unleaf me and go
your shadows are ghosting me
lost blurred indistinct
– Kerfe Roig
I have been introduced to so many of you through Ms. Kerfe Roig’s amazing collaborative blog, Method Two Madness, and vice versa, that it almost doesn’t need an introduction. But if by chance you found your way to Illustrated Poetry by another means, I do strongly recommend you head over to Ms. Roig’s blog and check out the art and poetry posted daily by both Kerfe and her best friend Nina.
Ms. Roig sent me this haiku way back last July, in preparation for a possible series on seasonal transitions. I knew immediately what I wanted to do for an illustration – a textured, layered collage. But two things happened on the way to this post: I needed to take my blogging hiatus and I also kept wondering, “how do I photograph/scan/etc that piece for display on the internet?” These last few weeks, I have been making a lot of new starts, and I am so glad I made this one of them. The world is going through so many transitions, and while they may not be seasonal, this poem still feels timely. Haiku by Kerfe Roig, collage (mixed media on cardboard) by me.
I love this juxtaposition of light and dark, textured and flat, distinct and gauzy. Awesome! Looks like you are doing well. Just popping in to say “hello”! I miss you and all my blogging world friends. Stay dry! xo
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Thanks, Jilanne! We don’t get as much rain down here as y’all are getting up in the Bay, but still getting wet here. I miss you too! I am glad you came back to share your adorable Valentines day story with us. ❤ Hope you are doing well too!
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Beautiful poem. Eloquent post. I am glad to know both of you.
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Thank you, Claudia – the friends I have made here on WP, like you and Kerfe, continually inspire me and make me a better artist!
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Reblogged this on method two madness.
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Thank you, Kerfe, for entrusting me with your haiku! I hope 2017 will bring more collaborations!
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Yes! And thanks, as always, for your beautiful work.
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Lovely post!
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Thank you so much!
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