My inky travels along life's rocky road

Monday 27 January 2014

Quotes and Lyrics - Dazzle


Silence and Dazzle are the 2 words for this fortnight's challenge on the Craft Barn blog. As I had opted for an easy option last time I decided to stretch myself a bit and go for the slightly more complicated word - dazzle. I found a few quotes that I could work with but this one by Elizabeth Stuart Phelps clicked with me. This is the quote in the context in which it appears:

'The Girl of the Period, sauntering before one down Broadway, is one panorama of awful surprises from top to toe. Her clothes characterize her. She never characterizes her clothes. She is upholstered, not ornamented. She is bundled, not draped. She is puckered, not folded. She struts, she does not sweep. She has not one of the attributes of nature nor of proper art. She neither soothes the eye like a flower, nor pleases it like a picture. She wearies it like a kaleidoscope. She is a meaningless dazzle of broken effects.'

Pretty powerful stuff! The quote is from a book called 'What to Wear' written in 1873 and it is amazing how relevant it is today. 'The Girl of the Period' can only be Cara Delevingne, the current model du jour who is gorgeous but this is not her best look! The image is the one that appeared in many papers and magazines last week when she ended the Chanel fashion show as 'The Bride'.
The page is quite shimmery IRL as I brushed Perfect Pearls over the crackle effect stamp and the stencilled circles. The flowers in the corners are stencilled with Ferro paste - I'm quite pleased with how they turned out. I took Cara's blue sparkly eye make-up as a starting point for the background colours and highlighted it with rock candy Stickles.
I'm looking forward to seeing everyone's entries this week.

26 comments:

  1. Visiting from The Craft Barn - You have done great justice to the beautiful model. Your page is fabulous! :o)

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  2. What a great quote. I love your icy blues against the white feathery hat. Looks very elegant and dazzling!

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  3. Her face is full of expression.... Naughty, haughty, cheeky, knowing, secretive
    Well done it's fabulous

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  4. Your page really dazzle!! I love it, it shines.Gorgeous chose of the image, just brilliant. The quote...pfffiuu very very long! :-)

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  5. well done for the dazzle option ! I love it, same as the others do.

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  6. Interesting quote as your starting point and a fab page with it - great idea to use shimmery products to go with the inspiration word!

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  7. Oh that's lovely I love the colour inspiration on it!

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  8. Great quote and a beautiful page! xx

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  9. Wonderful page. I really like the colors flowers and face. WTG

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  10. Fabulous page - and amazing quote - thanks for the back story too - as you say - powerful stuff! MMx

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  11. The story is so interesting... Love how Clara's photo integrate into your background. I don't know about a dazzle of broken effect, but she looks rather lovely!

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  12. WOW such a beautiful background colour makes the Dazzle quote so much more...

    Beautifully put together and loving each and every element :-) xxx

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  13. What a great quote, still relevant. Great page.

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  14. That's a wonderful page, love the girl.

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  15. An ageless quote! Love the look in her eye!

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  16. Gorgeous....love your lady. x

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  17. Fabulous quote for a difficult word, love your page.

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  18. I'm late visiting, but truly appreciate both the art and the quote. And who doesn't love a good backstory, Well done.

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  19. Great quote and exquisite artwork. BJ

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  20. Awesome page and I love the main image and the quote! xx

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