Lily of the Vale

Walnut ink on vintage handmade paper, 14 x 10" 


And the 
Naiad-like lily of the vale,
Whom youth makes so fair and passion so pale 
~
Percy Bysshe 
Shelley,
from The 
Sensitive Plant 
Part 1

Botanical Drawings Book Project

 Beginnings ~ a book of botanical drawings. 

"...and then, I have nature and art and poetry, and if that is not enough, what is enough?" ~ Vincent van Gogh

Unique vintage handmade sketchbook by Ericka Schmitt, an inspiring gift from my lovely friend Jane Guill. It's beautifully made and embellished - a pleasure to draw on the cotton rag paper.

 

 

 "...and the naiad - like the lily of the vale..." ~ Shelly 

Lily of the valley - Majalis "of or belonging to May." Mayfly naiad

walnut ink on 100% cotton rag, 5 x 7.5"

“So in the dark we hide the heart that bleeds,                                  And wait, and tend our agonizing seeds.”

~ Countee Cullen                          "Bleeding Heart and Goldfinch"