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Friday haiku & a new Chronicles journal

January 7, 2022 By Marit 7 Comments

Goodmorning lovelies, and to the ones I haven’t seen or spoken yet: I wish you a BEAUTIFUL NEW YEAR full of hope, happiness, creativity and above all health!

We may have all thought, or at least hoped, to get rid of the Covid virus this year but here we are again: The Netherlands are in lockdown. I try to see the positive (“now I don’t have to feel guilty when I spend all my free time in my atelier”) and I can still go to work and do my job, so in my case nothing much changed. However, it is pretty scary to see the number of infections with the Omicron variant increase. However, nature does what it does… henche this haiku.

Friday haiku

1 januari
hoopvol steken sneeuwklokjes
hun kop boven ‘t zand
January 1
hopeful snowdrops stick their heads
above the cold soil

Photo: @LenaSchreijenberg
I submit this haiku to Haiku my Heart

Art Journaling

A new year comes with a new art journal – I finished the last spreads in my Chronicles 2021, that is now full. I won’t publish those pages here, it’s kinda ‘old news’ to me and I want to start this year afresh, but you can see all spreads from last year on my website in this gallery.

For 2022 I choose to create in a larger size journal and I bound pages 33 x 20 cm (approx. 13 x 7.9 inch.) So that will be week-spreads of 33 x 40 cm (13 x 15.8 inch) I’m curious to see if that will suit me!

Chronicles 2022 – beads on the binding

Chronicles 2022 – cover, front

Chronicles 2022 – cover, back

I also chose a word (One Little Word) to accompany me in 2022. I am creating an art journal page about it right now and I may talk about it and show the page next time. For now: have a great day, enjoy your weekend, enjoy life and live it to the fullest.

Thanks for stopping by,
Je t’embrasse

Filed Under: art, Art Journals, Chronicles '22 Tagged With: artjournalinc, bookbinding, chronicles, haiku, haikumyheart

Comments

  1. Gillena Cox says

    January 7, 2022 at 7:11 pm

    an awesome haiku chock full of hope…BEST WISHES for the new year

    much🥂love

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  2. Lea says

    January 7, 2022 at 7:27 pm

    It is so good to start this new year with you and Lena, Marit! Thank you! I love your haiku. Lena’s photo and your small words also make me hopeful! And your new journal is gorgeous. I let myself choose two words for 2022 (2 being the operative number here!). Alchemy and Curiosity. I hope you will share your art journal page with your word! Sending love and hugs your way!

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  3. Magical Mystical Teacher says

    January 7, 2022 at 11:57 pm

    May the snowdrops bloom abundantly!

    Reply
  4. iHanna says

    January 8, 2022 at 6:42 pm

    Happy new creative year Marit!

    I LOVE the cover of your beautiful new journal, it is magnificent!

    Reply
  5. A ShutterBug Explores says

    January 8, 2022 at 6:43 pm

    Wow! ~ Ever hopeful haiku and the ~ photo is beautiful ~ Your created journal is awesome ~ so special Xo

    Wishing you a gentle day,

    A ShutterBug Explores,
    aka (A Creative Harbor)

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  6. Nel says

    January 14, 2022 at 12:49 pm

    Wat heb je weer een prachtig boek gemaakt voor het komende jaar. Het is een plezier om ernaar te kijken.
    Veel succes met de spreads die er in komen.
    Gelukkig kunnen we er van meegenieten .

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  7. rebecca says

    January 14, 2022 at 3:15 pm

    friend, your haiku fills me with hope and promise. perhaps today i will bring out all the garden seeds and join you in dreaming of brighter days. sending you love from the mountains of prescott.

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