Good morning lovelies!
Is it Friday already?
Oh yes, it is… time flies!
You all know what to expect on Friday don’t you?
Haiku my heart!
But there’s more in this post,
I also have an art journal page to show.
Enjoy!
I based my first haiku (yes, I have two haiku’s to share) on a ‘weird’ photo.
I’ll tell you how I came to that…
Months ago, I bought old magazines on a flee market, to use the images
for collage. I flipped through them several times now, and every time
I came across this photo, I stopped and wondered. I keep on asking myself:
what is it that makes me stop and look at it over and over again?
Do I like this photo?
It is both repellent (to me, it evokes images of fear and pain) and magnificent
(it is a beautiful, aesthetic photo made by a professional photographer.)
When I saw the photo again last week, and wondered what it was what made
me stop and look at it for the umpteenth time, I decided to finally cut out
this ‘weird’ photo and use it!
Here’s the index card I made with the image ánd a haiku.
(Index card: 13,2 x 8 cm - 5.2 x 3.1 inch *Photo: Nicolas Sinclair)
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| Intrigerend beeld
Afwisselend afstotend eng en magnifiek |
Intriguing picture
Alternately horrendous scary and gorgeous |
I’d just finished the ‘weird card’ when I heard about Amy Winehouse’s
death. I wasn’t a big fan or anything, but ofcourse I knew her hit-songs
– ‘Valerie’ and ‘Rehab’ – and I liked her voice. We all know how she was
pictured in the news and in magazines, and since I don’t live in a cave,
I heard those stories too. The news about her death made me write
a haiku and I created a similar index card to go with the ‘weird one’…
(Index card: 13,2 x 8 cm - 5.2 x 3.1 inch *Photo: unknown)
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| Amy
Wie was je nou echt? Eenzaam, te klein, veel te groot voor onze wereld |
Amy
Who were you really? Alone, too small, much too big to live in our world |
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Now that the Tour de France has come to an end, I can use my spare time
on art journaling again! Watching the Tour was big fun, but after spending
three weeks in front of the TV screen, I enjoyed dipping my hands into
paint and ink again last week and work on a bigger ‘miscellaneous’ page.
I really missed it! Here is the first result!
(Miscellaneous big art journal: 25 x 35 cm - 9.8 x 13.8 inch)
The background is gessoed first. I put a blue layer over it with acrylic paint.
Spray ink (Adirondack – butterscotch) over a ‘dotted template’ (it’s more a
piece of plastic ‘ribbon’ with holes in it. I don’t know what it was made for
but I use it as a template) Cut-out images from a magazine. The border is
also made with cut out pieces. I coloured the ‘astonished boy stamp’ (head)
with Copic markers. Black and yellow sharpies for doodling, brown ‘Painter
marker’ (thanks again Julie!) for the lines around the Sumo wrestler and last
but not least, some journaling.
For the noisy ones among you (Hi Terri 😉 ) here’s the translation:
‘Sumo wrestlers, pigeon breast, as thin as a rail or as fat as a pig…
where do I stand in line somewhere? Pretty much in the middle
I think. 132 lb is not too bad. I’m satisfied.’
This weekend, I will be working on some more art journal pages and
a sneak peek for the ‘Live by the Sea‘ workshop. Also, I have some
announcements coming in the near future.
Small plans will be executed and it seems my ideas are turning into
big things that are starting to come together… curious now?
Patience, my lovelies, patience…
For now, I wish you all a wonderful weekend!
Never mind the weather, keep on creating!
Meid, mijn petje af, je 2 indexkaartjes met Haiku…grote Kunst! Zoveel gevoel in zo weinig woorden…WOW!
Een heel fijn weekend! – Irma
I can see why you were fascinated with that image. Enjoyed both the haikus and thought their pairing was very appropriate! Love the journal page. Have to admit, I miss the tour de France!!! 😀 😀 😀
That image reminds me of an actor in Stargate (the TV series?) and my Nick used to wear similar leather to work his fire-eating show in Holland and the USA! (Now you know a little bit more of me…)
I am glad your plans are bearing fruit and I think your haikus are just amazing. I weigh more than you do! *shock, horror*!!
I really must get back into Summer camp – there were so many ideas I wanted to pursue. See you there and have a fab weekend! =)
Wat benijd ik je talenten, Marit! En wat heb je er véél: je bent creatief, je kunt fantastisch schrijven, je engels is perfect (tenminste, in mijn ogen) en je haiku’s…..zó mooi!!
Indrukwekkend hoor!
Fijn weekend!
XXXJenneke
The image on the index card is very provocative. I don’t know the celebrity who died but you gave her a lovely tribute and I think that the image reminds me of contemporary female armor when you think about it. I love your artwork. It is so eclectic and fun. The sumo wrestler and the astonished boy are a great contrast. The important thing is to keep creating and you do a fantastic job. Always something new here.
xo,
Noelle
Great art journal,I haven’t done an journal like that before and I have to admit, yours has me a little intrigued! I really like the blue dots on the larger page and the Haiku’s are awesome.
Loving your two poems today and that page is AWESOME!! Loving the sumo wrestler! :):):):):):):):):):):)
Great tribute to Amy…”too small, much to big to live in our world.” So many souls just don’t do well in this realm. Love your haikus and your collages…they’re wild and wonderful!
I think the image on top is amazing. Scary and orgasmic at the same time.
Great art from those fingers…keep it coming!!!
What an incredibly rich post this is. I am inspired by your art journal page to go make one in my own. Thanks for sharing.
Very cool stuff, love the Amy Winehouse haiku
Wat een eng mens op je eerste indexkaartje!! Vind haar blik beslist niet leuk!! (en haar “pakje” ook niet… haha) Die van Amy vind ik wel leuk!! Prachtige foto van haar!!
Je art journal bladzijde is super!! De achtergrond en de figuur links zijn geweldig!!
Fijn weekend!!!!!
Definitely a weird image!
but I like your haiku to go with.
And your haiku for Amy Winehouse.
i love that you finally cut out that image- it was calling you, and you listened.
i so enjoy your journal page and what you wrote is hilarious!
I’m admiring your creativity and the way you think. I always love it when people share their true thoughts and not just the ones they think people will want to hear.
Ik kan me voorstellen dat je de afbeelding op je eerste indexcard wilde gebruiken, hoe of waar dan ook..En megamooi gedaan, hoor! Ik zou er volgens mij niks mee kunnen, hoe intrigerend ik de afbeelding ook vind! Prachtige Haiku’s en mooie tribute to Amy Winehouse, hoor!
hahaa
you little tease you!
your haiku’s always speak to me
that first image is full of mystery and danger I feel and then there are those pretty eyes…hmmm
I find the line of rock stars that have perished on their 27th birthday quite distressing…your Amy W haiku captured that feeling so well too
your sumo wrestler image/page is brilliant…something about those guys!
enjoy your weekend…we are going down in the record books with THE hottest July in Virginia history…I knew it was Hot Hot HOT 😉
oxo
marit…i love that you found us only a handful of haiku ago and reading your warm comments here and appreciating your offerings i would say you are home!
thanks for being here with your generosity and enthusiasm. i look forward to you each week and you never disappoint!
Hi Marit~ re 1) Your haiku expresses the duality of this image, and I agree with you. On the one hand she is daring and noble; on the other she is in bondage, enslaved. A strange dichotomy in a single image~ re 2) I like the compassion you voiced for Amy Winehouse. Too small, too big, too depressive, too manic…
Ben het helemaal eens met Jenneke.
Wat heb jij veel (creatieve)talenten…
Overbodig om te melden dat ik zeer benieuwd ben naar je nieuwe plannen 😉
Ik vind het toch zo gaaf dat je die haiku’s zo “uit je mouw schudt” … ze zijn geweldig allebei! je hebt echt een “way with words”!!
Heel fijn weekend!!
xx Monique
oh
oh
i am L O V I N G
how you put your haiku
on the index card with the image!
I AM SO INSPIRED,
beyond belief…
would you mind
if i begin my own collection
as inspired by you…
my head spins
with the idea of a folder of possibilities
for keeping my haiku handy
on index cards…
i will honor you with each one
i fashion.
and
this—>
“””Who were you really?”””
oh
oh
oh
that is us, each & everyone,
isn’t it?
Excellent work my friend!! Always!!!
If the “plastic ribbon with holes in it” is what I think it is, it’s “punchinella”. Which is what sequins are made from. They punch the sequins out of it, and the waste is thrown away. But, it has been an artists dream lately!! Everyone is using it!! I’ve used it for 2ish years, and I only have a little left, so I am saving it!!! For what? I don’t know. THe right moment, whenever that is!!!
Can’t wait to hear what your announcement is!! It has to be awesome for yoU! And that is worth waiting for!!
xxD
~scary and gorgeous!~ I too love these images! and oh that tribute haiku to Amy is warm and tender
I love your work my friend! I haven’t got the hang, as yet, about Haiku’s but I enjoy reading them immensely.
I had many sleepless nights following the Tour de France and was sooooo happy when a fellow Australian, Cadel Evans, won. We are so proud of his massive effort.
I also love that we just had synchronicity with our blogs comments.
Keep shining my lovely.
Big heart hugs
Peggy xxxx
awesome haikus! brought a smile on face. 🙂
Your haikus are so deep this week, Marit. It is always cool to see someone go a little deeper to find some messages…
and your page ? Love the action of it – the hands, the squatting, the posing…Wish I were closer to the middle rather than leaning towards the powerful sumo but for today, I will have to be satisfied. 😉
I hope all your scret plans come together well. Happy August !
xoxo