First Night Design | “The only thing worse than being blind is…” #Art

Can I see again? No, but there are odd moments of clearer vision that enable me to work in fits and starts. In this instance, I have come up with a collage, The Fruit Look.

The Fruit Look © Sarah Vernon at Crated

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“The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision.”
Helen Keller [1880-1968]

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Ephemera used to create this collage is from Design Cuts and the Biodiversity Library on Flickr.

I have not yet uploaded it to my galleries, except for Crated, but if you’re interested,, do bookmark the page and return in a few days for all the other links.

Available at the following galleries:
Redbubble
Crated
Zazzle US
Zazzle UK
Fine Art America [14 fulfillment centers in 5 countries]
Saatchi Art

Take care and keep laughing!

“Georgian Stripe Eau de Nil” Throw Pillows & Mugs by Sarah Vernon | Redbubble

Created in Photoshop for my home. • Also buy this artwork on home decor, apparel, stickers, and more.

Source: “Georgian Stripe Eau de Nil” Mugs by Sarah Vernon | Redbubble

Mary, this is the new version in the hope it goes with my sofa and with your living room. (Yes, I remember your comment!) I’ve ordered one and will keep you (and everyone else, probably) posted!

Also buy this artwork on home decor, apparel, stickers, and more.

Source: “Georgian Stripe Eau de Nil” Throw Pillows by Sarah Vernon | Redbubble

First Night Design | Georgian Stripe Duck Egg Throw Pillow #HomeDecor

Georgian Stripe Duck Egg Throw Pillow by FirstNightDesign

Simple background of Georgian stripes, partly created for the cushions I want to buy for my new sofa!

Georgian Stripe Duck Egg © Sarah Vernon at Fine Art America

By the way, I’ve been feeling a bit weary of late so I’m not sure how much of an appearance I shall be making this week on my blogs — except First Night History for which I have a backlog of drafts ready to publish — or visiting and liking all your posts. Please bear with me.

Georgian Stripe Duck Egg Pillow by FirstNightDesign

Available at the following galleries:
Redbubble
Zazzle US
Zazzle UK
Fine Art America [14 fulfillment centers in 5 countries]

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First Night Design | Blue Bird of Happiness #Art #Repost

FROM THE ARCHIVE 6th July 2014

Blue Bird of Happiness harks back to my early collages such as Postcard Kingfisher or Bird in the Hand for which I used vintage postcard backs with lovely squiggly handwriting. In this instance, I …

Source: First Night Design | Blue Bird of Happiness #Art

First Night Design | Autumn Fall #Art

Autumn Fall © Sarah Vernon Prints, Cards, Phone Cases, Attire, Home Decor & more… at Redbubble

This is an early effort that dates back to heaven knows when!

Autumn Fall © Sarah Vernon Pouches at Redbubble

Autumn Fall © Sarah Vernon Mugs at Redbubble

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“I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.”
― L.M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables

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Autumn Fall © Sarah Vernon Spiral Notebooks at Redbubble

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“Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.”
― Albert Camus

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Available at the following galleries:
Redbubble
Zazzle US
Zazzle UK

Take care and keep laughing!

First Night Design | You’re the Cream in my Coffee #Valentine

You’re the Cream in My Coffee Valentine Spiral Note Book

You can’t beat Nat King Cole…enjoy!

This design is available at the following galleries:
Redbubble
Crated
Zazzle US
Zazzle UK
Fine Art America
Fine Art England

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First Night Design | Undiscovered Country #Art

Undiscovered Country © Sarah Vernon

What do I call this? An abstract? A collage? I’m going for an ‘abstract collage’. It was playtime when I combined a texture layer from Kerstin Frank, a page of text with a clock from my 1920s Children’s Encyclopaedia, and owls and doric columns from The Graphics Fairy. I bet you didn’t guess there were owls in there!

Available to buy @
Crated
Fine Art America
Fine Art England
Redbubble
Saatchi Art
Zazzle UK
Zazzle US

Take care and keep laughing!

First Night Design | Capturing Times Past in a Frame

Remembrance of Times Past
by Sarah Vernon

This post is purely because I wanted to show off one of my images in a frame as sold at Redbubble. Remembrance looks rather splendid surrounded by a cherry wood frame, don’t you think? Several other options are available. The image has been featured in no less than five groups on the art site which has surprised and delighted me.

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First Night Design | Blue Bird of Happiness #Art

Blue Bird of Happiness © First Night Design

Blue Bird of Happiness harks back to my early collages such as Postcard Kingfisher or Bird in the Hand for which I used vintage postcard backs with lovely squiggly handwriting. In this instance, I have layered several antique French papers (2 Lil’ Owls) at different angles, and added a bird and a Delphinium (The Graphics Fairy). That simple? No! A collage like this requires careful placement, colour changes and various blending modes until it works as whole.

Now, I know that a bluebird is a bluebird not a blue bird but I wanted mine to be different and so a blue bird it will remain! Although ‘the bluebird of happiness’ is a well-known phrase, I was actually thinking of my all-time favourite Gary Larson cartoon when I decided what to call the collage.

‘The Bluebird of Happiness long absent from his life, Ned was visited by the Chicken of Depression.’

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