… there’d be days like these.”
That’s a song by John Lennon, and you can see on my desk photo that I’m working on a spread containing those lyrics.
DUTCH DARES
June challenge: Marriage
I am a guest-designer at Dutch Dares (scrapbooking) challenge group, and the June ‘dare’ is now up in the Dutch Dares community. The theme for this month was “Marriage”. My beloved and I know each other since 1996 and live together since 1998, but we never married. I gave this particular challenge a twist and created this art journal spread.
The (white) journaling is the phrase the wedding servant in the Netherlands asks you when you marry: “… and do you faithfully declare that you will fulfill all duties that the law prescribes on the marital state.” My beloved and I never married; our answer is: “NO, our love cannot be prescribed by law.” (Imagine: they change the law and require you to do something, or live in a way, you don’t want to?)
And there’s this last thing I want to announce before I hit the ‘publish’ button… but it’s only for the Dutch
ONLINE WORKSHOP in JULI
Ik was het eerst niet van plan, om deze zomer een online workshop aan te bieden maar er kwam zoveel vraag naar “A Creative Art Journey” dat ik besloten heb deze workshop in juli weer aan te bieden. Deze keer ALLEEN IN HET NEDERLANDS, zodat je gewoon in je moerstaal kan kletsen op het forum. Er hebben zich al een aantal deelnemers aangemeld die staan te popelen om te beginnen, en JIJ kunt er ook nog gemakkelijk bij… het online klaslokaal is oneindig groot dus de gepaste afstand is gegarandeerd 😉 Mocht je niet op vakantie kunnen (of wil tijdens je vakantie via je laptop of mobiel geïnspireerd worden) dan is dit de ideale workshop!
Online workshop: A Creative Art Journey
Prijs: €45.00
Datum: 2 juli – 9 augustus 2020
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Deze workshop combineert kunstgeschiedenis met scrappen/art journaling. Als je van art journaling en/of scrapbooking houdt en je zou eigenlijk ook best wel wat meer van kunstgeschiedenis willen weten, dan is dit de workshop voor jou!
In 12 lessen maak je kennis met 12 verschillende kunstperiodes. Iedere les behandelt een specifieke tijdperiode met de bijbehorende kunststijl, hoogtepunten en kunstenaars. Iedere les bevat diverse opdrachten – allen geïnspireerd op de betreffende kunstperiode – waaruit je kunt kiezen om mee aan de slag te gaan.
Het is niet nodig om extra spullen te kopen als je deze workshop wilt volgen. Je gebruikt de materialen die je in huis hebt en werkt op de manier die jij het prettigste vindt. Je kunt in een art journal (boek, schetsblok) werken maar ook op losse vellen, zelfs digitaal creëren is mogelijk.
Je kunt je HIER inschrijven
… and that’s it for today sweeties, have a nice week, be carefull and stay safe because these are “strange days indeed.”
Great lyrics by John Lennon and perfect for a layout – I look forward to seeing how it turns out! Your desk always looks so cool, I’d love to come and do some artwork there, lol!
Hugs LLJ 5 xx
You are welcome Jan (you can sleep in the “hippie guestbed” in my atelier, with all materials close to you 😉 )
Afternoon, Marit !!
What a lovely journal page you made! – I understand why you are not married, hehe. It would be lovely IF I could visit Holland again. I used to have a friend who lived in Roermond, but I haven’t heard anything from her several years now.
I wish I could write in Dutch but I can only speak a little 🤗 It is always nice to visit your blog.
Thank you ever so much for sharing!
Happy WOYWW
Mariane #8
Your journalling page is always amazing and loved your twist to the marriage statement. I am sure your workshop will be a hit. Enjoy creating until next week.
Sandra de @11
Hi Marit. Well done on the journal page twist.. I’m intrigued as to how that law is policed, though??!! I was married for over 44 years, don’t know what I would have done if a policeman had arrived at the door and asked if I was fulfilling the laws of marriage – as far as I was concerned I made my marriage promises before my Father God, although I accept that in signing my marriage certificate it meant that I had a new standing with the law. Goodness me…
Take care dear girl. Stay safe. God bless.
Margaret #1
Hi Marit, beautiful journalling, and lovely words from John Lennon. Wasn’t he a wonderful, compassionate person? We married in 2009, having been together since ’93, but we don’t have any crazy wording like that in our ceremonies! It does seem very wrong to try to prescribe how someones marriage should work with the law.Stay safe,Have a lovely week, Hugs, Shaz #12 X
I love the photo on the text print! So effective. We’ve been married for 21 years in September. I’m not sure how because it feels like only a couple of years! Best wishes, Lisa-Jane #17
Great page Marit – I think I would find that wording a little strange as well!! Stay safe, stay well, Cindy #25
I like the John Lennon lyric layout and your response to the marriage prompt, Marit. Hubby and I will have been married for 30 years on 23rd of this month, but every relationship is individual and different. Stay safe and happy WOYWW. Sarah #4
Fab journal spread as ever Hope you have a good week, and hope to have some crafting to share next week myself… not holdingmy breath though! Helen #3
Great journal page and happy WOYWW, Angela #30
I always love your layouts and using the song lyrics is a great idea. Wishing you a happy woyww and a great crafty week, Angela x15x
I know its a serious matter but I did chuckle at your comment on the marriage vows. I like to think there is room for a bit of creativity and individuality in a relationship. I think a lot of folks would be in a mess if they suddenly changed the rules!! I love your artwork and like Jan, it would be fun to watch you at work in your craft space. xx Jo # 16
As ever I love your journal spreads – they are beautiful Happy Belated WOYWW. Stay safe and I hope you have a nice week. With love & God Bless, Caro x (#7)
I think the words in the Dutch marriage ceremony are rather strange really, and certainly I can see why you and your special person have chosen not to live by that particular law! Days like these…my word I wonder what John Lennon would make of these strange days, certainly he was right, no one said there’d be days like these. I think your journal page is absolutely spot on with the words…calm pink and some panic!
Jamie and I have been married since 1974. It seems unbelievable, even to us, but our children are 36 and 41 years old! There was one part of the marriage vows that Jamie refused to say when we were married, and that was the part where she promised to “OBEY” me, her husband, as though I owned, and was in control of her and her actions. I fully agreed with her decision, and it must have been a good one as, this November 2nd, we will have been married for 46 years.
A woman to my heart, ‘your’ Jamie!
Hi Marit! What strange marriage vows! I’m not surprised you never married! Great page! I love doing pages around song lyrics, and the ones I almost always choose are the Beatles! Have a great week, stay safe, Lindart #32
Another very striking journal page, Marit. My hubby and I have been married 34 years on 24th May this year, and I don’t think the law can dictate how each individual relationship should work! We were married in Church before God and that was enough for us!
Happy belated WOYWW,
Shoshi #14