…where it gets good!
Surprised to hear music playing?
Yep, my weblog is usually a ‘quiet place’ – but not today!
My son discovered the band ‘Eels’ last year.
He bought their cd’s, saw a documentary and went to a concert.
Ofcourse he played their music for us too, and I must say: he has
a good taste in music! I love the songs, the lyrics are awesome and
since I like to use lyrics in my art I made a page with it. I finished this
over a week ago (it was on the songs in my heART blog already) but
I show it to you while you hear that song playing. (At least I hope
you hear it – my beloved helped me include music into my blogpost…)
The background is one of the photos my mom send me – skies and clouds.
The eye is a gel medium transfer. The arm/hand is a photo of my own hand.
I made the pile of ‘earth’ with distress embossing powder. Acrylic paint in
the bottom part of the page, and journaling with a white sharpie.
“The sky in your eyes
The earth in your touch
The spirits come together
It’s almost too much
And this is where it gets good…”
And I have some ‘lists’ for you….
I have a blast working on these pages – the seize of the journal is fun to
work on (5.1 x 8.3) and I finished a couple of pages in the past two days
(and some more are halfway)
This is one I made last Friday
List #4 – Today’s Playlist
I think the next one is my least favourite page until now…
Oh well, not every page has to be perfect! Here it is
List #8 – What’s in my bag
On the other hand – the next page became one of my favourites… so cute!
List #9 – Favourite websites/blogs
And – as promised – my take on the ‘Fave things’ prompt:
Favourite Features.
This page, in particular the photo, has a comical story…
When I saw the prompt ‘favourite features’ I didn’t have to think long about it.
I have beautiful legs. Not long, but beautiful.
(I have to thank my mom! She is seventy now, but she still has legs like this!
Seriously, she looks like a young girl – and since my body shape looks like her,
I find that very encouraging. But never mind – where was I…)
Oh yes, my legs.
I once saw a photo of a pin up girl, laying on her back, wearing high heels
and having her feet put upon the wall… get the picture?
I wanted a photo of my legs that way…
I thought about asking my son to take the photo, but I felt a little bit
embarrassed to ask him (and besides – he was busy studying for a test)
so I let it go. My beloved? Sorry, but he’s not the best photographer
and again – embarrassing.
But then I suddenly had last Friday all to myself, remember?
So I thought – what the heck, let’s give it a try with the self timer.
I was wearing my old, comfy house suit, but I dressed up the lower part
of my body (c.q. legs) in nylon stockings and put my heels on.
The best light to take a photo (and a ‘free wall’ to place my feet) was in the
bedroom, so I placed the camera in the window-sill and put a pillow in place
where I would lay down (for focusing)
Then I hit the button – ‘ran’ to the spot – threw away the pillow – lay down
positioning my feet against the wall and waited for the ‘click-clack’.
I did this several times.
The photos looked absurd – but once I cut of the part where the worn out
sweatshirt and my red, sweaty face without make-up was visible.. the picture
was exactly what I was aiming for! I found a real funny quote to go with it,
so here’s my take on the prompt at These Are a Few of my Favourite Things
My favourite features: my legs!
“Darling, the legs aren’t so beautiful, I just know what to do with them.”
~ Marlene Dietrich ~
And you know what really made me giggle?
When I’d cut out the photo and positioned the image on my page,
I saw this:
Why had I wrenched my body into those weird positions?
I could have achieved the same effect by sitting on a chair!
I hope you enjoyed this extra post.
I hope you enjoyed the music.
I hope you have a lovely Sunday!
I’ll be back on Tuesday – well, let’s make that Wednesday.
See ya!
Haha… so funny; the story ’bout the leggs photo!! Love the layout and yes… you do have beautifull leggs!! I wish I could have been a fly on your wall and watched you take these pic!! That would have been good for a laugh or two….
The “sky in your eyes” is stunning!! Love it all, esp. the eye and your handwriting!!
PS: no…I still have terrible headaches… 🙁
Yes, the music works, and you DO have great legs! 🙂
fab pages, thanks for sharing, I especially like that pile of “sand” made with distress EP, that really works so well.
Vanmorgen kwam ik op een blog waar je gast-designer bent en de lo die ik zag vond ik geweldig mooi! Blauw met aan de linkerkant in zwart/wit een ‘foto’ van jou en rechts, vaag, je geliefde. Wow zo mooi!
Groetjes, Angèle
LOL! Well, that story just makes the leg-page even more precious!
Love the first page so very much ! And those legs – wowza !I love the image of you in sweats and nylons, doing contortions !!!
Quite the week in art, Lovely One !
Light and Love !
you made me roll on the floor laughing.
thank you for a great start of not so great Sunday.
love your legs.
love the story.
love the eye transfer, too.
oh, and btw, soon I will be posting my “answer” to one of your collages so watch out. 🙂
it’s a bit like inspirational cross-polinating, don’t you think? ;)))
I just had a peek into your handbag.
{and of course now I feel tempted to do the same with mine}
a small ashtray?! ha! I think we have more in common than you might think. 😉
How funny about the legs! Totally sounds like something I’d do. 🙂 Great song too!
Goh, ik vind die pagina over de inhoud van je tas juist superleuk, Marit!! Of zou dat te maken hebben met mijn nieuwsgierigheid, lol! Grappig dat je zelfs een mini-asbak bij je hebt.. 🙂
En dat verhaal over je zelfportrait is hilarisch!!!
XXXJenneke
Ok… I must admit…I am QUITE JEALOUS of your HOT HOT HOT legs!!! I have long legs… but they don’t look that hot!! WOW!!! But its a funny story how you got the photo!! LOL!! And I loveeeeeeeee the music playing in the background and loveeeeeeeeeeeeee your other pages too…”brainy quotes” is one of my fave sites too!!! Thanks sooooooooooooooooo much for playing along with FAVE THINGS!!! You amaze me! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)
Love your pages!! Love the playlist and what’s in your bag ideas!! Cool! Great legs!!!
Ohhhhh, Marit! How you made me chuckle at the thought of your trying to get that infamous leg shot! By the way . . . you DO have fabulous legs! Great pages, great music, great post. I always have a good time when I stop by your blog! Hugs, Terri xoxo
Whoa! That’s a sexy pair of legs!!! Love love love that piece on what’s in your bag….just brilliant!
Hi Marit. You’ve been busy. great job on all of these. I love the legs one. so cool.
and I do like that smaller size journal page. very fun size.
=)
Me likey the music.
I am having a little giggle about the leg photo. The same thing would probably happen to me. LOL It was worth the work though.
Ik zie het, je hebt je “vrije” weekend goed gebruikt!
Liefs – Irma
love your art pages, marit!
Goodness, you make me laugh!! I have visions of you getting into the Marlene pose, with a ciggy hanging off your pouty lips…when all the time you could’ve been sitting down!
Well you do have great legs and that’s always something to make you smile. I like the shoes too.
You got me thinking about lists and I prepped a page yesterday – although that’s as far as I got – teehee!
I like these list pages – quick and quirky, just like you!
Have a great week… =) xo
Jee, wat een mooie benen!! En dat verhaal erbij, zie het al he-le-maal voor me… Enne de inhoud van je tas is super! Zelfs een asbakje… Die van mij is 1 zooitje van rommeltjes, bonnetjes, pennen, en andere dingen-waar-ik-niet-zonder-kan… Mijn lief snapt niet dat ik altijd zo’n “hutkoffer” mee sleep. En dat diertje is een schatje!
What great legs you have!!!!!!!I love the page you did for TAAFOMFT! I took a photo of the things in my bag as I changed it all out for my summer bag yesterday – now I just have to find a few minutes to create a page – really love yours! Have a great week!
You are hysterical my friend!! But your legs are SEXY!! Your on fire with the pages lately!! Multiple pages at a time!! I can see how much you love this “list” site too!! Great work!!
Thanks for the instructions on the transfer. My page is almost done, and I have to post that and one other thing tomorrow (tuesday), and another page on my usual art journal wednesday. Hope you check them out!! I’m pretty sure you will!!
xxDaniella
Geweldige muziek! Nout heeft smaak! En jij hebt mooie benen! Wat een hilarisch verhaal, ik zie het helemaal voor me! Je layout is er nog mooier door geworden. Je andere artjopurnals zijn ook bijzonder leuk geworden. Ook die van je tas!!! die vind ik eigenlijk één van de mooiste.
Leuk zijn die lijstjes, Marit! Altijd leuk om even in iemand tas te kunnen kijken 😉
En ik vind dat je de benen juist mooi gepositioneerd hebt, weer eens wat anders!
Groetjes Viv
Eels stoort een beetje door John Frusciante heen die ik op had staan 😉
Ik moet lachen om je zelfportrettenverhaal 🙂
Love, love, love this!!!!! Great job on your fav feature and wow!!! great legs!!!
What is your secret ; )
Thanks for playing along with us at These are a few of my fav things!
Andrea