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?

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17 comments:

  1. AnonymousJanuary 14, 2010 at 9:09 PM

    I so hope he did. That's beautiful

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  2. AnonymousJanuary 14, 2010 at 9:13 PM

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

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  3. AnonymousJanuary 14, 2010 at 9:23 PM

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

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  4. JasonJanuary 14, 2010 at 10:08 PM

    You have a great blog here. I like reading unique blogs like yours. I have a site myself which provides information on popular vacation destinations. I want my site to be a place where anyone from around the world can come and have that vacation spirit or "vacation feeling" as you can tell from my domain name.

    I'd like to exchange links with you to help spread some traffic around between each other. Please let me know if this is possible.

    Jason
    ThatVACATIONfeeling.com

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  5. The Beauty EditJanuary 14, 2010 at 11:41 PM

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

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  6. AnonymousJanuary 15, 2010 at 12:04 AM

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

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  7. jamaica bylesJanuary 15, 2010 at 4:12 AM

    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.

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  8. MirandaJanuary 15, 2010 at 5:57 AM

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

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  9. SabinePsynopsisJanuary 15, 2010 at 7:03 AM

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

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  10. Kris and CorissaJanuary 15, 2010 at 8:21 AM

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

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  11. UnknownJanuary 15, 2010 at 9:30 AM

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

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  12. Jaime @ laviejaimeJanuary 15, 2010 at 11:23 AM

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

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  13. Like a CatJanuary 16, 2010 at 10:57 AM

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

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  14. Cassandra DiasJanuary 16, 2010 at 12:12 PM

    I love that postcard and what he wrote. So beautiful

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  15. Ciara BrehonyJanuary 17, 2010 at 1:03 AM

    Oh my heart...

    So beautiful.

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  16. UnknownJanuary 17, 2010 at 4:34 AM

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

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  17. TaJanuary 21, 2010 at 7:36 AM

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

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