This is the first post in the series exploring cemetery art to evaluate expression of sorrow through body language. I will be using this study to plan the design for my Beloved project. If this is your first visit to the House of Shadows Blog you may want to read the explanation of this series beginning on November 28.
Traditional Beloved props show the figure of a grieving woman laying horizontally over the tomb of her of her husband. I may go that direction, however, I want to explore other options as well. The purpose of the pictures that will be posted today and tomorrow is to study various positions of the body, hands and fabric draping.
I have more pictures to post in this series; however, tonight I look as weary as the woman at the top of the page. As I continue to work on page design and explore the explosive number of plugins available for Wordpress I’m continually living in a world of exploration, and that translates in English to “trial and error”. Today I tried my third photo management plugin, which I find all have advantages and disadvantages. Posting these pictures was an exhausting process for someone new to Wordpress and plugins. However, I’m still a strong believer in learning by doing and once again I won the battle! Tomorrow’s post should be a much easier process.
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