Il testo sull'amore mi ha ispirata a creare un layout che ha come protagonista una foto che è stata scattata a me e mio marito pochi giorni dopo il nostro matrimonio, di notte, davanti al mare. Mi ha fornito un'idea anche una canzone che amiamo molto, "Una rosa blu", di Michele Zarrillo. Così, visto che il blu e l'oro sono colori molto usati nell'architettura e nell'arte dei Paesi musulmani, come appunto il Libano di Gibran, ho pensato a un layout di ispirazione vagamente arabeggiante, scegliendo questi colori per i fili metallici e le altre decorazioni, per le carte, i fiori e il timbro in alto, simile alla calligrafia araba, così decorativa. Sono da sempre appassionata di calligrafia e alfabeti.
Ultima, ma non ultima, non poteva mancare la frase chiave che mi ha ispirata, che ho scritto in inglese (altra lingua in cui scriveva Gibran), in italiano e in arabo. Qui devo fare una precisazione tecnica: la frase in arabo l'ho scritta io perché so ricopiare la scrittura araba, quella di altri alfabeti e i caratteri cinesi, ma in arabo so dire solo poche parole. Non avendo a casa una versione araba del testo, ho fatto alcune traduzioni automatiche e ne ho utilizzata una. È molto probabile che ci siano degli errori, poiché i traduttori automatici non sono mai precisi quanto quelli in carne e ossa, e a volte prendono delle vere cantonate. Tuttavia, la sintassi non troppo complessa della frase mi fa supporre che la traduzione sia abbastanza corretta. Se qualche persona di lingua araba dovesse leggere questo post, spero che sia comprensiva. Questo è semplicemente un omaggio a un grande poeta.
Many years ago I read 'The Prophet' by the Lebanese poet Kahlil Gibran. It is a book on poetic reflections and great wisdom on many aspects of life: love, death, joy and sorrow, children, friendship, time, and so on.
Gibran's text on love inspired me to create a layout based on a photo my hubby and I were taken a few days after we got married, one night, at the seaside. I was inspired also by a song we love, 'A blue rose' by Michele Zarrillo. So, as Moslem countries architecture and art use so much blue and golden, I made an Arab-style LO and chose these colours for wires and other decorations, for the papers, the flowers and, on the top, a stamp quite similar to Arabic calligraphy, that is so decorative. Since I was a kid I am fond of calligraphy and alphabets.
Last but not least, I wrote the key sentence that inspired me. I wrote it in Italian, in English (as Gibran wrote also in this language) and in Arabic. Anyway, I don't have an Arabic text at home and I can say just a few words in this language, but I can copy quite well many alphabets and Chinese characters. So this time I have used an authomatic translator. I suppose there are some mistakes, but not too many, because the syntax of the sentence is quite simple. If any Arabic mother tongue person is reading this post I hope he/she will forgive me. This is just a tribute to a great poet.
Ora vi lascio alle foto, ma prima prendete nota del libro e, se potete, leggetelo.
Let's see the photos now, but first write down the title of the book and, if you can, read it!
I used a patterned paper with light blue and aquamarina Eastern-style drawings because I love water-like hues, also mixed with gold, and geometric drawings that remind Arab art and architecture. In ancient palaces of these countries there are always fountains with plays of water and lights. I think these elements are important as my husband and I were close to water at night (with lights on in some houses).
Ho usato un vecchio sacchetto con cuoricini dorati.
I used an old bag with tiny golden hearts.
Sfide / Challenges:
Abc-challenge, Q is for Quote challenge
Allsortschallenge, Challenge #270, Favourite things
Allwayssomethingcreative, Challenge #80, Water
Amichediscrap, Sfida layout #10, Scrittura a mano / Layout challenge #10, Handwriting
Asyoulikeitchallenge, Favourite papers (and why?) challenge
Audsentimentschallengeblog, Challenge #112, Thinking of you type sentiment
Avenue613, Challenge #82, Anything goes
Bunnyzoescrafts, Bingo challenge (flowers, pearls, charms)
Craftingattheweekend, Challenge #4, Anything goes
Craftingbydesigns, August challenge, Anything goes
Crafts4eternity, Challenge #187, Sketch (I turned it to left, so the three sentences are the strips of the sketch)
Craftycalendarchallenge, August challenge, Anything goes
Craftyourpassionchallenges, Challenge #224, Flower power
Craftysentiments, 29th July challenge, Anything goes
Dreamvalleychallenges, Challenge #87, Favourite colour combo
Fan-Tastic Tuesday, Challenge #46, Anything goes
Fussyandfancychallenge, Challenge #119, Words
Ladybugcrafts, August challenge, Favourite colours (blue and golden)
lovetoscrapchallengeblog, Scheming crafters! Chosen duo scheme (blue and golden)
Pictureandscrap, Challenge #80, Use flowers and pearls
Rêves2scrap, Challenge #3, Anything goes w/optional pearls
Scrapandplaychallenges, Challenge #7, Let's get moody
Scrappando, Sfida luglio-agosto, Parole scritte a mano / July-August challenge, Handwritten words
Scrap365, August sketch
Scribbleandscrapcrafts, Challenge #24, Anything goes
Sgrusha, Summer sketch
Simonsaysstampblog, 30th July challenge, Anything goes
Sketchalicious, LO sketch #96
Stampotiquedesignerschallenge, Challenge #156, Book inspiration
Suzypantssmarty, Challenge #40, Anything goes
Sweetstampinchallengeblog, Bingo time challenge (flowers, spots, charms)
Thehousethatstampsbuilt, Challenge DCC730, Sparkle, glitter or bling!
Thesistersofcraft, August challenge, Anything goes
Timbroscrapmania, Sfida #99, Occasioni speciali / Challenge #99, Special occasions
Tuesdaythrowdown, Challenge #206, Other than a card or a tag
Trimmiescraftchallenge, Wish you were here
Ttcrd, 29th July-4th August challenge, Anything goes
Wordartwednesday, Challenge #143, Anything goes













































