Sunday is Gothic Arch Challenge day. I love playing along. Arches have been my favorite shape to work in, ever since I did my very first one.
This week's prompt is "Spain." Since I've been in storytelling art mode this week, I did a story.
I imagined that this couple, once the secret of their romance was out, ran off to Spain and lived happily ever after. I had intended to do a Frieda theme, but somehow this just happened. And the funny thing is that it's a photo of my grandparents, who married after a whirlwind courtship.
It has been a week for arches here, so I will show you a few more. These are all tiny arches, destined for soldering under glass, so I have not finished the edges.
The back of the next one uses some words I stumbled across in a book I had been using for old text. It says, "And for the first time, it dawned upon her she was an artist."
fabulous arch!!!
These are absolutely amazing!!!
Absolutely gorgeous!
Absolutely fabulous arch.
Beautiful arch, Joyce! And the soldered glass arches are going to be gorgeous!
Very beautiful arch and very original ! Your tiny arches are fabulous !
This are all great. I particularly like the
solo glass soldering arch.
Gorgeous, fabulous background.
They are all beautiful! I love your young couple idea…original and very beautiful!
Each of your arches is wonderful! And I always enjoy seeing the family photos as in your earlier posts – you have some cuties!
hugs,
jackie
Wow, your arches are beautiful, all of them.
Your Spain-themed arch is divine. I absolutely adore it and your ability to tell stories through art. Oh, yeah, I love all the other arches too!
Karen
Stunning collection of arches, Joyce!
What are the charms destined for? The artist one reminds me of Rachel & I would pay big bucks for it!
WOW! Every piece is gorgeous and has so much meaning!!!
Sandy:)
You are having the most prolific creative week-end. Your Spanish arch is a delight and the ones destined for soldering are wonderful.
Joanne
I love your arch and the story to go with it! The small pieces are also lovely. I hope you post them when you’re finished soldering…I’d love to see them.
What a fabulous arch, and I love your story! And the tiny arches are just too wonderful for words! I can imagine how gorgeous they will be soldered! Please post them again when they’re finished and let me know so I can take a peek! I LOVE them!
Gorgeous work. Very nice and beautiful.
I absolutely loved the photo in your Spanish arch, and wondered how you had ever come to find such a gem. And to find out it is your very own grandparents: that is incredible and a treasure!!!
love that photo of your grandparents 🙂
arches, big and little, are perfect. Can’t wait to see the soldered charms all finished.
These are wonderful! The arch is such a fun format! Marva
I love all your arches but particularly the Spanish one. That’s an amazing pic of your grandparents and I love the story yo made up to go along with it.
All of your arches are just amazing, SO Lovely and charming to have a story to go with your big arch 🙂
All of your arches are just amazing, SO Lovely and charming to have a story to go with your big arch 🙂
All of your arches are just amazing, SO Lovely and charming to have a story to go with your big arch 🙂
Gorgeous pieces!!!
Wow, these are stunning!!