Quite a few demons came back to haunt me over the past weeks. On days (and nights…) like that the hours go by slowly and I feel like being deep under water, with a big helmet on my head, moving heavy and awkward.
Laborious wading
These times are there to let me know that I am not yet completely recovered from my burn-out and that there are still some battles to fight and fears to conquer. It does leave one with a nice art journal spread though, don’t you think?
Here’s another ‘heavy’ art journal spread, this one’s in my Chronicles journal.
I pictured my feelings by cutting out Gustav Klimt’s three gorgons (- Sickness, Madness, Death – ) and gluing them on the page. I really like the way the fourth ‘creature’ turns up from behind them, so I cut her out too. Oh, and don’t worry! “maddness,” “death” – it may all sound pretty awfull but I really was not that desperate… I just DO like the images a lot!)
The Chronicles – Week 43
The three gorgons are part of a big art piece by Gustav Klimt: “The Beethoven Frieze.”
I would love to go to see that painting in real life!
On with my journaling page… here’s a detail photo of how the journaling around the Gorgons looks. The white-on-white is a nice technique to use if you want the journaling to be still visible but with not too much emphasis on the text.
Well, you can take a deep breath now and relax, ’cause it seems I fought the demons off for now.
So let’s enjoy the light and take a look at what I am up to today, shall we?!
Eeeeckkk… see that?
Yep, those are canvasses!
Sort of big ones even (40×50 and 50×70 cm.) Well, maybe that’s not all that big to you, but to me it is as I always work in small(er) books and on paper. I have this strange kind of ‘block’ when it comes to working on canvas and I decided that it is time to force myself through that. I plan to take one of my smaller ‘paper works’ that I like and use that as a guide to create a bigger art piece on canvas. Let’s see how that goes… I’ll keep you informed.
It is a drizzling and grey day overhere in The Netherlands… not much for going outside so I might spend some extra hours in my studio this afternoon. Hope you have a nice day – go give it your own color!
Ruth L says
Great journal spreads… curious to see your big canvas as well, will stay tuned!
Lena says
Prachtige bladzijdes in je art journals meis!! Beetje in een ‘blauwe periode’??
Ben ook heel benieuwd wat je met die canvassen gaat doen…
Julie Tucker-Wolek says
So sorry you have had some demons recently … I am loving the canvasses … can’t wait to see what you make with them!!!!
Bernardine says
Brr, die demons zien er heavy uit!
En leuk dat je het boek van Dawn gaat kopen, ik koop het volgende oké 😉
Pas je wel goe op jezelf? Burnouts kunne langer duren dan je denkt hoor!
(Sprak zij uit ervaring…..)
Caatje says
Kijk, en zo leiden demonen weer tot spannende nieuwe avonturen. Die doeken zijn voor mij ook groot. Ben heel benieuwd wat je ermee gaat doen. Fijn weekend!