Sunday, December 12, 2010

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The warmest holiday greetings to all! May my smiles brighten the season! I look forward to sharing my latest projects, ideas and inspirations with you in the coming year!

What do you get for your 92 year old mother who has everything?--a photograph of ME! In trying to decide on the perfect picture to send (and incidentally the perfect facebook image), I began searching through every picture of myself (scanning in old photographs) . Here are 54 of the 72 images I gathered. I cropped the pictures to just my face (2" x 2") and then arranged them in chronological order. I taped them together into a long strip (144" long) , folded them in accordion pleats , and placed them in a handmade box with the most recent picture facing out. It doesn't pop open like a jack-in-the-box, but it does come spilling out of the box---the years slipping backwards until I am 6 months old.

Making this montage was as good as a year of therapy! Hey folks, I had a happy childhood, my young adult years were a nightmare, and I am growing old gracefully.

8 comments:

Valerie said...

What a lovely idea!!

And what fun to see you through the years.

Happy Holidays!

Merna said...

That is terrific, Bonnie! You're so recognizable through the years -- must be that great smile.

Anonymous said...

Merry Christmas Bonnie. That is one terrific montage and every one of those faces is fabulous.

Unknown said...

Its going to be a great Christmas

Cheers,
Nikki
http://christmasmoments.wordpress.com/

Anonymous said...

What a fabulous idea!

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Great montage, hehehehe! Happy holidays, keep up the good work!

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Best of health and happiness in 2011 from an occasional blog visitor!