I love Picasso

As promised, this is one of the many mini-projects I worked on this spring: 

I realize its kind of hard to see.  I had a heck of a time trying to eliminate the glare, and this angle was the only way I could manage it.  I am using my fancy new camera, though.  Its a Canon SX30 IS - a great starter camera for those who aren't quite up to the expenditure/skill that DSLR requires. 

I wanted to dress up our bare walls with some interesting and personal art.  In my search for inspiration in my house, I stumbled across a packet of Picasso postcards (try saying that 10 times fast) that I had purchased while studying abroad in Spain years ago.  I like to buy postcards when traveling - they've come in handy as decor on multiple occasions.  If you look at these (actually, you'd kind of have to "read" them), they tell the story of a bull fight.  I used grosgrain ribbon in between to disguise the edges.  The frame is one of the gallery ones from Michael's.  I'm pleased with how it came out - its both personal and kind of polished looking at the same time.  Who knew?  Now if only I could select a complimentary paint color for those sad, sad, builder-white walls...