Beatrix has forever become an inspiration to me...an artist definitely ahead of her time with an extra-ordinary imagination. her art is very "easy," by which my sister describes is very effortless. it has warmth that captures us right away...
which proves to be the reason why her books are still in print today, continually discovered by one generation after another.
relatively, i bought this book called The Man Who Loves Books Too Much: The True Story of a Thief, a Detective, and a World of LIterary Obsession (i picked it up at Borders, which is rare for me. i must confess i am not a reader, and aside from high school required readings or art books, i've never finished one in my free time). so i set out to walk out with a book! i was intrigued by this particular one because firstly, its title (which reminded me of my husband who can finish a good sized booked in 2 days if he wanted to, and repeat them a few times). secondly, i open and see that they've printed it on this thick, edgeless, art-paper like pages...and that won me over in full!
as an artist, we're visual right? and aesthetics is huge! so i run my fingers on the edge of the book and find it moving in waves. that's unusually wonderful! plus, no papercuts! ha! what's not to love?!
bare with me...here's my connecting the dots part: i start and the author begins the story with her visits to these annual book fairs...with extremely rare books! as in, first edition, you can't touch it or it might tear books! one of which, she mentions, was Beatrix Potter's The Tale of Peter Rabbit that went for $15,000. and upon watching the movie and falling in love with it all over again...i find myself looking for FIRST EDITION books too! well, online anyway. so aside from visiting peterrabbitstore.co.uk and the national trust , in which she entrusted her homes/farms and where much of her work was left (part of the Beatrix Potter Gallery), i encounter this in my hunt ☟
first edition!!!!
selling for $12,650
details in abebooks
all i can say is...if i had that much money as pocket change i would buy it in a heartbeat! and all of what may be out there of her works...that just so easily puts a smile on my face and inspires me to be creative! and is that not one of the best gifts one artist can give to another artist or to anyone? to inspire them to be creative!
yesss!
miss beatrix potter, how you inspire me so!
i'm gonna go type on my typewriter now! ^_^
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