Nov 25 2011

heavy smoker

posted in art, Haiku

Good morning dear ones…
….
Oh, huh, it’s afternoon already…
OK then: good afternoon dear ones!

You probably forgive me my late blogpost
when you see the photo and read my haiku.
(WARNING: ‘Dirty picture’!)

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De volgende dag

getuigt een volle asbak

van een lange nacht

 The morning after.

The ashtray shows that it was

a very long night

For more haiku and photos, visit Recuaerda mi Corazon
where Rebecca hosts the weekly ‘Haiku my heart Friday’.

Don’t worry, I have nicer pics to show too!
(Oh, and before you ask: I’m alright, thank you – full ashtrays
don’t necessarily mean TROUBLED nights you know!)

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You know that I love transferring photos onto my pages.
I never tried transferring a magazine picture though, so when
the ladies at the ‘workshop by the sea’ asked me to show them
the transferring technique, it was the first time I used a magazine
image. Elvy’s transfer came out quite alright (she shows the page
in a blogpost here – it’s the portrait in the background on the fourth
photo) but Margot’s and mine looked very blurry and vague.

I will show you:

When I wet the page, the image is clearly visible so I tried bringing it up
by putting another layer of mod podge over it, but that didn’t work.

What you should have seen is a Japanese bonsai tree

I put the page aside but it stayed in the back of my mind: why did it work
with Elvy’s image and not with mine? We used the same magazine, so
‘different paper or ink’ could not have been the reason. I used somewhat
rough background paper – but Margot used the same background paper
as Elvy for her background and her transfer came out blurry too…

I couldn’t leave it alone.
Suddenly I thought of this: both Margot and I transferred images of line
drawings. The images didn’t have much colour. Elvy used a very colourful
page to transfer. Would that be the solution?

So I tried again with a colourful image.

Haaaa… hooray for not letting go… it worked!

This page isn’t finished yet. I want to work on it some more and add journaling
- but I’m happy I stuck to it and tried again. At least now I know it can be done
with magazine images – as long as you choose colourful ones.

But to be honest: next time I see a magazine pic I’d like to transfer; I will scan
the image, print it and transfer the printed one ;)

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One last thing before I slide into the weekend:

Today is the last ‘voting day’ for the top 2000!!!
You have until 8 pm (MET – Middle European Time) to vote
for your favourite band/song HERE.

(The site is in Dutch, but it’s easy:

  • find your faves in the list and click on the names -
    there’s a minimum of 5 and a maximum of 15.
  • Click ‘verder’
  • Add ‘free choises’ of bands that you like who weren’t
    in the list – if you have any
  • Click ‘verder’
  • Fill in your name, email, zip code, country, year of birth
    and ‘man-male’ or ‘vrouw-female’. Foreigners better don’t
    cross the boxes that come next!
  • Click further

That’s it! You will receive your list via email as a reminder that you voted.

The broadcasting of the top 2000 starts on December 25 at 12.00 -
and ofcourse my top 2000 blog party/event starts at the same time!
I’ll give more information in the next weeks so keep an eye on my blog
if you’re into creating ánd music! You don’t want to miss the fun!!!

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Now go and have a lovely weekend dear ones!
Create something – anything – and remember:

‘Keep on rockin’ in the free world’

(yep, that’s on the list too!)


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28 Responses to “heavy smoker”

  • Julie Tucker-Wolek Says:
    November 25th, 2011 at 1:52 pm

    hehehehehe… I am always emptying those… :) :):):):)

    That is weird that the tree didn’t transfer the same… hmmmmmm… and can’t wait to see what is on the list this year… always love the music posts from you! :) :):):):):):):):):):)

  • Cathy Says:
    November 25th, 2011 at 2:18 pm

    I can only imagine the smoke filled Room! Whew! Have a wonderful day! Cathy

  • anne g-i Says:
    November 25th, 2011 at 2:54 pm

    i love the image that you were successful at transfering – very interesting! and I like the outlining you did on the bonsai tree. Looking forward to the top 200! don’t know how much time off I’m taking from work but I won’t have school work so I’m hoping I can squeeze out the time. have a great weekend!

  • Sandra Says:
    November 25th, 2011 at 3:08 pm

    Oei…goed dat je me even helpt herinneren! Heb direct gestemd! Interessante pagina…minder van die asbak…;-)

  • deb taylor Says:
    November 25th, 2011 at 3:15 pm

    I adore your honesty. And LOVE your wish to “rock on…and create something, anything~” I will do!

  • Rosie Says:
    November 25th, 2011 at 3:34 pm

    Oh the memories that full ashtray evoked… I gave up a couple of years ago and still miss it!
    Re: Transfers… I think I mentioned this a while ago, but try rubbing a very tiny amount of baby/vegetable or mineral oil onto the image. That will keep the image showing through like when it’s wet! ‘o)
    xo

  • Petra Coolen Says:
    November 25th, 2011 at 3:41 pm

    Die pagina ziet er gaaf uit!!
    Die asbak is wat minder gaaf :) (Ga je stoppen in 2012 ?)

  • Marit Says:
    November 25th, 2011 at 3:52 pm

    Yes Rosie, you DID say that a while ago and I totally forgot! I will try some oil and see if it works, thanks for reminding me!

  • Anthony North Says:
    November 25th, 2011 at 4:48 pm

    A long night indeed.

  • jessica Says:
    November 25th, 2011 at 5:44 pm

    ohhh love the haiku…brilliant!

    have a great weekend my friend..i will be working on a gratitude journal and a december mini…

  • Ramesh Sood Says:
    November 25th, 2011 at 6:28 pm

    Marit, I have edited the haiku I wrote.. and put the way I had actually written it.. therefore, I had to delete the comment too…my apologies.. but want you to visit again to see the change and comment..

  • Leo Says:
    November 25th, 2011 at 7:12 pm

    ah.. thankfully, no one smokes here at home, so the ashtray isn’t needed :)

    Leo @ I Rhyme Without Reason

  • Magical Mystical Teacher Says:
    November 25th, 2011 at 7:59 pm

    La la la! :)

    haiku on Friday
    a handful of syllables
    scattered heart to heart

    Haiku here and here

  • Cheryl's Excellent Adventure Says:
    November 25th, 2011 at 9:13 pm

    I remember those days of staying up all night working on something or partying. The next day my throat would be raw from inhaling so much smoke. I’m glad I quit 9 yrs ago.

  • zongrik Says:
    November 25th, 2011 at 10:37 pm

    no ashtrays in my home, and i don’t go in homes where there is smoking

  • Stephanie Says:
    November 25th, 2011 at 10:59 pm

    I enjoy playing with transfers as you never really know what you’re going to get…

  • Rebecca Says:
    November 25th, 2011 at 11:51 pm

    As a fellow smoker… KUDOS! :) Great project!

  • Noelle Clearwater Says:
    November 26th, 2011 at 12:53 am

    Well, I don’t like the cigarette pic but I love how your magazine transfer came out. That is just so beautiful and cool. I think that your creativity is just unfathomable. Lovely work my friend!
    xo,
    Noelle

  • Fran aka Redondowriter Says:
    November 26th, 2011 at 5:30 am

    Your ash tray full of cigarette butts actually had me coughing. I’m wildly allergic to cigarette smoke in my old age. I am glad nothing “bad” had caused the stress. I have never mastered transfers. Which techniques do you like best?

  • Helen Campbell Says:
    November 26th, 2011 at 7:12 am

    Your magazine transfer adventure gives me hope. I shall persevere. :)

  • spadoman Says:
    November 26th, 2011 at 2:17 pm

    Marit… You have a wonderful gift to be able to do what you do with images and then teach others. Good to be relentless to get what you want out of something. Hard work does it.
    Thank you for the thoughts and prayers the past few weeks. I appreciate you being a friend.

    Peace.

  • Lena Says:
    November 26th, 2011 at 3:28 pm

    Gelukkig maar dat je nogmaals een transfer met een foto uit een tijdschrift probeerde… deze is geweldig goed gelukt!!
    En van die `mislukte` weet je toch vast nog iets moois te maken!!

  • Nanka Says:
    November 26th, 2011 at 5:28 pm

    That is a lovely picture of Radha and Krishna and the ashtray looks a bit too full….hmmmm..agree not a good sight that one!! :)

  • Jenneke Says:
    November 26th, 2011 at 10:23 pm

    Oeps…die volle asbak.. :-(
    Heb een klein vermoeden wat de reden van die lange nacht was..
    En reken er maar op dat ik dit weekend druk aan het scrappen ben (geweest)!!

    Hou je haaks en geniet van je weekend!!

    XXXJenneke

  • Annemarie Says:
    November 27th, 2011 at 1:29 am

    I have yet to try the photo transfer technique. Why? Just haven’t gotten around to it.

  • Simone Says:
    November 28th, 2011 at 8:17 pm

    Hi Marit! Wow…die asbak! Ik ben op 1 maart van dit jaar gestopt, mis het soms nog wel (vond roken zó lekker!) maar ik ben vooral blij dat ik het niet meer moet. Je transfer plaatje, komt die uit de Happinez? Volgens mij heb ik die ook nog in m’n bak met knipsels liggen. Mooie transfer!
    Bedankt voor je lieve comment op mn blog afgelopen vrijdag! Dat waardeer ik echt, zo’n uitgebreide reactie, top!

  • maja60 Says:
    November 29th, 2011 at 4:03 pm

    Goed dat je het nog een keer geprobeerd hebt en dat het toen wel lukte! Ik ben benieuwd wat je verder met de pagina gaat doen. De “mislukte” heeft trouwens een hele mooie achtergrond! Ik volg alle “voorpret” van de top 2000 op radio 2 en kijk al uit naar 25 december! Ik ga zeker mee doen met je top 2000party!!!

  • Elvy Says:
    November 30th, 2011 at 2:24 pm

    Leuk om te lezen dat het transfer avontuur je niet los liet en dat je de oplossing hebt gevonden. Ik liep onlangs tegen een flesje transfer vloeistof aan, werkt nog beter en ook wat sneller dan medium.
    Je experiment heeft een mooie pagina opgeleverd trouwens. Enneh…ik vond onze asbak in Zoutelande eigenlijk leuker ;-)



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