Last week was busy. Very busy.
I wrote articles (one article a day) for Creatief met Foto’s trying to make
the deadlines and my online Creative Summer Camp opened the doors.
(The ‘campground’ got immediately flooded by a group of happy campers!
You can still join, click the link and come on in! It’s fun!)
Saturday I went to the university with my son.
I followed three lectures in ‘artificial intelligence’ (that’s what my son studies).
This was part of a parents day. It was nice to be back in the classroom – but I
was sooooo tired afterwards! My brain is more specialized in art journaling!
With all of this going on, my time to journal was very limited…
..
On Sunday evening, my ‘chronicles’ page had a orange background
(spray ink with salt technique) but nothing more.
The hours went, the Monday went, and I decided to just call it a week.
I stenciled the week title, the dates and wrote one sentence.
It says something like “not this week then…”
The Chronicles of Marit 2011 – week 22
31 x 23 cm - 12.2 x 9.1 inch. Adirondack color wash (Ranger) spray ink 'butterscotch' - salt - acrylic paint - black marker
I wasn’t satisfied with that one sentence though… I thought it would
make me wonder later, when I flip through this journal, ‘what the heck
was going on this week?’ So I add some journaling. Just to explain
to my ‘older self’ that I had a busy week. All in all, I love this page!
Where you wondering about the title for this blogpost?
Here’s the ‘old secret’….
Last year, in December to be precisely, I made a page to submit for
the book Seth from the Altered Page was working on.
Some of you may remember the page I submitted? (It wasn’t chosen
for the book, and I published the work here.)
Before I made the page that I submitted, I worked on another one.
I didn’t like it then, I found it not good enough to send to Seth, so
I put it away. Last week, flipping through my album, I came across
that page again and guess what? I like it now!
Do you ever have this? You create something and you don’t like it,
but when you look back at it later, it suddenly appeals to you?
Back in November, Seth asked for submissions of new artwork to be
created specifically in response to these three prompts.
- Share a secret as expressed in an artwork.
- Create an artwork that expresses your biggest fear.
- Create an artwork that reflects the innermost part of you.
The one I submitted was made in response to prompt 3 (innermost)
The one I made before that, is about secrets.
Let’s take a look first, before I explain the ‘secret’ part…
Secrets
30.5 x 30.5 cm - 12 x 12 inch. printed photos cut in strips and woven - white cardstock - acrylic paint - stamp - versamark - black embossing powder - machine stitching with red thread.
What’s with the secrets then, you ask.
Well, I took photos of the most ‘secret’ pages in my old diaries.
I cut the photos in strips and wove them, so it’s not readable anymore…
(Ha, I bet for a moment you thought I would reveal my secrets online 😉 )
I still think it’s not the best work I ever made (but what is? I can’t tell,
can you?) but it’s worth showing to you. What do you think of this lay-out?
It’s Tuesday evening. Again another day of writing and typing lays behind me.
Two more weeks to go… I will try to visit all of your blogs in between. See ya!
i think that your pg. is genius! i love it! the idea of weaving those secrets is just so clever!
ok i am off to see who this seth guy is….
Hey Marit!
LOVE the busy week page from your chronicles – reminds me of sand!
The secrets page is brilliant – what a great concept to interweave your innermost secrets, as if they are all intertwined in real life. Are they?
I know you are busy – me too, a bit, but it’s lovely to have summer camp to go play in!! =)
oooh, I love the intense color, Marit!!! I also like the negative space and the zen of it all.
did you put down a really heavy puddly layer of ink? it looks like it in the left corner.
secrets! sometimes if you bring them to light, they lose their power. and you can make a fresh start, yes?!
Ha, ik zie het al..toch maar weer mijn colorwash tevoorschijn halen. Leuk spul is dat, maar met zout heb ik het nog niet geprobeerd! En gelijk heb je hoor: gewoon effe een weekje niet! Moet kunnen. Ik vind je ‘secrets’ pagina helemaal leuk..alweer!..Elke keer haal ik weer nieuwe inspiratie hier vandaan. Maar ja..nu nog een zakje tijd kopen…
I love the secrets page – the lay out is very creative with that woven piece.
The Muse will wait until you have finished your have-to’s ! Light and love as you finish up !
Whoa! I love the idea of your secrets being woven into those strips. Take a photo of it and when someone tries to unscramble your “secret”, you will know because it’s going to be hard to put them back the way they were…lol!
I love the idea of weaving your secrets! Great page!
Just amazing Marit! i loveeeeeeeeeeeeee the paper weaving… such a fab idea ! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)
Je week 22 bladzijde is helemaal te gek, ook al had je er eigenlijk geen tijd voor… De achtergrond met het zout is ook wel heeeel erg goed gelukt!!
Geweldig idee trouwens om je geheimen te weven… jij weet wat er staat maar voor anderen lekker niet leesbaar!! WAUW!!
Oeps, dat je zo druk bent zeg…
Vind je pagina’s weer helemaal te gek! De achtergrond met dat zout is super en het idee om je geheimen door te knippen en dan op deze manier te verwerken vind ik subliem!!
Wat ik helemaal te bewonderen vind, is het feit dat je zonder tijd toch zoveel moois weet te fabriceren!!
XXXJenneke
Ik vind je page gewoon mooi. Een goed Idee om zo je geheimpjes te verstoppen!
Hou nog even vol, dan heb je het voor deze keer weer achter de rug en kun je je weer vol op je Kunst concentreren!
Alvast een heel fijn Pinksterweekend – Irma
Wonderful pages, and I really like the salt effect. I’ve used it before, but never managed to get results as good as yours.
love the secrets idea!
and your salt technique came out wonderfully, i’ve never been satisfied with mine.
I can see why you like it again!! It really is very well done!!
xxDaniella
en ik maar hopen op een “oud” geheim …. LOL! Ik snap niet waarom je dit niet mooi vond, ik vind t geweldig!! en hoe kom je op het idee om je dagboekpagina’s hiervoor te gebruiken!! Onwijs leuk!!!!
you are so full of great ideas dear sista!
cutting up your old secrets is very symbolic too…Love it…they are still your secrets 🙂
oxo