I'm honored to be hosting the
gothic arch challenge this week. Our theme is Mona Lisa. I have a funny story to share about the first time I ever saw the actual painting almost 25 years ago. I was in Europe with three friends and a backpack, staying in hostels and riding trains to get around. We were in a dimly lit room at the Louvre for our viewing of the Mona Lisa. She really is much larger than I imagined with a richness of color beyond my dreams. I was enjoying the splendor of it all when a flash of light nearly blinded us. Somebody in the crowd took a flash photograph of the painting. Pow, the lights all went off and it was totally dark in the room and they covered the painting. That was it, our moment was over. No more Mona Lisa for us. We had to move along. Life is like that, you have to enjoy the moments as they happen. I'm glad I got to see her. I hope to see her again someday. Thanks for stopping by today.
supplies: glossy cardstock; ink potion #9; distress ink; stampers anonymous mona lisa stamp; wordsworth quote stamp; vintage postage stamps; bingo marker.
