Marit's Paper World (blog)

Another Wednesday, another Tale from the Studio – and of course I show you my desk.

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If you’re new to The BIG Road Trip – all the information can be found on this page. Curious how this series came about? Find the ‘why’ in this first announcement post. All BIG Road Trip posts can be found archived here.

If you have state-related art, stories and inspiration to share or if you made art inspired by this blogpost, ADD YOUR LINK TO MR. LINKY LIST AT THE END OF THIS POST.

I am looking for GUEST BLOGGERS to blog about different States in America (find the list with States and schedule here.) These guest posts do not have to be as extensively written as mine and preferably give more personal and artsy insight and info about the state/region. Info that is interesting for an artist to know, like pointing out local art shops and little galleries et cetera. Also, I will be available to help you with tips, search for images and add extra inspiration if you need me to. Email me at bigroadtrip[at]maritspaperworld[dot]com if you’re interested!

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I made a change in the BIG Road Trip blog series – see above text!

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“Come on, come on down, sweet virginia
Come on, honey child, I beg of you…”

~ Rolling Stones ~

While packing my suitcase you can hear me humming this song… oh yes, I’m heading to Virginia next and I’m looking forward to travel with a form of transportation that I’ve always had romantic ideas about…

… a GREYHOUND BUS

“Founded in 1914, Greyhound Lines, Inc. is the largest provider of intercity bus transportation, serving more than 3,800 destinations with 13,000 daily departures across North America. It has become an American icon, providing safe, enjoyable and affordable travel to nearly 25 million passengers each year. The Greyhound running dog is one of the most-recognized brands in the world.”

This text is from the Greyhound website and they are right when they say the logo is famous… even here in Europe a lot of people recognize that running dog.

… soooo, a Greyhound bus will take me to Virginia this time. Pack your bags if you want to come along, and I’ll meet you at the busstation…

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Hey there sweeties… Friday again, and you know what that means don’t you?!

Haiku My Heart Friday

For more haiku, visit Rebecca at Recuerda Mi Corazon to find the linky-list of participants on her blog.

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Spring seems to have found this area of the world, days are warmer and the sun shines – leading to me spending more time working in the garden than in the studio. However, I created two ‘longing’ collages last week… and my work desk is not as empty anymore. Come on in and have a look.

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Dear blog readers… you are probably wondering why this week’s  Road Trip post isn’t on my blog. Well… there was an accident along the way… I did write a long post, working on it every now and then last week, and then yesterday evening a fault was made with my blog and I lost my draft/post.

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I couldn’t believe it.
LOST????

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Yes, dear ones… it’s gone.
I tried everything this morning to get it back but there is no way.
I will have to write it again, so it will take another week before we travel to Virginia.
See you there and then!

Good Friday aftern0on you all! Yes, afternoon… I’m late today.
The weather was too nice to stay inside so my beloved and I went for a walk this morning. When we returned, I searched my book case for a book title haiku and found yet another one. (You can tell these books are really old – coming from the ‘smoking-era’ – all yellow and brown from aging and nicotine… I cannot clean the spines as these are not ‘plastic-ish’* and I would damage the paper…)

*Plastic-ish is probably a non existing word, but you know what I mean, right?

Anyway, without further ado

Haiku My Heart Friday

You foreign readers probably raise your eyebrows when your recognize the first book and read the strange translation… yep, the book is called ‘The Fellowship Of The Ring’ in English. The Dutch translation says (In de ban van de ring) “De Reisgenoten” which translates as “Travel Companions”.

For more haiku, visit Rebecca at Recuerda Mi Corazon to find the linky-list of participants on her blog.

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I have a quick and easy post for you today – not much happened in the studio last week as I was not feeling well, but I have a golden oldie for you and of course I photographed my (almost empty) work top.

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