One of my favorite things...

I'm in LOVE with cameos!!! I think they are soo cool! They have this totally old European, queen feel. Or maybe like princess Dianna style.. I imagine she would look good cameo style. Well since I do things in the backwards way... here is a link to wiki, so you know what I am talking about - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cameo_%28carving%29 - which is quite the interesting feat because I never really knew it entailed as much. The typical ones I knew of were just the jewelry ones.. typically of queen looking women with beautiful necks...

As we may or may not know I'm kind of picky about the originality of things, so while some of them look cool and such, they just aren't if its some plastic reproduction. I like the legit stuff. Give me some hand carved cameo of an 18th century duchess... Now we are talking!!! However... I am so very entertained that you can find them as other carvings. Like trees, that would be cool. Back to the subject though, I love it when they have sort of a gothic romanesque look. With the black swirly's on the border.

My point to this whole post... Other than to share my love of this beautiful art form.

Well I'd have to say that its one of those small things in life I can be thankful for. It is in fact the month for gratitude, which we often over-look. This is one of those small silly things about me that only a few people know, but it contributes to all the other things about me. I have a bunch of these little peeves, and adorations. These little things help me create my own sense of happiness. Its not the love of items, but rather the love of something small that can make me smile and say " WOW this is totally awesome!". And its things like this that we forget. We are all thankful for our ma's and pa's , family and friends, jobs, homes and many other everyday things... but how often do we realize that we have the opportunity to partake in the small things. Well over all its the joy I find in art... it breaks down to cameos and old rotting tree's. I can't imagine all the beauty in the world, but I get to see it in just these little things.

Well that is enough ranting and raving... (time for my favorite show!) but welcome into my brain for the day, I hope you leave with something good, other than a headache from my sporadically written words.

The simple things,
neverland