My New Guardian Angel: Inspiration

While studying abroad in Italy over the course of a semester, I was able to see some pretty cool stuff, to say the least. Taken near the Pantheon in Rome, these wings were featured in the window and I fell in love with them. I don't even want to know how much they cost. I've always loved the complexities of angel wings in art- and my time in Rome increased this fascination.




Raphael's angels. Need I say more? The wings on this angel are beautiful and exactly what I wanted to put on my untouched macbook pro. It just seemed so perfect- the macbook needed something, something that didn't hide the glowing apple, something timeless, something very "Alana."

It reminds me of a book a friend purchased for me as a 21st birthday gift. Unfortunately Italian customs didn't want me to receive this book, so I waited until my return to the United States.

It's called "Quintessence, the Quality of Having "IT" and I love it. I'll write a post about it later and scan one of the photos in. It was the nicest birthday present I've received in a long time- mainly because the gifter said that I, like the book "transcend form and function."

So, the wings on the macbook mean more to me than something cliche.. it's a reminder that no matter where I go (since the macbook goes with me nearly everywhere) that there is always someone looking out for me. Not to be corny or anything.


It is not known precisely where angels dwell - whether in the air, the void, or the planets. It has not been God's pleasure that we should be informed of their abode. ~Voltaire