Do not stand at my grave and weep

Although creating the blog is art related, I didn't think it was enough. So I've worked on a long term project. It's still a sketch, but it needs time, since it's going to be on my skin permenantly.

It's inspired by my favourite poem: Do not stand at my grave and weep from Mary Frye.

Do not stand at my grave and weep,
I am not there, I do not sleep.

I am a thousand winds that blow.
I am the diamond glint on snow.
I am the sunlight on ripened grain.
I am the gentle autumn rain.

When you wake in the morning hush,
I am the swift, uplifting rush
Of quiet birds in circling flight.
I am the soft starlight at night.

Do not stand at my grave and weep.
I am not there, I do not sleep.
Do not stand at my grave and cry.
I am not there, I did not die!

The pencil sketch. This is my first draft. It's not perfect, but it's clear.


This is the bamboo tablet sketch, I don't think it's any clearer than the pencil sketch, but this will be the base for the line art and for the coloured version. And I will also the photoshop it on my skin, to see how it will look. I'm a perfectionist, I have to know everything a 100% sure, before doing something.