"Skromność jest prawem artystów, próżność ich obowiązkiem."
/Karl Kraus/

"Artists have a right to be modest and a duty to be vain."
/Karl Kraus/

znowu lustro z pytaniami. czy to już nudne?
to powstało na życzenie Oliwki, która poprosiła o watki próżnościowo-frywolno-sex-appealowe... ;)
another mirror with questions. am I beginning to bore you?
this one was made for Oliwka who asked for a theme combining vanity + frivolity + sex-appeal... ;)
(some of the questions are):
"more seductive?/what would boldness be without charm?/to tempt?/isn't it a great feeling?/why do I look so good?/and who cares?/time for striptease?/vamp?/will anyone love me if I'm naughty?/shameless?/how are you, kitten?/to look sensational?/is tiramisu an aphrodisiac?/a dress buttoned up high?/a "weaker" sex?/frills?/to become a lady or a sex bomb?/is there anything that is not proper for a woman?/how to be a goddess every day?/a scandalista?/what does your mirror tell you?/erotica as consolation?/why not?/is there anything to be afraid of?/are you sexy?/naive?/should we regret moments spent in front of the mirror?/exaggeration?/will you be tempted?/what about Freud?/a sex symbol?/why?/innocent?/femme fatale?/lace?/beauty?/do you wear garters and why?/is nudity always sinful?/what will people say/do you like to flirt?/blusher?/who could resist your charm?/am I a superwoman yet?/femininity?/sensuality?/are angels feminine?/discreetly?/you do like me, don't you, sir?"

a poniżej -

- kolejny niezwykły dzień pocztowy.

jakiś czas temu poprosiłam Patty z Magpie's Nest o wpis do mojej "Kolekcji Piękności".

powstały te dwa kolaże. zawsze zadziwia mnie jak wiele pracy, dbałości o detal i serca Patty wkłada w swoje prace. nie ma co pisać. podziwiajcie:

- another wonderful mail day.
some time ago I asked Patty from Magpie's Nest to participate in my collaborative journal "Collection of Beauties".
below you can see two collages that she created. and as always I'm full of admiration for Patty's work, attention to detail and great feeling.
I can't find the right words. just take a look and fall in Love:

już koperta zapowiadała cuda:

the envelope itself is a work of art:

a tu pięknie opakowane niespodzianki:

below - beautifully wrapped surprise gifts:
a co było w środku? wszystkie rzeczy, do których od miesięcy wzdychałam na blogu Patty:

what was inside? sweet Patty sent my all those things I've admired on her blog:

a to chyba jeden z moich ulubionych fragmentów. maleńkie drucikowe gniazdko:

and one of my favorite items - tiny handmade wire Love nest... :
(if I had to find an object to be a symbol of Patty, this would be it!)
FM, I will always be grateful for making me Patty's Paper Swap partner months ago.
my life is so much richer to have such a great artist as a friend.

Patty, thank you so much for your generosity and thoughtfulness.
thank you for sending me Beauty in its purest form.

"To jedna z tych ognistych i próżnych kobiet, które wszystko ubierają w cytaty z literatury."
/Carlos Maria Dominguez/

"It's one of these passionate and vain women who describe everything using quotations."
/Carlos Maria Dominguez/

mój wpis w "Kolekcji Piękności", która znowu ruszyła w podróż...

my entry in "The Collection of Beauties" which is travelling again...

(the text is one of my favourite quotes):
"I read and walked for miles at night along the beach, writing bad blank verse and searching endlessly for someone wonderful who would step out of the darkness and change my life. It never crossed my mind that that person could be me."
/Anne Quindeln/

"Sztuka jest cieniem tego, co ktoś myśli...przelotnym spojrzeniem na to, co ma się w sobie. Małe sekrety, żale, radości...każde życie ma swoje znaczenie."
/Sarah/

"Art is a shadow of what a person is thinking...a small glimpse of what they hold inside. Little secrets, regrets, joys...every life has its own meaning."
/Sarah/

a oto mój wkład w "Kolekcję piękności".
powyżej praca, która powstała dla Tymonsyl w temacie: "Kobieta to...kolor".
miała być goła baba. :)

here are my works for my friends' "Collection of Beauties".
above a work made for Tymonsyl: "A woman is...a colour".
Tymonsyl asked us to use an image of a naked lady.

(the text):
"create your own colours"

przód i tył pracy zrobionej dla Molli: "Kobieta to...postać."

a work made for Molla: "A woman is...a personage".
the lady in the pictures is Olga Boznańska - a Polish painter.

(the text says):
front - "This is my happiness and I wish for no other. The moment I won't be able to paint I shall cease living."
back - "Olga Boznańska entered art like one enters a convent. Completely./This shy and apprehensive woman realized her own vision of art./She never surrendered to fashion. She never belonged to any of the schools, groups, trends or currents. Her painting didn't cause a revolution in art."
praca zrobiona dla Cynki: "Kobieta to...artystka."

a work made for Cynka: "A woman is...an artist."(the text):
"I'm creating. Do not disturb!"

"oko mruczy
oko uśmiecha się
oko wspomina"
/Zbigniew Herbert/

"an eye is murmuring
an eye is smiling
an eye is reminiscing"
/Zbigniew Herbert/

oto efekt projektu "kolekcja piękności", który powstał przy udziale niezwykłych, utalentowanych kobiet: Molli, Cynki i Tymonsyl.
każda z nas miała swój wątek:
Molla - "kobieta to...postać"
Cynka - "kobieta to...artystka"
Tymonsyl - "kobieta to...kolor"

here is the final effect of a collaborative project I took part in together with three extraordinary talented ladies: Molla, Cynka & Tymonsyl.
the project is called "Collection of Beauties" and that's what it says on the cover of my art journal.
each of us had a different lead:
Molla - "a woman is...a personage"
Cynka - "a woman is...an artist"
Tymonsyl - "a woman is...a colour"


a ja...
and me...
"kobieta to...myśl"

"a woman is...a thought"

(some of the texts on the left):
"actually, why not?/trust your intuition/I'll think about myself/thank God I''m a woman/I love loneliness/fleeting moments/the taste of words/I have no interest in reality/coincidence?/don't be afraid/sometimes it's hard to resist a temptation/a challenge?/waiting for illumination/look deeper/a little madness will do no harm/escape the reality/how about a stormy affair with red?/strength/a dream or reality?/everyone can create/be different, be bold/be impractical/to discover great inner peace"

a sign-in page.
(the text next to the Mata Hari photo says):
"listen to yourself/don't rush/let things happen"