Thursday, January 14, 2010

A fever of caresses


As I'm getting ready for my trip, everything Paris related catches my eye. I spotted this today in the flickr photostream of UK artist Fiona Watson, who goes by the name Wild Goose Chase on the photo sharing site. Her collages are extraordinary. In this one she includes a French postcard. She translates the inscription this way:

"How much I would like to find myself next to you this morning, to take your head in my two hands with eager tenderness and a fever of caresses."
The postmark is 1917- sent during World War I

I wonder if he made it home back to her?

17 comments:

Anonymous said...

I so hope he did. That's beautiful

Anonymous said...

It almost seems like we shouldn't be looking at it...

Anonymous said...

trip? where are you going?
and yes, the picture is just lovely!

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The Beauty Edit said...

So poignant - that's almost made me cry. And its only 7.45am in london!

Anonymous said...

Oh welcome to Paris ! Where are you staying ? Wish you a passionnate and gorgeous trip ! We are freezing !!! Sunny Side from Paris

jamaica byles said...

That's so funny.I too ran across Fiona's work recently and am planning a post next week.lovely collage.
I'm still experimenting with iPhone pics...we'll see if any are worthy.

Miranda said...

I believe he found his way back because a man would crawl through fire to be with a woman with such feelings.

SabinePsynopsis said...

What a beautiful Paris association. You must be so excited... How long are you planning to stay? Sabine x

Kris and Corissa said...

what a beautiful note! i hope he made it home to her.

Unknown said...

Oh, lucky you, Tina! You are going to Paris...This is a really beautiful post card!

Jaime @ laviejaime said...

So pretty- must check out her site :) Lucky you to go to Paris! :)

Like a Cat said...

So excited for you! I hope you have a wonderful time in Paris! Take lots of pics to share when you return!

Cassandra Dias said...

I love that postcard and what he wrote. So beautiful

Ciara Brehony said...

Oh my heart...

So beautiful.

Unknown said...

You have a wonderful knack of finding exquisite images, I always look forward to your next post. Thank you for sharing.

Ta said...

I really love the berries. I think that three dimensional objects lend such texture to collages. Love it.