The past days were busy, busy, busy, as the articles for the second issue
of FEATURING are getting designed. Because of the tropical temperatures
in the Netherlands at the beginning of the week, we had to shut down the
computers for two or three days. That meant a delay in the progress of the
magazine and we’re working our asses off to get everything done now.
There’s a lot of work involved, not only for the designer but for me also.
Deliberating, editing and criticizing & judging the look of the pages, to
name some activities. It is all worth it though, as readers are enthusiastic
about the magazine. (See the review Quinn McDonald wrote – yep, Quinn!
Author of the book Raw Art Jounaling – which, by the way, I highly
recommend, especially if you are a beginner at art journaling – but where
was I? Oh, yes, Quinn. She bought the magazine without my knowledge and
I was happily surprised to find out that she wrote a review on her blog.)

Bottom line: busy I am.
But today is Friday… and this morning, I took some time off  to find
a photo and write a haiku and a blogpost. I also have an art journal page
that I made last Summer but have not showed yet. And of course there is
the weekly ‘Chronicles’ spread. How could I not make a chronicles spread?
It is a ‘quick and easy’ page this time due to lack of time, but it’s there.
Enjoy!

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It was late.
Way past midnight.
My beloved and I were still downstairs.
We sat on the couch and talked.
We know each other for 15 years and
we still can talk all night.
About anything and
nothing.

The door to the garden was open.
A sultry Summer night.
Suddenly, we heard a strange sound…

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Sometimes, getting higher requires some effort…

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The sweet Rebecca hosts ‘Haiku my Heart.’
She’s the core of the haiku circle. Kindred spirits gather around her
to share their haiku and images each Friday.
Find the list of participants here on Recuerda Mi Corazon.

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… and sometimes,
without noticing you were even climbing,
you reach a peak from which you have a view you never knew
it lay waiting there for you to see all along.

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… in my life these days?

Well, for one: I am happy, HAPPY,

HAPPY

to say that the cover of FEATURING magazine is finished and looks

ABSOLUTELY fabulous

if I may say so myself.

(… and NO, I am not going to show it – yet.
Allow me to rub my hands together in satisfaction all by myself for
a while longer – a few weeks from now issue #1 will be out and you all
get the chance to see it then.)

That’s not the only secret I keep -  I have a sneak peek of a new art journal
page for you at the end of this post. But all the other events of last week are
public and readable on my weekly art journal page…

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It is around 69  Fahrenheit/20,5 Celsius today.
No, I didn’t spend a day at the beach, but I imagined one!
I made a sunny page with a haiku for Haiku my Heart Friday.

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The sweet Rebecca hosts ‘Haiku my Heart’ every Friday.
She’s the core of the haiku circle and people from all over the world
come together at her place and share their haiku and images.
Find the list of participants here on Recuerda Mi Corazon.

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I’m hooked…

I bought this olive green
paint last week and since
then all my pages come
out green!

I used to be a yellow -
orange – red kinda person!

I don’t know what
happened but all of
a sudden I love this
colour so much.

Why analyse anyway…
I let go and make green pages!

A lot!
You are warned!

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Haiku My Heart is hosted by the wonderful Rebecca.
Click on the link to find the list of participants who published a haiku today.

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