01

    Nursery rhymes?! Good grief! Fabulous page, if not a tad frightful! ;-)

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  28. Siobhan Brignull5 April 2011 at 21:17

    those mermaids are to die for, ive got the Octopus stamp but cant decide which mermaid to get first, wonder if anyone will have them at Ally Pally x

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  29. Clare with paint in her hair5 April 2011 at 21:42

    Fab page, i would be terrified of inking that journal! Hope you bring it to next art journaling so I can take a peek!

    Clare

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  30. flutterbycrafter5 April 2011 at 22:04

    I didn't like these stamps but you do such wonderful work with them, makes me want them, stunning as always xx

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  31. salamanda5 April 2011 at 22:45

    This is amazing love the mermaids and dark nursery rhyme theme - they were to scare children into behaving

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  32. Shannon6 April 2011 at 05:50

    Love it!! This page is awesome. I love the paint and inks how you did them, absolutely perfect. Your simply amazing!

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  33. Sandra Hall6 April 2011 at 08:47

    See that's what gave me nightmares, teacher reading us scary poetry in the name of education... hehehe!
    Love your page Kate, the colouring is just perfection :D x

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  34. SueC6 April 2011 at 15:57

    Kate
    that is one fabulously gruesome page!!! Lol! xx

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  35. Anjas-Artefaktotum6 April 2011 at 19:15

    WOW so magical, I'm excited of the different motifs and great coloring, really perfect and magical!
    Hugs Anja

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  36. Martina6 April 2011 at 19:30

    An exceptionally beautiful and artistic piece, dear Kate! Really terrific!

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  37. Terri Kahrs6 April 2011 at 19:34

    Awesome work, Kate! Hugs, Terri xoxo

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  38. Moira8 April 2011 at 17:43

    Utterley divine

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  39. Silvia(Barnie)9 April 2011 at 19:24

    How cool, a wonderful waterworld scene.

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  40. Gez Butterworth9 April 2011 at 23:23

    Fabulous page Kate..love the background shimmer..these mermaids were made for you I am sure!! You are not wrong about nursery rhymes being gruesome & couldn't believe my little boy came home with a jigsaw from Nursery about the 3 blind mice the other day.. I had problems explaining it all!! I've never approved of what she did to those blind mice!! hehe..xx

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