I cut the title page from the cover of my conference bag. My conference registration with the list of workshops is tucked inside with a pull made from a bracelet that says "Journal writing...do it daily". The other page lists my conference intentions, which I set before leaving following Dave Fox's Pre-journaling prompts, my conference badge and a quotation: "Traveling gives us a chance to build our sense of community as well as our palates." Yes, there will be a food spread in here somewhere!
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Postcard for a Friend of a Friend
The rubber stamps are from G-rated
Journal Conference Journal
No, that redundancy is not a typo. Inspired by Kelly Kilmer's Taped Journal , I finally went on an artist date (go to page 10 of the excerpt or see page 18 of The Artist's Way) adventure to Kelly Paper, where I bought the 11 x 17 paper to make a journal for my conference notes and tidbits. The photo is of the stamped masterboard that is the cover of the journal. Journal Conference 2008 was THAT special and I didn't want to just file my notes away to be forgotten in a cabinet. I learned a lot and met some fascinating, authentic, and just plain nice people. I'll post the journal pages as I get them done.
Make Peace Where You Are
I almost didn't post this journal page because there's a big boo-boo in it. I stamped one of the peace quotations from Stamp Camp Upside down. Of course it was the last thing I stamped. Too far gone! Then the "Embrace Imperfection" stamp I'd ordered from Stamper's Anonymous arrived and I couldn't resist the synchronicity.
Bloom Where You're Planted
Yesterday's Make It Mondays challenge was "to create a piece of artwork inspired by flowers". Because our local recycler doesn't take pasteboard such as cereal and tissue boxes, I've got quite a stack of them and this challenge was a great opportunity to do something fun with one of them. The scan doesn't show the stamping well, but it's embossed metallic and shows up more clearly in person. Next time I'll play with a brighter embossing powder color. If you want this one, it's yours! First come, first served.
Art Unraveled Fat Book Swap
Interesting Reads
Anne Morrow Lindbergh: Gift from the Sea: 50th Anniversary Edition
Source of the Simplify APC quotation for 4/21/09.Susan Pickering Rothamel: The Encyclopedia of Greeting Card Tools & Techniques
An exhaustive resource, including interviews with career cardmakers, a list of world holidays, quotations and sentiments for priming the creative pumpJulia Cameron: The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity [10th Anniversary Edition]
Summer is the time for getting back to basics such as writing morning pages and taking artist dates as popularized in this now classic creativity guide.Julie Morgenstern: When Organizing Isn't Enough: SHED Your Stuff, Change Your Life
I'm only on the third chapter and I've cleared BOXES of books from the floor of my office, making space for what's next. Very informative and inspiring with great exercises and examples from her clients. Purchase price includes an online assessment.Cathy A. Malchiodi: The Soul's Palette: Drawing on Art's Transformative Powers
Graham Rawle: Woman's World: A Novel
A funky gluebook-style novel that almost didn't make it past the 50 page mark, but then there was an interesting twist that's got me reading to the end. I bought it for the style, I'm reading it because the story gets interesting after those first few pages.Eric Maisel: The Van Gogh Blues: The Creative Person's Path Through Depression
I avoided this book for so long UNTIL I saw Eric Maisel at Artella as part of his virtual book tour. The book accomplished its goal and I'm working on a new research project. Something I haven't done in way too long.