Monday, June 22, 2009

Inch by Inch - Courage


We had company this weekend and I couldn't get to any supplies (not that that would help too much) so I made these 'Gutsy Girls' as my artwork for inch x inch this week. I started with the idea of synonyms (I'm more of a word person than artist) and first I just made a collage of the words, which didn't thrill me since I did a random collage of shoes last week. But as I was putting the collage away to dry, I suddenly thougth of making the words into something like a 'paper doll'. I think they're kind of cute!
 
The words, from the top down are spirit, pluck, strength, tenacity, valor, courage, guts, dauntless, audacity, fortitude. My husband had a problem with 'pluck', it's a little old fashioned - kind of a 'Laura Ingalls Wilder/Little House on the Prairie' word - but it definitely means courage.
 
Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgement that something else is more important than fear. ~Ambrose Redmoon

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14 comments:

  1. lissaJune 22, 2009 at 10:20 PM

    cute, I like they are twins and looks like they're dancing, maybe off to do something gutsy, perhaps?

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  2. Rosaria WilliamsJune 23, 2009 at 10:30 AM

    I came in from Remembering Paris to view the Tuesday's art work. What a treat. Thank you.

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  3. meJune 23, 2009 at 11:24 AM

    How CLEVER! Whoah! I am really liking the ideas that folks have come up with this week for the INCH by INCH project. =)

    Thank you again for participating. I love it!

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  4. Christie, Describe HappyJune 23, 2009 at 12:07 PM

    Your Gutsy Girls rock!

    And that quote that you shared, "Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgement that something else is more important than fear. ~Ambrose Redmoon" really struck home with me!

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  5. ChristineJune 23, 2009 at 2:00 PM

    love your art and that Redmoon quote is so true

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  6. mJune 23, 2009 at 3:53 PM

    Pluck up --nothing wrong with using "pluck!" It's a great word and perfect for this charming little piece. I really like what you've done here. Very clever AGAIN, and especially so when you consider you didn't have many supplies. Thanks for joinging into this cop op!!

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  7. yyamJune 23, 2009 at 5:07 PM

    This is so cool Kristy! Great, great quote!

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  8. AnonymousJune 23, 2009 at 5:23 PM

    Hi,

    yes, go to an art store, and in their oil paint section you may find dry pigments, the dark ones should be mixed with linseed oil. The light ones are usually mixed with poppy oil, or sunflower, or safflower oils.

    Interesting use of words with color and design. It appears you created an art product.

    :)

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  9. AnonymousJune 23, 2009 at 6:29 PM

    This is really neat and creative! You've got quite a way with words! ;)

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  10. julie kingJune 23, 2009 at 6:59 PM

    these gutsy girls are fantastic and very original!! i love the word pluck. it goes very well with your theme!

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  11. floretaJune 23, 2009 at 7:59 PM

    great concept! and i love that they are "gutsy girls"!! great ring to it :D

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  12. AnonymousJune 23, 2009 at 9:26 PM

    Hey Kristy!
    These are awesome! What an original idea! I remember playing with paper dolls when I was just little, I loved them! My mom would make all kinds of different clothes for them, lol. These really are great! TAke care my friend,
    Julian :)

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  13. LillyJune 24, 2009 at 7:10 PM

    These are fantastic and I think this is a fantastic idea. Really, really creative. Well done!!! You couls start a whole new art style with these. Great thoughts behind this too.

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  14. RoweJune 26, 2009 at 8:02 AM

    This is really cool, Kristy. I like your courageous girls, and the word pluck, it works for me!

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