Poster Image
$20
Item#: 2017SYR16
Purchase Details
11x17-inches, printed on heavy weight (100-pound) Hammermill cover paper. We package each print with a piece of chipboard in a clear plastic sleeve.
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An information page with photos of the artist and poet, and hand-written comments from each.
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Poem Inspiration Location
Leaf-Strewn Vibrant Woods
poster information
Description
Leaf—strewn vibrant woods
Cinnamon spice and sweaters
Your hand in my hand
Ever since I was little, I've filled notebooks and scrap pieces of paper with my words. I have always felt passionate about writing, whether it is poetry, a short story, or some really great quotes or ideas. I've found that napkin notes are usually the best. Sudden bursts of genuine emotion. Writing is a way I became in tune with my soul and how I see the world and what happens in it. It is art like no other.
As for the poem, I was inspired by the ambience of autumn. The colors, warmth, and feelings of love and comfort were considered throughout. Autumn is a time to be grateful for those in our lives and for the beauty we get to see in nature every day. Autumn foliage is breathtaking and vibrant, as can be love you feel for someone else. I just wanted to capture the amber tones, visual and emotional, of my favorite season.
I love the imagery in this poem. When I first read it, I envisioned yellow, which is why that is the dominant color in this piece. I also like that this poem is about love. One of my mom and stepdad's favorite things to do together is hold hands. They have a special set of mittens where the left mitten of one set and the right mitten of the other set are sewn together so that they can hold hands in the mittens. They call them their “meandering mittens.” When I read this poem, I saw my mom and stepdad. I didn't illustrate them, but they were the inspiration.
I also love walking in nature, and specifically the feeling when the trees arch into a tunnel and it seems as if I am in my own world in the woods. The trees and nature in autumn here in Syracuse blend naturally to that feeling, and that was part of the inspiration for the composition of this piece.