Hi there sweeties, goodmorning. And what a beautiful morning it is…. look at this!
Normally when I wake up, first thing I do is make coffee and then wander into my atelier with a full mug of that black stuff. But not today! After I put the kettle on, I grabbed my camera and got out on the balcony to make some photos. We had some snow last week but there was a strong wind blowing the snow everywhere… today is all quiet which makes for the snow to land beautifully on the rooftops and trees… I’d hoped for a snowy day like this as it was a thing I badly wanted to see from our ‘new’ home… we live here for almost a year now and we experienced all festivals in town, all seasons and all kinds of weather in that year, except for a view like this. I spend the first hour of the day sitting at the window in the living room.
It’s melting away now so I went to my atelier to see this laying on my desk…
This is the beginning of the art journal spread for week 4 in my Chronicles. Plain collage… I might smear some gesso over it to make (more) room for text but I kinda like it like this so maybe I leave it and write just a little in the lighter parts on the photos…
The beginning of week 3 was on my desk last week and some of you asked where I find the images to collage with… I have lots of magazines but I almost always grab a glossy fashion magazine (Vogue, Marie-Claire, Harper’s Bazaar) for the heads and figures and National Geographic to find pics of landscapes (the stones the lady ‘sits on’) and animals. The hand, holding a cellphone, is from an advertising page in NG.
The Chronicles of Marit 2019 – Week 3
… and another little project to show you.
Yesterday it was my dad’s birthday. He likes to paint so I bought him a set of brushes… and while walking home I remembered the knitting needle roll that Jan (Lunch Lady Jan) sewed and showed on her blog a couple of weeks ago. Coming home, I went straight to the atelier and found the right fabric to make a ‘brush roll’, YAY!
My ‘roll’ is not as neat and ‘sharp’ as Jan’s but I like it and, even more important, my dad likes it!
Photos…
I had a large piece of thick felt that was good to use on the inside and a piece of fabric that I bought on a market years ago had just the right colours and design to go on the outside. Here’s how it looks when it’s open.
The top flap protects the brushes before you ‘roll it’.
Here’s the other side…
… and this is what it looks like when you close the roll.
Thank you Jan for the inspiration,
and thank you, visitor, for your visit.
Enjoy your day.
What a lovely post. Your photos are all gorgeous. Really love the brush roll. Perfect fabric and a great idea for your dad’s birthday. Wish him a happy birthday with a great year ahead. Your 2 collages are really outstanding. Have a great WOYWW day and enjoy your view each and every day. #19
Hi Marit, wow, fab job on the brush roll, what a fab gift he’ll treasure, I’m sure. Gorgeous pic of the snow, it’s so lovely when you can stay indoors and just look out on it! Have a lovely week, Hugs, Shaz #7 XxX
Oh, that roll is gorgeous and perfect for your dad’s brushes – the fabric even looks as if it’s had paint splashed over it! It looks like you had great fun making it – I do love sewing!
And the view from your new home is quite magical in the snow, how beautiful is that tree? Wales is due to have a load of snow tomorrow, as I live by the sea, we don’t often get a lot.
Hugs LLJ 10 xxx
Thanks for visitining me earlier and for your lovely comments. I love the brush roll and can see why your dad loved it too….it was made with love and gorgeous colours too.
Hugs,
Annie x #11
Cool collages, Marit – love the zebra headed woman LOL! Love your brush roll as well – the orange/red compliments the blue nicely. I’m hoping we’ll get some snow tomorrow – they keep prediction it but all we had was a load o rain yesterday! Happy Wednesday and thanks for visiting! zsuzsa #20
Wat een prachtige sneeuwfoto, mooi om te zien. De kwastenrol ziet er mooi uit, ik kan me voorstellen dat je vader er blij mee is. Ik ga dit ideetje even bewaren, lijkt me handig voor m’n haaknaalden.
Wow, gorgeous photos and so many interesting things on your desk – love that brush roll!!
Happy WOYWW 🙂
Claire no. 6
What a lovely surprise the snow, softly settled over everything, made as start to your day. Almost a year in your new home! It seems like only the other day that you took us on a tour of Middelburg with photographs. And, what a lovely gift (artist to artist) for your father, both the brushes and the “roll” to keep them safely stored. Have a wonderful day, Marit!
Brilliant sewing job Marit, no wonder your dad liked it so much. Thanks for the tip about the best magazines for collage images. I will have to find a dentist to raid of old magazines lol. Happy WOYWW. Sarah #4 PS thanks for the visit.
Love the tree in the snow – so pretty! I do love seeing your pages in your chronicles of Marit coming together each week and the paint brush roll is fantastic! Thanks for sharing. Have a lovely week, with love and God Bless, Caro x (#30)
Hi Marit, Love the snow photo.
I agree about the journal spread being just right and to write in the lighter areas. I love the woman with the Zebra head.
The brush roll is fab, so not surprised your dad likes it.
Thanks for stopping by my blog.
Happy WOYWW
Sue #5
that’s the kind of snowy pics I love – beautiful! Your chronicles page is going to be fab as always; and I really like the paintbrush roll
Your desk looks great. Happy WOYWW xx Jan (21)
Oh Wow! loving the brush roll, both useful and beautiful. No wonder your dad likes it. Have a lovely creative week and a very happy WOYWW, Angela x15x
Love your photo of the snow – and I got treated to some Dutch houses too. I love the architecture in The Netherlands when I visit.
Your journal page with the face on is fantastic – what a gorgeous face that is. Love the Chronicle no 3 too but that face blew me away.
Just as the brush roll for your dad did. What a lovely gift – brushes and a roll handmade by his daughter. Plus the fabric is just fantastic – love the turquoise colour with the splash of colour. Great!
Hugs, Neet 1 xx
Hi Neet, thanks for your comment. The (half) face was cut out from an art magazine and is a painting by Charley Toorop, a Dutch painter (see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charley_Toorop)
Hi Marit. That fabric for the roll is great! Just right – looks like the brushes have spread the paint around. Glad your dad so liked it.
Take care. God bless.
Margaret #2
What a lovely brush roll! Perfect! And your view is beautiful, such a calm and serene photo! Thanks for your visit, have a wonderful week! Lindart #24
I can totally see why your dad loved his present, it’s full of your character and art style, and full of useful brushes. Perfect, I’d say. and week 4 in the journal looks great too…I think the question of to gesso or not to gesso depends entirely on how much you have to write!