I went to an auction last weekend for the first time in a long while. I really enjoy them! But of course, I certainly don't "need" any new materials for making collages; I have enough stuff in my basement to be able to do collages for the next decade (although it's always nice grabbing a nice frame or two for cheap). I'm very excited to have gotten a book from 1855 as part of a lot of mostly throw-away books. I absolutely love the quality of the engraving in these antique books (you can feel the dimensionality of the ink on the page. And these images are simply lovely and inspiring. One of the problems with a couple that I am showing here, is that it would be very difficult to cut/isolate the strings on the harps (for example, if I want to isolate the image of these beautiful women). But I'll deal with that if/when the problem presents itself. For now, I am appreciating the beauty and quality in these images.
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