Saturday 26 July 2014

Holiday, Shadows and Reflections





We have been away for two weeks now. Much of the first week we spent at a friends stunningly stylish house in Aubais. 
It is the first time I have been this far south in France and this time the light has really struck me. 
The shadows and also a little reflection can be miraculous. 
Before we moved to the second part of our holiday, I made some shadow puppets and a wall piece using cardboard packaging and taking advantage of the reflective metallic finish on some of the packaging. A little surprise and thank you to Deb's children who were so lovely as to let us use their rooms.

5 comments:

  1. Love these. They are so much fun. It looks as if it was a great vacation. Welcome back.

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  2. Hazel, what is the best way to cut thin cardboard? Thick cardboard? Best way for the young? I've had recommendations lately from colleagues: cheap steak knives with duct tape over tip and handles; break hacksaw blades in half w duct tape over handles... and teach students to cut away from themselves...
    For adults, are there some special scissors that are good?
    thanks so much for your lovely blog...

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    1. I always just use scissors and craft knives Melissa, sharp ones blunt ones cut you much worse. If working with people who cannot cut the card then I would cut it or some in advance.

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