Saturday 6 April 2013

Postage stamps: a light in the dark

Some days ago S. came back home from the office with an envelope of postage stamps for me, like he did last december.
I haven't found amazing works of art on them, this time. Most of them are a bit boring and traditional, nothing really new.
But a stamp captured my attention. This one from Austria:
 
 
Since I like ancient buildings (like churches), rural landscapes and special light effects ... it was love at first sight! :)
But there is also a different reason why this postage stamp fascinates me: its drawing shows a warm and spreading light in the dark, a thing I tried to draw in one of my faux postage stamps last January (but I explored the light of a candle).
 
 
The same theme, realized in two different ways in two postage stamps (one real, one faux). Isn't it funny?
 
Another stamp I like in this bunch is dedicated to International Women's day.

4 comments:

  1. Gli artisti sanno vedere la magia in ogni cosa, anche un piccolo francobollo tra tanti, riesce ad emozionarci!Non vengo da un po' e guarda cosa vedo....hai fatto un sacco di cose bellissime!Spero di essere nuovamente costante e seguire i miei amici blog, tuo compreso :-)Un bacio buon we

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    1. Grazie per essere passata, Linda! :)
      Anche tu hai fatto cose bellissime nel frattempo!!!

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  2. Your Weinnachten stamp appeals to me as well and for the same reasons. I think you should creat a small frame of some kind and use it as an ornament during the holidays. :-)

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    1. S. and I have a project abouth these lovely stamps.
      We want to collect our favourite into a frame and hang it an a wall in our home.
      But I also want to make an ornament, maybe a garland, to use not only for the holidays!

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