This was the year after the Aquarius Festival in the village of Nimbin, a time of "Peace" and "Love" symbolising a freedom of spirit. Mixed designs: paisleys, florals, swirls and bright, vivid colours bordering on psychedelic were "in".
In remembering all of this, the paisley idea came about.
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The design on the skirt and the colours used, changed down its length.... featuring bright greens, tans, blue/purples, yellows and oranges. These are reflected in the layout with use of fabric, mesh ribbon, metallic gel pens, stamping and embossing with Opals, Viva Decor pens and Lumiere acrylics.
I may have been carried away a little!! with the doodled swirls and feathering effects... but hey! it's how I remembered the time and I had a real retro blast, doing this page. Hope this brings back some interesting memories for those who were around then.
Thanks for visiting, cheers, Di
Wow Di, your page is just great! I love your colours & textures, & the paiselys...really works well with your photo! Thanks for joining us at ARTastic!
ReplyDeleteExcellnt Di! Love your doodling and feathered effect....I do remember those times, it was an easy and peaceful life style back then (not like now!). Thanks for joining in at ARTastic with this great page!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great piece and the photo is perfect for this style - it almost transplants you back into those peace and love years of the 70's - I suddenly feel the urge to get out my JC sandles and burn some incense!!
ReplyDeleteHow neat is this! I love the colors you used and the memories you shared! Thanks so much for joining us at ABAC challenge!
ReplyDeleteYour page certainly does celebrate the 70's Di when we were all so fresh faced and ready to conquer the world.Your combination of colour, texture and doodling is Fab - u - lous. Thanks for joining in at ARTastic challenge.
ReplyDeleteLove all the different patterns and designs in your background - very effective - thanks for joining us at ARTastic :)
ReplyDeleteLove your page Di, I don't think you went overboard at all. The colours are great and work well with a black and white photo. Thank-you for your kind comment on my page and the mesh is on the background paper which is a reverse side from one of the Halloween papers from Kaiser Craft.
ReplyDeleteI love this! You’re welcome to “get carried away with us” again. LOL Thanks for playing along with us this month!
ReplyDeleteomg wow di.....this is great, love the design and the colours.......i dont know about me having memories back then.......i was around, but only just lol....i was a whole 1 yr old
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ReplyDeleteWhat an amazing page, so many lovely things to look at. Love your mix of pp and the doodling you have done on your page. Thank you also for visiting my blog and leaving such a lovely comment. Hope to some more of your pages in the future.
Very arty and creative - great page - thanks for playing along at ARTastic :)
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