Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Challenge 42 "Hope"

 
Hope is like a flower, it blooms in the light of the Son.  


For me, my hope comes from my faith in God, so on this challenge I wanted to represent that hope in some way. This Joyful peony seemed to say what words can not. 


I have been fascinated with Japanese Crests and have started a ZIA series based on them.  Most crests have a graceful elegant mood to them that is so much a part of the Japanese culture.   This particular one is of a Peony and symbolizes joyous life and prosperity. 


After scanning my black and white zia, I played with it a little on my photo software and added a blush of color to it.
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12 comments:

  1. Lutka And Co.October 5, 2011 at 7:00 AM

    Ooohhh! Love it!

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  2. MariëtOctober 5, 2011 at 10:01 AM

    WOW...So very pretty!

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  3. Karen LynnOctober 5, 2011 at 12:55 PM

    very, very pretty!

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  4. Lois Heinani StokesOctober 5, 2011 at 1:42 PM

    Joni this is so beautiful

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  5. JudiOctober 5, 2011 at 5:18 PM

    Exquisite!

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  6. AnonymousOctober 6, 2011 at 12:44 AM

    This is a lovely interpretation of Hope!

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  7. Sue ClarkOctober 6, 2011 at 8:18 AM

    Love, love, love this one, Joni! Beautiful work!

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  8. Margaret Bremner, ArtistOctober 6, 2011 at 9:00 AM

    Those circular Japanese crests are wonderful aren't they? This reminds me a bit of the fabulous iris you did a while back.
    --Margaret

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  9. KayOctober 6, 2011 at 12:21 PM

    Beautiful Joni! Like what you did with the colors.

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  10. UnknownOctober 6, 2011 at 7:09 PM

    So beautiful :) I really like how you incorporated colour - subtle, yet it adds so much depth.

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  11. HazelOctober 7, 2011 at 2:21 PM

    How lovely! I just have to go and study Japanese crests now. Thank you. x

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  12. Tinkered ArtOctober 9, 2011 at 1:17 AM

    I to enjoy the Japanese Crests - lovely work on this one. Hope you'll post some of the ZIAs as well - would love to see them.

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