by Nysha Nelson | Sep 20, 2016 | Illustration, inspiration, memories
Oh What A Beautiful Thomas Oh What A Beautiful Boy I got a beautiful feeling Every thing’s going your way. One morning after Thomas was first born I was feeding him a bottle and began singing an altered version of the Oklahoma! musical hit, “Oh What A Beautiful Morning.” I altered the words, replacing his name for ‘morning’ and boy for ‘day.’ I have continued this ritual sometimes adding verses talking about the “bright golden bowl of apple sauce…” or what ever happens to be on my mind. I didn’t think anything of it until this summer. I had gone to Iowa to go through some things in my parent’s house. In the basement I found a box of things from my childhood. One forgotten item was a little music box that hung on my bedroom door. http://studionysha.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Beautiful-Morning.mp4 Two guesses what it plays! (If your player won’t play the video above click here to watch on YouTube!) Interesting that this song reappeared after decades in a seemingly unconscious way. I have also noticed going through that old stuff; Illustrated children’s books I loved growing up which have hatching, or rows of small lines that create form and shading. Interesting that I work with either stitches line or inked ones in much the same way. A painting that hung in the living room most of my childhood (but in the basement since my high school days) is mostly dark with only a few lines of lightness. I am drawn to create very dark toned work with small amounts of high contrast! What about the crocheted throw with bright coloured blocks that always lived on the sofa when I was young. I...
