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mixed media monday - hush!

hush! - mixed media collage by Kaija Rantakari / paperiaarre.com

This tinted photo of a woman has been a part of my vintage photo collection for a while. I haven't been able to decide if she's wearing a leopard pattern, or if it's just some floral pattern instead, but in my mind I've always thought of her as the leopard lady.

hush! - mixed media collage by Kaija Rantakari / paperiaarre.com

Signs of deterioration keep fascinating me - the marks of photo corners and old tape adhesive left on the piece of book cover I used in the background. Deterioration makes the passing of time visible.

hush! - mixed media collage by Kaija Rantakari / paperiaarre.com
(vintage photo, cut up text, vintage book cover and graph paper, gold paper, vintage artificial silk thread, board, glue, linen thread)

7,2x10,5x1cm / 2.8"x4.1"x0.4"

hush! - mixed media collage by Kaija Rantakari / paperiaarre.com

Is there a sound you would describe as the very sound of beauty?