Buy a framed print of Post Haste © Sarah Vernon at Crated
Oh, how I enjoyed creating this collage with layer upon layer of vintage French ephemera from 2 Lil’ Owls via Design Cuts. The creative process brings me such joy. I came across the perfect quote yesterday about this joy but I didn’t make a note of it and I can’t remember whether I saw it on a blog post or Twitter. Here are some other quotes instead! The Picasso comes closest to a part of what I’m feeling.
“If I could say it in words there would be no reason to paint.” Edward Hopper
“Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.” Pablo Picasso
“The object of art is not to reproduce reality, but to create a reality of the same intensity.”
Alberto Giacometti
Available at the following galleries:
Redbubble
Crated
Zazzle US
Zazzle UK
Fine Art America
Fine Art England
Take care and keep laughing!
![Romance in Stone [framed] © Sarah Vernon](https://i2.wp.com/firstnightdesign.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/romanceinstoneframed.jpg?w=84&h=84&crop=1&ssl=1 "romanceinstoneframed")
![Photo Unsplash
Texture - 2LO Haunting 14 & 2LO Haunting 23 - “2 Lil’ Owls”:http://2lilowls.com.
Original & vintage art © First Night Design [www.firstnightdesign.wordpress.com]](https://i2.wp.com/firstnightdesign.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/e285blog.jpg?w=84&h=84&crop=1&ssl=1 "Night Landings © Sarah Vernon")
![Original & vintage art © First Night Design [www.firstnightdesign.wordpress.com]
Advert from The Graphics Fairy](https://i0.wp.com/firstnightdesign.files.wordpress.com/2015/06/e286blog.jpg?w=84&h=84&crop=1&ssl=1 "Vintage Pettit’s Eye Salve")
![Butterfly Cascade © Sarah Vernon [Crated]](https://i0.wp.com/firstnightdesign.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/e250blog1.jpg?w=84&h=84&crop=1&ssl=1 "Butterfly Cascade © Sarah Vernon [Crated]")
![Gabrielle d'Estrees and one of her sisters [unknown]](https://i0.wp.com/firstnightdesign.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/ma015frame.jpg?w=84&h=84&crop=1&ssl=1 "ma015frame")
![The Boat House Tote Bag © Sarah Vernon [Fine Art England]](https://i1.wp.com/firstnightdesign.files.wordpress.com/2015/06/totebagfae.jpg?w=84&h=84&crop=1&ssl=1 "totebagfae")
![Original & vintage art © First Night Design [www.firstnightdesign.wordpress.com]](https://i1.wp.com/firstnightdesign.files.wordpress.com/2015/07/e221blog.jpg?w=84&h=84&crop=1&ssl=1 "Bring up the Curtain")
![Photograph from the ex-Mrs FND
Photograph from Unsplash
Texture 2LO Ancient times 2
Clock created for Behind Time
Original & vintage art © First Night Design [www.firstnightdesign.wordpress.com]](https://i0.wp.com/firstnightdesign.files.wordpress.com/2015/12/e353blog.jpg?w=84&h=84&crop=1&ssl=1 "Beating the Blues")
![Original & vintage art © First Night Design [www.firstnightdesign.wordpress.com]](https://i2.wp.com/firstnightdesign.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/ma077blog.jpg?w=84&h=84&crop=1&ssl=1 "The Meeting of Antony and Cleopatra - Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema (")
![Bird on the Beam © Sarah Vernon [Crated]](https://i0.wp.com/firstnightdesign.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/e254blog.jpg?w=84&h=84&crop=1&ssl=1 "Bird on the Beam © Sarah Vernon [Crated]")
![Venetian Rose Water © Sarah Vernon [Crated]](https://i2.wp.com/firstnightdesign.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/e257blog1.jpg?w=84&h=84&crop=1&ssl=1 "Venetian Rose Water © Sarah Vernon [Crated]")
![Butterflies from China, Japan, and Corea: “Biodiversity Library”:http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45490916
Texture: “Kerstin Frank”:https://www.flickr.com/photos/kerstinfrank-design/9181048645/in/photostream/
Flowers: “Rijksmuseum”:https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/my/collections/150967--sarah-vernon/mijn-eerste-verzameling/objecten#/SK-A-3899,0
Original & vintage art © First Night Design [www.firstnightdesign.wordpress.com]](https://i1.wp.com/firstnightdesign.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/e309blog.jpg?w=84&h=84&crop=1&ssl=1 "‘Happiness is a Butterfly’")
![Original & vintage art © First Night Design [www.firstnightdesign.wordpress.com]
Vintage Henry Irving and Ellen Terry as Beatrice and Benedick in Much Ado About Nothing from The Library of Congress: http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/97514042/
The background is a blend of the interior of The Great Exhibition at Crystal Palace in 1851 from an old encyclopaedia — the venue was originally built in Hyde Park and the exhibition was organised by Prince Albert and Henry Cole — and textures from “2 Lil’ Owls”:http://2lilowls.com.
http://www.vam.ac.uk/page/g/great-exhibition/](https://i0.wp.com/firstnightdesign.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/e284blog.jpg?w=84&h=84&crop=1&ssl=1 "Beatrice and Benedick")
![Original & vintage art © First Night Design [www.firstnightdesign.wordpress.com]](https://i2.wp.com/firstnightdesign.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/photorehabcovermakeoveraugust.jpg?w=84&h=84&crop=1&ssl=1 "#photorehabcovermakeoverAugust")
![Yacht: https://www.flickr.com/photos/zakhark/572331622/in/faves-83665426@N05/
Texture: https://www.flickr.com/photos/kerstinfrank-design/19581317079/in/faves-83665426@N05/
Original & vintage art © First Night Design [www.firstnightdesign.wordpress.com]](https://i2.wp.com/firstnightdesign.files.wordpress.com/2015/07/e303blog.jpg?w=84&h=84&crop=1&ssl=1 "Sailing to the Moon")
![Artful Pumpkins © Sarah Vernon [Redbubble]](https://i0.wp.com/firstnightdesign.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/hl008blog.jpg?w=84&h=84&crop=1&ssl=1 "Artful Pumpkins © Sarah Vernon [Redbubble]")
![Original & vintage art © First Night Design [www.firstnightdesign.wordpress.com]
Photograph by “Nicolai Bernsten”:DJ;KGH; at “Unsplash”:http://unsplash.com
Textures “2LO Confetti 17 and 2LO Distressed 12 from”:http://2lilowls.com](https://i0.wp.com/firstnightdesign.files.wordpress.com/2015/06/e289blog.jpg?w=84&h=84&crop=1&ssl=1 "The Boat House")
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10/07/2015 at 17:34
Ace Worldwide News Group
Reblogged this on ' Ace Friends News '.
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29/06/2015 at 20:02
Joanne
I so LOVE this effect – would be great as a scrapbook background!
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29/06/2015 at 20:45
First Night Design
I’m thrilled, Joanne. Thank you!
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28/06/2015 at 18:54
peakperspective
Well, after each quote, Sarah, I felt assured that ‘that one was my favorite.’ They all three express something similar and so unique. Amazing how language can do that.
And it’s amazing how art can transform one’s emotions without uttering a word. It’s magical and spellbinding.
Here’s to all your lovely creativity!
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28/06/2015 at 20:20
First Night Design
Bless you, Shelley.
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28/06/2015 at 18:18
Mary
Beautiful design Sarah – nice to see your work again. Have a wonderful week.
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28/06/2015 at 20:20
First Night Design
Thank you so much, Mary.
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28/06/2015 at 17:05
Peter Wells aka Countingducks
The comment I like most is the one by Alberto Giacometti because I feel that art intensifies our sense of reality and allows to understand and recognise that which otherwise might pass us by. Not saying I’m right or wrong, but that always been my feeling about true art, which is not the same as diversion or distraction.
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28/06/2015 at 20:19
First Night Design
I tend to agree, Peter.
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28/06/2015 at 17:03
olganm
Looking fantastic!
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28/06/2015 at 20:18
First Night Design
Much thanks, Olga!
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28/06/2015 at 12:18
janemorley2014
I can imagine you having a lot of fun with these Sarah, I just bought a batch of letters from a brocante near here, there’s just something wonderful about old letters and handwriting isn’t there! Love the quotes too!
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28/06/2015 at 13:20
First Night Design
You have no idea how envious I am of your letters!
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28/06/2015 at 14:47
janemorley2014
I shall be taking photos of them soon – you’ll love them – the letters that is!
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