Friday, January 22, 2010

Story Behind the Picture: You and Me

I woke up one morning with this little phrase in my head:

"You, and me, and the moon make three."

I thought surely someone else had written this, and my mind was only just remembering a long-lost nursery rhyme. I asked around. I Googled.

Nothing.

It would seem this little phrase was my very own.


I walked around with it. I sat down to lunch with it. I let weeks go by with it lightly floating beneath the more pressing matters of the day. Two days ago, the picture to accompany it finally came to me as well. Each piece is a photograph I've been keeping for no apparent reason, until now. After I finished, I thought the moon, which I've also used in another collage, needed a little personality...I made my first foray into painting and soon his cheerful, peaceful face emerged.

Sometimes it's nice to just stand quietly, in the peaceful moonlight, with someone special.

"You, and me, and the moon make three..."

5 comments:

Allie said...

Precious story, Michelle. I am in awe of your talent! :)

Karen Casey-Smith said...

That was a lovely story, Michelle, and so sweet. Thanks for sharing it. It's a beautiful picture! Don't you just love it when the names of your pictures are whispered to you?

MOLLYC said...

Wait--this just came to me: Roses are red, and violets are blue...SHOOT. I Googled it--not mine! BUT YOURS IS GREAT. LOVE AND HUGS, MOLLY

The Neo-Traditionalist said...

What a sweet little phrase you've coined! I love the art to go with it---lovely!
XX Kate

Felicia Kramer said...

This is so sweet and lovely! I love all your art that features the moon.

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