Happy Birthday, Abraham Lincoln

Lincoln  8x10 acrylic collage

I grew up in Illinois. My Dad must have taken me to every Lincoln site in the southern part of the state. I have been to Lincoln's birthplace in Knob Creek, Kentucky. 

 

 his home in Indiana

 The "Waymaking" at Westport Il. where he entered Illinois from Indiana

 Pretty much anywhere on this map

 My first job out of college was the beautiful Prairie House Gallery that was part of the Lincoln Herndon Law Office site.

Of course, my daughters have been indoctrinated in Lincoln stuff too..

 

Happy Birthday, Mr. Lincoln

Happy Lincoln's Birthday

I found this cool skirt fabric in a thrift store. It is a collage of Indian prints, goddesses and elephants, etc. I used a simple skirt pattern and voila.

Happy Lincoln's Birthday! Go check out the Visible Monday #33 at Not Dead Yet Style:  http://notdeadyetstyle.blogspot.com/2012/02/visible-monday-33-in-which-brights.html

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Abraham

Abraham 8x10 acrylic collage

As a true daughter of the Land of Lincoln, I am a fan. He lived through the most challenging presidency of the nation. There is terrible beauty in that worn, haunted face. This is my offering to the Daily Paintworks challenges. I urge you to check out the site:

http://www.dailypaintworks.com/Challenges

After college, I worked at the beautiful Prairie House gallery in Springfield located in part of what had been his law offices with Herndon . I always felt that I could turn a corner and meet him.

One night, my apprentice Rob and I were cleaning up the frame shop prior to leaving and heard noises from the rarely used third floor. We peered up the dark, narrow stairwell to see a dim white shape hovering at the top of the stairs. Screams ensued. Not only did we scare the heck out of ourselves but our gallery manager who had gone up to the third floor looking for packing materials in her light colored dress.

Happy Lincoln's Birthday

I know I'm a day late but I was under the weather yesterday. I am a "Land of Lincoln" girl. Dad took us to nearly all the Lincoln sites and monuments when I was a kid and I have read several biographies about the man. I have been to New Salem were Lincoln grew into a young man. In college, my buddy and I would bike out to Lincoln's father's farm. When I lived in Springfield, the gallery I worked at was part of the old Lincoln-Herndon law offices. It always felt like I could turn a corner in Springfield and walk right past Old Abe. I have always admired his ambition and appreciated his humanity.